Picture time
This sort of thing always intrigues me. It’s a series of photographs of the four Brown sisters, taken every single year for the last forty years. My guess is that the sisters are very roughly my age, and it’s a … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Arts
‘Twas the Blogger’s Night Before Christmas
[NOTE: This small poetic effort of mine has become somewhat of a holiday tradition at neo-neocon. So here it comes again—just like the holiday itself. Merry Christmas Eve to you all!] ‘TWAS THE BLOGGER’S NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS ‘Twas the night … Continue reading →
The Sony cyberattack: portent of things to come?
When I first read about the cyberattack on Sony I didn’t pay all that much attention. That turned out to be wrong. This attack on a US company, almost certainly by the government of North Korea, is a devastating blow … Continue reading →
In profile
I’ve always liked this portrait of Madame X by John Singer Sargent: Here’s the story of the painting, thought quite scandalous at the time. The original was even more scandalous, because it featured the lady with a strap falling off … Continue reading →
Teaching English in North Korea
This article by Suki Kim is an excerpt from her book Without You, There Is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea’s Elite, based on her experience teaching English in North Korea. From a review of the … Continue reading →
Chris Rock on how to not get your ass kicked by the police
Commenter “Beverly” alerted me to this Chris Rock routine:
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Here’s an alert art historian.
Continue reading →Thoughts on Turkey Day: why don’t we eat swans anymore?
A while back, Ann Althouse asked the question “why don’t we eat swans anymore?”: And it’s not because they don’t taste pretty darn good: “If you want to know how it tastes, it’s “delicious ”” deep red, lean, lightly gamey, … Continue reading →
Boston Ballet’s “Swan Lake”
I recently attended Boston Ballet’s new production of the old warhorse “Swan Lake,” and enjoyed it despite (or maybe because of?) the fact that I’ve seen the ballet about twenty-five times before, in many difference guises. I’ve seen companies from … Continue reading →
The Bill Cosby rape allegations
My thoughts on the subject of the multiple rape allegations against Bill Cosby: (1) I have no idea whether Bill Cosby is guilty of rape. Neither do you, and neither does anybody except Cosby, and each woman who has accused … Continue reading →
Great ballet story: from Sierra Leone to the US
This young woman has seen enough upheaval to last ten lifetimes, and yet what a triumphant story. I don’t know about you, but it brings tears to my eyes: And here’s her autobiography. I haven’t read it, but the Amazon … Continue reading →
RIP, Tom Magliozzi
The name may not ring a bell for you, but how about Click? Or Clack? Tom Magliozzi and his younger brother Ray entertained millions—including me—with their NPR show “Car Talk.” Cars bore me, and I really couldn’t care less about … Continue reading →