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Meanwhile, stocks closed mixed yesterday led by gains in tech and industrial companies. The Dow did decline twenty-six points. The NASDAQ closed up eighteen, hitting a new record. The S&P 500 gained three points.

This article explores the social history and role of dance music in Cuba, before and after the Revolution. While most socialist policy makers viewed party music as escapist, a form of \"ideological diversionism\" and false consciousness, they also recognized that Cubans loved dance bands and that restrictive policies could potentially foster a negative or puritanical image of the new state. Analysis suggests that tepid official support for this repertoire led to a drastic reduction in dance music activity, a trend offset only by the gradual emergence of new forms of composition such as nueva trova and the broader dissemination and performance of classical and folkloric arts. The contrast between Cuban dance music and forms that would later evolve in New York is also highlighted.

The innovative use of art in the interior decoration of art dealer Holly Solomon's Manhattan apartment is discussed. Solomon's views on postmodernism and the its influence on her esthetic of interior design are examined.