Art Is Fear
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Philippa Hughes
Creating space for conversations to transform society. Exploring what it means to be American. Recovering lawyer, public speaker, art fanatic philippahughes.com
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From Wedding Cynic to Wedding Convert… Tentatively…
In my twenties, I attended weddings every other weekend. One summer, I witnessed thirteen couples exchange vows. The frequency slowed as I…
Arting and eating around Northern Spain
I’d heard about the “Bilbao Effect,” the idea that a single iconic art museum can revitalize an entire city. But what I found was a city…
Pippa’s Pintxo Pilgrimage
I loved discovering Bilbao through its pintxos. Pintxos are not tapas! They’re special to Basque, usually served on slices of bread with a…
Still Blooming
I organized a conversation among peonies at peak bloom. The next day, protesters beheaded hundreds of the flowers.
Mangos: Nature’s Lorazepam
Last week, I visited my mom at a lovely temple nestled in Northern Thailand. This region of Thailand isn’t a place you’ll find in typical…
The City of Light
Next time someone asks me why I keep going back to Paris when there is so much more of the world I have yet to explore, I’ll show them this…
My favorite amendment!
An American was arrested in Thailand yesterday for violating the lèse-majesté law, which forbids criticizing the royal family. The penalty…
People over profit
The Kennedy Center cut the Social Impact program yesterday. As a Social Practice Resident in this projects, I had been working on two…
Practice what you preach
When JD Vance was booed at the Kennedy Center last week, I would have joined in had I been there. Yet as I reflected, I questioned whether…
Back To School
One of the things I loved most about college was the conversations. Sometimes my hallmates and I would sit in the hallway in our pajamas…
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