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3/24/08

A Staggeringly Clever Homonym

This has got to be one of the best titles ever.

Department of “D’oh”: American orchestras spend more than they earn

Get it? D’oh? Dough? Money? Stupid? Quotation marks? Department?

Regardless of the silly title, this column, by David Stabler of the Oregonian, is quite informative. You should read it. It details a study that inquired about U.S. orchestra spending versus revenue.

Did the free market kill the symphony?
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3/24/08

A Staggeringly Clever Homonym

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