In the UK at present, an arts degree for a man reduces expected lifetime earnings.

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Celina Nogueras Cuevas, a young curator and author of "Frescos: 50 Puerto Rican Artists Under 35, " says this no-man's-land extends to the arts.

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She scared me into a closet so deep and dark that the idea of living as a gay man was completely, like a career in arts, out of the realm of possibilities.

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Little known to the general public but regarded fondly by critics, Mr. Connell was a National Book award finalist, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and a finalist in 2009 for the International Man Booker Award for lifetime achievement.

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Gunpowder, textile arts, machinery, laws, telephones are not themselves transmitted from man to man or from generation to generation, at least not permanently.

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Often described as a modern-day renaissance man, Metin Arditi combines talents in business, science and the arts with an unequivocal commitment to peace and development.

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Sir Peter Bazalgette, the man who brought Big Brother to Channel 4, has been named the new chairman of the Arts Council.

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The man who once had endorsement deals with blue-chip sponsors like Coca-Cola, Electronic Arts, Kraft and Nike was a pariah in the eyes of corporate America.

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