Arts
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5 days agoA book vending machine provides an outlet for D.C.-area authors after funding cuts
A D.C. vending machine, LitBox, sells local and small-press books near major institutions, helping underserved authors reach readers.
In May, the World Arts West Dance lost a $60,000 National Endowment of the Arts grant, part of the millions of dollars of funding cut from the NEA that forms part of the generational assault on the endowment summed up by the Cato Institute in April: "The NEA's modest grant budget substitutes individuals' preferences for those of committees, crowding out private provision, politicizing art, and violating freedom of conscience."