What is the Purpose of Storytelling?

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In the blog The Mythology of Humanity, “jessaslade” recently mused about the purpose of storytelling and listed: To achieve immortality, of deeds and for the storyteller To explain otherwise senseless phenomena To entertain/educate To moralize/terrify To beta test new versions of reality To exorcise* the imagination To land a movie deal (*Is that really “exorcise,” or it it “exercise?”) It would be easy to add many items to this list, but my tendency is to go the opposite way and red

Question: oa-101 vs oa-102

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The News Business Killed the Story

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There are no stories in today's top stories. It's all sound bites and lots of effect - punch lines, cutting here and there and everywhere, but rarely that crucial detail that will grab your attention for more than a few moments. The most popular print news ends up being a Metro, or some similar thin collection of captions, titles, and photographs. The news business being in the business of getting the news published and circulated, killed the story - your stories. This might be the top reaso

Local painter Stacie Berry to exhibit her abstract ’storytelling’ at Crema (The Tennessean)

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Nashville native Stacie Berry paints abstract illustrations that she describes as capturing moments in time. Her work is rife with bold colors and movement, and yet often also conveys an underlying contemplative quality.

Fall arts preview: Storytelling with a theatrical flair (The Sacramento Bee)

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Sunny isn't just her name – Sunny Staton Mitchell. It's also her disposition, even in the third trimester of a pregnancy. Stefan Calka and Amanda Peet are among the dancers who will perform in "No Holds Barred. We Can Do Anything."
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