{"id":1362,"date":"2026-03-07T16:37:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T21:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/belenosborne.com\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=1362"},"modified":"2026-03-07T16:51:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T21:51:31","slug":"the-american-dream","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/belenosborne.com\/?portfolio=the-american-dream","title":{"rendered":"The American Dream"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-dca8f464 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The American Dream is built on bloodshed and tyranny and the powers that be seek to distract us from our brutality through mind-numbing entertainment. The character on the couch is the protagonist in BLOODLUST. My day job is at a high school and there was a unit on whether or not the American Dream is dead; the kids thought we were talking about the mall next to MetLife Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Finished Piece<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-visual-portfolio alignwide\">\n<div class=\"vp-portfolio vp-uid-aabeea9a vp-id-aOF3m\"\n\tdata-vp-layout=\"grid\" data-vp-content-source=\"images\" data-vp-items-style=\"fade\" data-vp-items-click-action=\"popup_gallery\" data-vp-items-gap=\"15\" data-vp-items-gap-vertical=\"\" data-vp-pagination=\"load-more\" data-vp-next-page-url=\"\" data-vp-grid-columns=\"1\" >\n\t<div class=\"vp-portfolio__preloader-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vp-portfolio__preloader\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/belenosborne.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/visual-portfolio\/assets\/images\/logo-dark.svg\" alt=\"Visual Portfolio, Posts &amp; Image Gallery for WordPress\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" 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