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Four sterling singers. [NOTE: This is a repeat of a previous post.]
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Incredible survival story
I have a new YouTube vice: binge-watching old programs of “I Shouldn’t Be Alive,” a show that aired from 2006 to 2012 and featured survival story re-enactments. All the stories are true, and they’re narrated by the actual people who … Continue reading →
Superbowl 2020: good clean fun for the whole family
I cared even less about this year’s Superbowl than I usually do – and since I usually don’t care, that means I didn’t bother to turn on the TV. But I know many people do care, so here’s a thread … Continue reading →
Doris Lessing, changer
Doris Lessing was a well-known writer who died in 2013 after a very long life and many prizes, including a Nobel. I confess that I’ve never read a thing she wrote, although I tried a few times. It just didn’t … Continue reading →
The best laid schemes: Kobe Bryant
I’m not a basketball fan; I stopped watching back in the 1970s. But I’d heard of Kobe Bryant even beore yesterday’s helicopter crash that killed him. He was that big a sports star, and the mourning is widespread. But although … Continue reading →
Nervous intensity
Speaking of the ballet “Agon” – and we were – I noticed this quote from the man cast in the original, Arthur Mitchell, about the qualities of his partner Diana Adams: Diana’s nervous intensity made the whole pas de deux … Continue reading →
Agon: no contest, no struggle
“Agon” is the name of a ballet choreographed by George Balanchine, with music by Stravinsky. It premiered in 1957 and was revolutionary at the time, but nowadays it doesn’t seem so strange. It featured a pas de deux between a … Continue reading →
The scarlet “I” of IMPEACHMENT
Impeachment, now and forever: Speaker Pelosi: "On Dec. 18th, the House of Representatives impeached the President of the United States — an impeachment that will last forever." https://t.co/Kt0lj3c5pV pic.twitter.com/oC9gXSVk7v — The Hill (@thehill) January 15, 2020 Pelosi likes to envision … Continue reading →
“Dance to Your Daddy” – and the loss of “thou”
When I was very young, we had a record that had a rendition of the folk song “Dance to Your Daddy.” I loved it and can remember it well. I’ve looked and looked online for the particular version from my … Continue reading →
The kingdoms of earth run on oil
And that’s one of Iran’s problems these days. From Victor Davis Hanson: Snce World War II, the United States has been involved in a series of crises and wars in the Middle East on the premise of protecting U.S., Western, … Continue reading →
Emily Dickinson is hard to love
Dickinson’s hard to love, although she’s easy to admire immensely. Don’t get me wrong; I like certain of her poems. But the more inaccessible ones weary me, although I usually tend to have patience with difficult poetry if it really … Continue reading →
The tardigrade seems to be here to stay
Before last night, I had never heard of the creature known as a tardigrade. But once I came across it, I still could hardly believe it existed. I think you can see why just by looking at it: Yes, that … Continue reading →