When I was a child of around ten, one semi-bored day I came across the light-verse poem “Evolution” in a book on a shelf in my house. Even at the age of ten it amused me and also moved me, … Continue reading →
Country singer Loretta Lynn has died at 90: Just about all the obituaries have the words “coal miner’s daughter” in the headline or prominent in the body of the text, and that’s my impulse, too. Not only was it the … Continue reading →
I find this dance style strange yet rather hypnotic. It’s similar to certain other ethnic dance traditions in that it features a fairly rigid upper body with movement centered in the legs and feet. But in this case, the women … Continue reading →
Being an Everly Brothers fan even as a child and seeing these two names – Felice and Boudleaux Bryant – on so many of their songs, I wondered about them for a long time. Who were they? It’s quite a … Continue reading →
This isn’t going to be the definitive post on guaranteed income programs. I’m hoping to write one at some point, but that point isn’t now. But this development is certainly of interest: Communities throughout the U.S. are experimenting with social … Continue reading →
Which reminds me of this, by Tom Lehrer:
Continue reading →Commenter “huxley” linked this website purporting to list the greatest books. It uses an algorithm based on a a group of 130 other lists, and comes up with some obvious choices as well as some curious ones. Even some of … Continue reading →
“SEO” stands for “Search Engine Optimization,” which is apparently one of the main keys to Google rankings. I’m lousy at it, and so I decided to install a plugin that supposedly assists in that endeavor. One of my main problems … Continue reading →
I first heard the song “Little Girl Blue” when I was in high school, sung by Nina Simone. My high school boyfriend introduced me to her records, and I was immediately taken with her unique musical style. No one sounded … Continue reading →
Here’s one of my two very favorite Paul Taylor works (the other is “Esplanade”). The video is a very short compilation of brief clips from performances over the decades – the piece is now 60 years old. I’ve seen the … Continue reading →
Commenter “Mac” expresses what I’ve been feeling too: I have a sense that politically, culturally, socially, things are *not* going to be ok. Things are *not* going to work out. The America that we knew is not going to survive. … Continue reading →
I had the enormous good fortune to see Baryshnikov dance in person many many times, and he fully lived up to all the hype. To this day, I have never seen a more exciting and yet Apollonian dancer – an … Continue reading →