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Missa Solemnis conducted by John Eliot Gardiner a week ago at Carnegie Hall was bracing and really fun.  More in a bit. . .

Shotten99 at Daily Kos alerts us to the fact that deficit is rapidly shrinking.  Therefore making the right wing’s hysteria all the more transparently a stealth attempt to cut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid (programs people actually need, as opposed … Continue reading →

Alex Ross at his therestisnoise.com blog describes a talk he gave recently at the University of Wisconsin, in which he “sounded a somewhat pessimistic tone about the fate of arts criticism, given the hostile attitude of so many newspapers and … Continue reading →

When a  media hyena like Andrea Tantaros can mock the hunger, want and desperation that exist in a land of plenty–and still have a job? Jason Easley at Politicususa.com has every right to be outraged.

Boehlert’s tweet almost says it all, though you should still read the entire article. Tweet to wit: “A or B? Peggy Noonan either knows nothing abt American politics (Mon: Mitt’s surging!), or she plays dumb on purpose for her GOP … Continue reading →

How does the so-called “mainstream” media enable right-wing demagoguery committed by equally-euphemistically-named “pundits”? I’ll pass you over to Eric Boehlert at Media Matters for America

Elena Tchernichova’s memoir, co-written by yours truly, takes you on an eventful ride from Leningrad 1939 to today’s Russian Federation.   And makes a few stops along the way in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Verona, Salzburg, et.al.

In the Guardian Glenn Greenwald cannot help but “fantasize about what a stellar press corps we would have if they devoted a tiny fraction of this energy to dissecting non-sex political scandals.” While Laura Gottesdiener at alternet.org reminds us that … Continue reading →

I still don’t have land line service and may not for weeks according to Verizon.  That’s the legacy of Sandy in relatively coastal areas downtown.   Call me on my cell or email if you want to reach me.

Timothy Geithner played the president and the country false by agitating for a pivot to deficit reduction while the economy remained in near-depression doldrums. Could President Obama be insensitive enough, as well as just plain clueless enough to consider nominating … Continue reading →