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AFTER SOCIAL MEDIA
On the new possibilities awaiting the artist
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Daniel McInerny
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RECLAIMING IMITATION
There's so much more to imitation than bad "mimetic desire."
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Daniel McInerny
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March 2024

THE ART OF THE MEANINGFUL
The Central Problem for the Modern Artist Seeking to Work Deeply
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Daniel McInerny
SUMMONED BEFORE BEAUTY
A Brief Meditation on Degas' "The Ballet Class" (1871-74)
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Daniel McInerny
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THE TRANSCENDENT MR. DARCY
Why does the highly eroticized present-day self delight in the unerotic?
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Daniel McInerny
BABY YODA & THE MONEYCHANGERS
Why the human spirit languishes when art becomes product
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Daniel McInerny
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February 2024

LOVING ART TO DISTRACTION
On Captivating Your Audience in a Post-Entertainment Culture
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Daniel McInerny
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TAKE THE QUIZ!
A Rapid Fire Assessment of Your Metaphysical Profile
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Daniel McInerny
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STARVING ARTISTS 101
A Workshop for Ontologically Impoverished Creatives
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Daniel McInerny
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January 2024

Cats Have No Myths
Wherein Corduroy & Velvet Have a Secret Pow-Wow
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Daniel McInerny
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"Pursuit Among the Ruins"
This short story is a prequel of sorts to my novel, The Good Death of Kate Montclair.
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Daniel McInerny
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December 2023

The Hope Toward Which We Are Driven
What is it we are wanting, anyway, when we want our best life now?
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Daniel McInerny
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