WHAT ARE ALL THOSE PEOPLE DOING ON THE OPERA STAGE?
“CHORUS LINES” IS THE WELL-WROUGHT TITLE for Rupert Christiansen and Henrietta Bredin’s article in Opera With Opera News, September 2026. Here are tidbits gleaned from this informative piece. The Pounds … Continue reading
JOE MACKEN’S NYC
REBEKAH BRANDES REPORTS “Incredible Miniature Replica of New York City Took Truck Driver Over 20 Years To Build,” Nice News, August 8, 2026. Image by David Lurvey/Museum of the City … Continue reading
THE HERRING’S RED! PART 1
THIS ETYMOLOGICAL RESEARCH BEGAN with “The Critical Author Caper,” one of my listening adventures on SiriusXM “Radio Classics.” By completion, it warranted Parts 1 and 2 today and tomorrow. Tangent … Continue reading
SEEKING RATIONALITY AMONG REPUBLICANS PART 2
YESTERDAY IN PART 1, WE DISCUSSED IRRATIONALITY of the Trump/Netanyahu war. Today, we focus on RFK Jr.’s measles epidemic and on Trump’s dangerous ignorance of Mother Nature. A Year and … Continue reading
SEEKING RATIONALITY AMONG REPUBLICANS PART 1
I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT I HAVE SOME REPUBLICAN FRIENDS. However, here I collect tidbits that suggest their leaders haven’t acted rationally. Examples abound, but three in particular come … Continue reading
BENNY BITS—AND SUPERB WRITERS
I’VE BEEN COLLECTING HUMOROUS BITS from The Jack Benny Program, as heard on SiriusXM “Radio Classics.” As noted by Wikipedia, “The show ran for over three decades, from 1932 to … Continue reading
THE WORLD’S LARGEST POP-UP BOOK
LUCEROS Y PENUMBRAS, STARS AND SHADOWS, is a product of Los Angeles artist and printmaker Daniel González, paper engineering by Matthew Reinhart, and full-scale engineering and fabrication by Goodnight & Co. It … Continue reading
AMERICA—AS SEEN AT A LONDON EXHIBIT
CHARLOTTE JANSEN OFFERS “PORTRAIT OF A CITY Review—Master Photographers Capture the U.S. Cityscape In All Its Grime, Grit and Glory,” The Guardian, July 28, 2026. She reviews an exhibit at … Continue reading
MYRNA LOY—MORE THAN A SLEUTH’S WIFE
I’VE OFTEN ENJOYED MYRNA LOY portraying Nora Charles, wife of sleuth Nick Charles. And I recently encountered her in other roles in two media: Turner Classic Movies and SiriusXM “Radio … Continue reading
AFFINITY, LOVE, AND JOY IN OLD-TIME RADIO
I FEEL AFFINITY for Frank Lovejoy’s old-time radio portrayal of Randy Stone, night-beat reporter for the Chicago Star. In real life, Daughter Beth, Michael, and their two kids, Lilly and … Continue reading
