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The Art of Influence: Propaganda Postcards from the Era of World Wars Museum of Fine Arts, Boston To January 21, 2019 Propaganda of the era appeared on posters, postcards and stamps "Leonard Lauder was first drawn to postcards as a boarding school student in Miami Beach. Lauder, the 85-year-old chairman emeritus of the Estée Lauder Companies... stuck to collecting. Before long, he was buying 100-year-old postcards from a stamp dealership. Today, he owns about 130,000 postcards. Much of the collection is a promised gift to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston." "[Collecting] cards taught him how easy it can be to fall prey to a dangerous message. 'If you look at the imagery today, you would say, "How could they have been duped by it?" But they were,' he noted. 'What drove me to do this book was that most people did not realize the banality of the propaganda and how effective it was. That was… the Facebook of the time...'" [ read mor...

In mulling about for ideas to kickstart my creativity, I've started thinking about going on a writing retreat. I know these exist, but don't know much more, so I set out to research where one might travel to participate in a writing retreat. As its an interest of many, I thought I'd share my discoveries . Here are 5 writing retreats that made me want to pack my bags: You can write sitting where Hemmingway did at Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center Writers' Retreats , which are held in Hemmingway's Barn Studio in Piggott, Arkansas, USA. I liked how budget-friendly this one was, and how they change their coaches with each session. The Tuscany Writing Retreat is held in Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy creative commons image bramhall/Flickr The Tuscany Writing Retreat , with Cary Tennis, is situated in the medieval hill town of Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy and is timed to coincide with two local festivals. Oh, still...