Author Archives: jsl915@aol.com

At the very least we will have a Democratic dandidate who is willing to confront the crap head on, no quarter given, no watercress sandwiches offered.

This week, Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio revealed the way that, when it comes to TPP, the Democratic caucus has been “talked to, approached, lobbied, and maybe cajoled by more cabinet members on this issue than any [other] issue since … Continue reading →

Obama’s outburst today made it clear once again that the issues he will go to the mat for–and will lie recklessly about–are retrograde, repressive, reactionary. Perhaps co-President Jamie Dimon has been applying some pressure. But Mr. President, spare me the … Continue reading →

Brittney Cooper in Salon makes the very good point that as the middle class dwindles, the poor must be ever more brutalized–vide Kansas’s new law about how many amusements the most indigent must deny themselves–so as to give the ever-themselves-more … Continue reading →

When people say “There will never be another — ,” they’re right, but that’s because there’ll never be another anybody or anything. People are unique, even if we all conform to certain basic patterns. The University of Alabama’s Center for … Continue reading →

I want to read Michael Kaiser’s new book Curtains, which apparently lays it out about the future of non-profit arts organizations in this country. One of the reasons things like ballet and classical music are fighting for their lives in … Continue reading →

Do you believe that National Journal is now pushing something called “Sponsor Content,” which it describes as “made possible by our Sponsor, however it is not written by and does not necessarily reflect the views of National Journal’s editorial staff.” … Continue reading →

Last weekend in Washington, D.C.  the cherry trees, camellias and magnolias were putting on a sumptuous show. At the Kennedy Center, New York City Ballet was also blooming. I enjoyed seeing Martins’ Symphonic Dances for what I think is the … Continue reading →

Mind-boggling but true: the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission just approved a huge pipeline for highly-pressurized gas to run cheek-by-jowl with the aging, dilapidated Indian Point nuclear plant, thirty miles from Manhattan. Ellen Canatrow at truthout finds this unthinkable, and with … Continue reading →

I think the new, Spring 2015 Ballet Review is just about the most beautiful we’ve ever done. Amid so much to see and read, don’t forget to go back in time with me to my 1982 meetings with Irina Baronova, … Continue reading →