A while back, in a post on the subject of turns in dance, I wrote: Certain people are…that rare phenomenon known as “natural turners.” Some strange trick of brain and inner ear, some unusual sense of centered balance, allows them … Continue reading →
There was a discussion in the comments section here a while back about just what type of tyrant Obama might end up being. Commenter “huxley” wrote: Stalin and Hitler were aware of how people approved of them, but no more … Continue reading →
Yes, the following clip of Carla Fracci is almost irredeemably corny. It features one of the oldest (and most old-fashioned) ballets in existence, “La Sylphide.” And Nureyev as the male dancer looks exceedingly uncomfortable. The restrained and delicate style required … Continue reading →
I just love this Leonard Cohen oldie. It was taken back in his Dustin Hoffman lookalike days. Perhaps for Cohen fans only, though:
Continue reading →A friend sent me the following video, which amazed me at the same time it warmed the cockles of my susceptible sentimental heart. Perhaps this birdy theme will become a recurring feature of my blog, replacing for a time the … Continue reading →
One of the greatest things about the internet is the opportunity if affords us to revisit things we thought lost forever. A line from a poem runs through our heads, and we can’t place it. Before Google, it could drive … Continue reading →
I’ve been thinking of FredHjr and what a fine man he was, and how much I and others here will miss him. It’s no exaggeration to say that many of us are grieving. This particular piece by Leonard Cohen kept … Continue reading →
It seems it’s all the cable news stations can talk about right now. The demise of a mega-celebrity—especially if untimely, as so many such deaths seem to be—is treated as the story that trumps all other news of the day. … Continue reading →
This is the poster that once graced a gazillion teenaged boys’ bedrooms: The news that Farah Fawcett has died came as no surprise today; she’s been seriously ill a very long time. But it’s still a shock, somehow, for those … Continue reading →
I found the Mark Sanford disappearance bizarre from the start. What governor and public figure thinks he can vanish for five days and have nobody notice or care? That fact alone seemed to indicate that there was something very very … Continue reading →
You may think you don’t know Flo, but of course you do. She’s the woman in the Progressive Auto Insurance ads, the one with the retro makeup and 60s-ish hair and the attitude. Those ads, and Flo, happen to set … Continue reading →
I’m not exactly sure how I got to this photo: I think the whole journey began here, at a blog I sometimes go to when I’m seeking some light fluffy reading and a good laugh. Some photos I found there … Continue reading →