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Max Watman

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Author of Harvest, Chasing the White Dog, and Race Day. Occasional hack. Former regular at the Daily Beast. Former turf correspondent for the NY Sun.
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‘What Art Does’ Review: Brian Eno’s Mind at Play

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By Max Watman
| The Wall Street Journal Verified
The influential musician and producer ponders the nature of human creativity. Art—as a field of work and study and as a matter of qualitative rather than quantitative value—is threatened, misunderstood and undervalued. No doubt this is because art is not an obvious form of self-advancement—it doesn’t make you thinner or, except in very rare circumstances, richer. It does, however, improve you, and Brian Eno’s “What Art Does: An Unfinished Theory” explains how.
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‘Observations of an Accidental Farmer-and a Mindful Reader’ Review: Lessons of the Land

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By Max Watman
| The Wall Street Journal Verified
After buying a small farm in North Carolina, Harry Kavros gets an education in the balance between man and nature. When Harry Kavros moved to North Carolina from New York City, where he’d been a dean at Fordham and Columbia (at which he taught the famous “LitHum” great books seminar), he bought a small farm and looked out upon the acreage, dreaming of managed landscapes.
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Plan out your next trip to historic Mount Vernon

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By Stephanie Ganz Verified, Madeline Mayhood, Erin McPherson Verified, Max Watman
| Virginia Living Verified
George Washington, a Founding Father and one of the most famous Virginians, left a trail of significant legacies, his Northern Virginia home among them. Mount Vernon, on the banks of the Potomac River in Fairfax County, is full of these notable treasures. Explore the mansion and the grounds; the estate offers in-depth tours, detailing the history behind the area, as well as a look into preservation efforts.
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