QUACKCAST 431 - Political messages in your work

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, June 18, 2019

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*Cover-art from the movie poster for METROPOLIS, not Atlas shrugged :)

This Quackcast is about having political agendas in your work and expressing them well!
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MILESTONE

Matt@Deadpen writes:

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tags: art, promotion



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You


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Amelius at 7:35AM, March 24, 2019


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Romance

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