Welcome to TWLTW, a special weekly interruption of the DKos community series Morning Feature. Here, we celebrate Things large and small that We Learned This Week. If you've learned something recently, or would like to, this is a good place for you!
A few nights ago I watched a movie called "Up In The Air" with one George Clooney who travels more than 300 days a year, firing people. Or, as he would say, "helping people transition to the future." I had heard it was a good movie, but what I saw onscreen completely overwhelmed me.
A few days ago, I was reminded here about something called the Federal Theater Project, a WPA program that hired artists to produce plays and musicals. One of their projects was the "Living Newspaper," in which they told the stories of the day as theatrical plays, with characters, scripts, pro. lighting, sets, and props.
Much like Up In The Air did for me, 2 nights ago.
More on the FTP, and it's influence on today, below.
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