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"When you look at the story of the Lehman Brothers, it’s quite pessimistic. The antidote, like everything, has to come from the government. It’s not going to come from the bankers," says
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"At the end of the day being marked for your art isn’t important, it’s the whole process of making their art that’s important," says Pipe Dreams director Stacey Tenenbaum ahead of her
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