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I have spent a lot of time dissing certain types of music in these blog posts. I have complained about the poverty of talent and the...


WORDSWORDSWORDS#1 (Schism/Acumen)
I'm sure you all recognize the line "Words, words, words." from Hamlet. It's his response to Polonius's question "What do you read, my...


TINKER, TAILOR (THE REREADING SERIES PART 3)
After rereading John LeCarre's espionage thriller The Spy Who Came in from the Cold to great satisfaction, I decided to pick up my...


SILVER AGED WONDER
I grew up in the world of comic books, what today to collectors has come to be known as the Silver Age. Comic books really began in the...


MY LIFE AT SEA (THE REREADING SERIES PART 2)
My actual sailing experience is limited to a few excursions on a sailboat on Long Island Sound. I have, however, gone back a few times...


THOMAS NEWMAN
Academy Award season is upon us, and I thought I'd pay tribute to someone who has been criminally overlooked for a quarter of a century! ...


CHRISTMAS JAZZ PART IV or "I Want A Hammond B3 Organ and a Leslie Speaker Under My Tree for Chr
As my loyal readers know, I am a big fan of jazz music during the Christmas/New Year's season. Part of the reason is that Christmas is a...


MARTHA GRAHAM
It's still hard for me to believe that I was fortunate enough to see the dance company of the legendary Martha Graham. I don't know if I...


THE NAKED HAMLET (Hamlet # 1)
Joe Papp was a New York City icon. In many ways, he still is because his legacy thrives. It was Joe, the son of Jewish immigrants from...


THE SUMMER OF LOVE (PART VI) "IT WAS FIFTY YEARS AGO TODAY"
Last piece on the Summer of Love, but it's been fun. Just so you don't think I'm viewing that period as those halcyon days of yore, I was...



