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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Good eye
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 →
One of my very favorite scenes…
…from “Idiocracy”: That name bit reminds me ever-so-slightly of this:
Continue reading →A certain kind of genius…
…can write a masterpiece within the confines of almost any restriction. Tchaikovsky was just that kind of genius. He was one of the greatest composers for ballet who ever lived, transforming ballet music from the light and inconsequential into the … Continue reading →
A stirring letter from Judea Pearl
Judea Pearl is the father of Daniel Pearl, and he has written a stirring letter of protest about the Klinghoffer opera. It’s well worth reading in its entirety, but here’s an excerpt: There is nothing more enticing to a would-be … Continue reading →
The Klinghoffer opera: sympathy for the devil
Last night was the opening of the controversial opera “The Death of Klinghoffer” at New York’s Lincoln Center. It was marked by protests: Demonstrators, primarily associated with Jewish groups, plan to rally outside Lincoln Center with 100 wheelchairs, in honor … Continue reading →
Singing genes
I’m not much of a Streisand fan. She’s just not all that much to my taste, but I recognize her outstanding talent and understand why for many people she’s their favorite singer. I noticed that Yahoo is pushing a video … Continue reading →