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Not to mention a subject! “Wilde Times: Patricia Wilde, George Balanchine, and the Rise of New York City Ballet”

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I thought I was seeing things–I’m still not quite convinced it was real: there, on the side of the bus, was an advertisement from the Human Resources Administration about the food stamps program. Racial stereotyping was shrewdly averted: the poster … Continue reading →

I’m finishing my book on Patricia Wilde. I called her up yesterday around 10:00 a.m. and said, “You know, Pat, you were on my mind the moment I woke up, as well as when I went to bed at 3:00 … Continue reading →

I choose to anthropomorphize — Deadheading day lillies–no, not those by the side of the road, I can’t do everything–I say to myself about some that are semi-gone: “Oh, let them have their full single  day of bloom!”

Social Security Works was making the same mistake that the liberal establishment has made all through Obamatime–pressing their noses to the ground every time Obama gave lip service to a liberal plank, then ignoring the fact that Obama talks the … Continue reading →

So she thinks Social Security should be “enhanced.” What exactly does that mean? Is it like when the discount airline says they’ll give a sandwich for free again? Even Social Security Works, which is an admirable organization, isn’t quite sure. … Continue reading →

There seems this year to be a more vigorous crop by the side of the road than even last year! A result of spray-happy residents or compassionate deer?

It’s a matter of perspective employed as much as anything else. The way our “mainstream” media reports the tragic consequences of austerity in Greece reminds Robert Koehler at Common Dreams “of the way it covers war: “as both necessary and, … Continue reading →

Korean Joo Won Ahn joined ABT last year. At Saturday night’s Cinderella, closing night of ABT’s Met Opera season, together with Sterling Baca—(you DID go to see his Rothbart a week ago, as I advised last December on the Barre … Continue reading →