COVER STORY
Success
Kurt Andersen and writer Lynn Hirschberg explore what it means to be an artistic success.

Successful Passages
A thrillingly perfect line in a novel, a breathtaking corner of the painting, one extraordinary lyric in a song, the way a set in a play looked. Artists identify some of those moments in a work of art where everything comes together. Produced by Trey Kay.
Go to Alex Katz's Official Site
Go to Damian Woetzel's Bio at the New York City Ballet
Go to a site about the work of Alan Lee

Success On Her Own Terms
For an American radio producer named Marjorie Van Halteren, a youthful hunger for celebrity landed her in a place she never imagined. From her home in France she sent us this postcard.

Lee Hazlewood
Songwriter Lee Hazlewood has had many ups and downs in his long artistic career, and lately his music has resurfaced in some unexpected places. Produced by Michael Raphael.
Go to Lee Hazlewood's Official Site
Go to a Lee Hazlewood page at Smells Like Records
Go to a Lee Hazlewood page at the Astralwerks Label
Go to a Lee Hazlewood fan site

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Lynn Hirschberg
has written for Rolling Stone, New York magazine, and Vanity Fair. Since 1996 she has been a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine.
Go to a recent article by Lynne Hirschberg at the New York Times Magazine

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Commentary
Baraka’s Big Lies.
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Design For The Real World Designer Ken Carbone has a soft spot for a very simple tool--the ink pen. Produced by Jocelyn Gonzales.

Now Playing
Imprint. A new art project organized by the Print Center of Philadelphia models itself on an outdoor advertising campaign--taking its art to billboards, coffee cups, and bus shelters. Produced by Joel Rose of WHYY in Philadelphia.
Go to to IMPRINT at the Print Center

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