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Tip-Off #43 - Something Beautiful

Tip-Off #43 - Something Beautiful

"... the veil of familiarity." - P.B. Shelley

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William Green
Oct 08, 2022
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Original photo by Fachy Marín on Unsplash

In the early days of C-Span, the camera would often pan on dead space as congressional sessions or panel discussions ended. People would be seen endlessly milling about. One Sunday afternoon, this happened before a community choir performance in Atlanta. I wondered what would take place as I stared at a slowly fi…

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