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Back in the ’80s, I used to watch or listen to Ronald Reagan’s addresses when I could stomach them and think, Why would anyone take seriously this cornball shtick? Bad enough what he was usually saying–the overdone, cloying manner and … Continue reading →

A friend in Paris tells me that the Osipenko book is nicely visible at Galignani’s, the great old bookstore on the Rue de Rivoli. Give or take a century, the store’s almost as venerable  as the Academie Royale de Danse. … Continue reading →

And stunning– the newly restored 1930 musical film revue King of Jazz. The early two strip Technicolor process has never looked more vibrant and almost tactile. There’s lots of fun dance, including a Highlander number with the girls in pointe … Continue reading →

But I don’t think I am, although this is basically anecdotal observation — Yet doesn’t it seem to you that early in Michelle Obama’s reign as First Lady, she was seen MUCH more frequently at ballet and high-art events like … Continue reading →

Seems that Paul Ryan brought some of his of his trademark charts and graphs to his detente meeting with Trump–you know, one wave of those charts and graph and the “mainstream” “news” media instantly swoon into submission. I wonder if … Continue reading →

At the fabulous 125th anniversary gala last night it became evident that someone has turned up the forced air in the auditorium, quite probably as part of the recently-completed overhaul of the backstage facilities.  There is now an audible white … Continue reading →

Among other treasures too numerous to name (including Hoppers painted in North Truro and a Gutenberg Bible) is the coin collection featuring one bearing the aviary likenesses of the Capitoline Triad — the holy trinity of the Romans, consisting of … Continue reading →

That view of Cape Cod bay was mine every August from 1970-1973. . .

Late afternoon light. Other magical coastal destinations:  Mystic Seaport; Eugene O’Neill “Monte Cristo Cottage” in New London, CT; The Breakers in Newport, RI; the Yale Art Gallery and the Yale Rep, where Dianne Weist is featured in Samuel Beckett’s “Happy … Continue reading →

Another great place to be in springtime!