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“You cannot learn or grow while trying to appear as if you have everything figured out. You cannot talk to God by trying to avoid doing something wrong. Perfection is stagnation,” the concert pianist Jonathan Bliss writes in a guest essay.
“You cannot learn or grow while trying to appear as if you have everything figured out. You cannot talk to God by trying to avoid doing something wrong. Perfection is stagnation,” the concert pianist Jonathan Bliss writes in a guest essay.
Opinion | A Classical Pianist’s Plea: Make Messy Art
It is not only classical musicians who are being stunted by the search for perfection. It is harming many aspects of our lives and sectors of our society.
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November 30, 2025 at 2:40 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“You cannot learn or grow while trying to appear as if you have everything figured out. You cannot talk to God by trying to avoid doing something wrong. Perfection is stagnation,” the concert pianist Jonathan Bliss writes in a guest essay.
“You cannot learn or grow while trying to appear as if you have everything figured out. You cannot talk to God by trying to avoid doing something wrong. Perfection is stagnation,” the concert pianist Jonathan Bliss writes in a guest essay.
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Burkhard Bilger reports from Indianapolis, the capital of the new marching-band culture, where he spends time with two of the country’s most successful programs and attends the national championships for high-school bands. #NewYorker100
High-School Band Contests Turn Marching Into a Sport—and an Art
Band kids today don’t just parade up and down the field playing fight songs. They flow across it in shifting tableaux, with elaborate themes and spandex-clad dancers.
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February 13, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Burkhard Bilger reports from Indianapolis, the capital of the new marching-band culture, where he spends time with two of the country’s most successful programs and attends the national championships for high-school bands. #NewYorker100
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Check out these peaceful protesters on the day of love!
January 24, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Check out these peaceful protesters on the day of love!
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The bishop at President Trump’s inaugural prayer service implored him to “have mercy” on gay, lesbian and transgender children, as well as undocumented immigrants.
“I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,” asked Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde.
“I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,” asked Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde.
Bishop Tells Trump to ‘Have Mercy’ on Immigrants and Gay Children
The direct appeal to President Trump at the start of the first full day of his presidency was a remarkable moment at a National Cathedral event that has not historically been political.
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January 22, 2025 at 12:23 AM
The bishop at President Trump’s inaugural prayer service implored him to “have mercy” on gay, lesbian and transgender children, as well as undocumented immigrants.
“I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,” asked Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde.
“I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,” asked Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde.