CUNK ON EVERYTHING
PHILOMENA CUNK HAS CALLED HERSELF a cultural ambassador. I call her portrayer Diane Morgan a British wit who has worked with satirist Charlie Brooker to produce zany off-kilter humor. In … Continue reading
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT—WITH A LOT OF REWRITES AND AD-LIBS
IN 1940 HIS GIRL FRIDAY WAS ORIGINALLY perceived as merely a remake of The Front Page, a 1931 (i.e., pre-Code) screwball comedy: “A bold-faced reprint of what was—and still remains—the … Continue reading
ONLINE ADS
LIKE MOST OF US, I spend a goodly amount of time online, amidst what turns out to be a highly complex environment of advertising. I learned elements of the latter … Continue reading
WILL THE REAL HERACLES PLEASE STAND UP (AND TAKE A BOW)
REUTERS RECENTLY REPORTED “Roman Sewer Works Reveal Statue of Emperor Posing as Hercules.” Not long ago, Daughter Suz and I watched Pacific Opera Project’s U.S. premiere of Ercole su’l Termodonte, … Continue reading
UNIVERSAL DESIGN REDUX
“RESTORING A HOUSE FOR EVERY BODY,” by Penelope Green, The New York Times, January 29, 2023, rekindled my interest in “Universal Design,” as described in SimanaitisSays back in 2014. Penelope … Continue reading
THE POWER OF WORDS AND CLAY PART 2
AN INVITATION TO THE 78th Scripps College Ceramic Annual got me interested in the article “Speaking Volumes: Pottery and Word,” by ceramicist Paul Mathieu. Today in Part 2, Mathieu discusses … Continue reading
THE POWER OF WORDS AND CLAY PART 1
A NEAT POSTCARD ANNOUNCES the 78th Scripps College Ceramic Annual at the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery in Claremont, California. Bless their hearts; the Gallery has me on its mailing since … Continue reading
OPERA’S SEVEN DEADLY SINS
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA’S MONTHLY OPERA NEWS features Henry Stewart’s “Operapedia,” wherein he chooses a topic and expands it around operatic themes. His January 2023 theme is the Seven Deadly Sins. … Continue reading
THIRTIES COSTUME DESIGN PART 2
YESTERDAY WE BEGAN GLEANING tidbits from Daughter Suz’s Christmas present (from me). Today in Part 2, we’ll see a guy wearing no undershirt, a gal who could wear just about … Continue reading
THIRTIES COSTUME DESIGN PART 1
THE KID HAS GOOD TASTE, I’ll say that for her. Daughter Suz gave me a wish list of possible Christmas and Birthday gifts (her middle name is Noelle), and one … Continue reading
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