THE URBANE ART OF DONALD MACKAY
THOUGH I’VE never been there, I know my way around New York City’s home of the Metropolitan Opera. What’s more, I have a good idea of what its Lincoln Center … Continue reading
ANNOTATED TREASURES
I CONTINUE to gain high entertainment from annotated editions, even if they’re of familiar works. There are so many neat things to learn, some only peripherally related to the classic … Continue reading
LEGO, UP; FERRARI, DOWN
A BRAND is a lot more than the name of a product or service. It’s a collection of aspects, including design and logo, patents and other intellectual property, as well … Continue reading
CELEBRATING PORGY AND BESS
PORGY AND BESS: Is this famed musical work a folk opera? A Broadway show? An opera? Is it an American cultural artifact? A controversial depiction of the African-American experience? An … Continue reading
KING ARTHUR, THROUGH THE AGES
A GOOD LEGEND, whether true or not, has legs. And so it is with the legend of King Arthur, his sword Excalibur, Queen Guinevere and Knights of the Round Table. … Continue reading
BENTO ART 弁当アート
THE CUISINE OF Japan is renowned for its artistic presentation, even with the everyday dining from the lunchbox, the bento. What’s more, some Japanese moms have transformed their kids’ bento … Continue reading
THE WORLD’S MOST EXPENSIVE CITIES
LIKE MANY, I am curious about lists of extremes, the most this, the least that. And, being as I am something of a city dweller (as opposed to living rurally), … Continue reading
THE REDHEAD WITH DISTURBINGLY ROUND GOGGLES, PART II
YESTERDAY, TONY Jannus’s 1914 flight across Tampa Bay turned into something even more disturbing than his passenger’s disturbingly round goggles. Chapter 3—A new place, and a new friend THIS was … Continue reading
THE REDHEAD WITH DISTURBINGLY ROUND GOGGLES
A ROMANCE starring Tony Jannus, the Benoist XIV Flying Boat and the Redhead with Disturbingly Round Goggles. Chapter 1—No longer a lazy day FOR pilot Tony Jannus, it seemed just … Continue reading
YOU GO, GRRLS!— IN 19TH CENTURY MASSACHUSETTS
A DRAMA on SiriusXM’s “Radio Classics” introduced me to the Peabody sisters of 19th century Salem, Massachusetts. This remarkable trio, Elizabeth, Mary and Sophia, left a legacy that would do … Continue reading
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