JOAN OF ARC, 15TH-CENTURY GRRL PART 2
JOAN OF ARC is credited in yesterday’s Part 1 here at SimanaitisSays with listening to heavenly voices and uniting France against the English. For this, she was burned at the … Continue reading
JOAN OF ARC, 15TH-CENTURY GRRL PART 1
WHY MY INTEREST in Jeanne d’Arc, the Maid of Orléans, the heroine of all France? Actually there are multiple reasons: one, a recent retrospective in London Review of Books, others, … Continue reading
REPUBLICAN THEATER OF THE ABSURD PART 2
YESTERDAY IN “Republican Theater of the Absurd, Act I,” we commented on this theater genre’s dramatic circularity, starting with initial logic, then deteriorating into irrationality, and culminating where it all … Continue reading
REPUBLICAN THEATER OF THE ABSURD PART 1
MERRIAM-WEBSTER SAYS “Theater of the Absurd is theater that seeks to represent the absurdity of human existence in a meaningless universe by bizarre or fantastic means.” Wikipedia adds, “The structure … Continue reading
MAKING A POINT, ARTWISE
POINTILLISM, AS DEFINED by Merriam-Webster, is “the theory or practice in art of applying small strokes or dots of color to a surface so that from a distance they blend … Continue reading
SAMUEL F. B. MORSE, — .. -..- . -.. / — . … … .- –. . … PART 2
YESTERDAY IN PART 1, we celebrated artist Samuel B. Morse with the coded title “mixed messages.” Today, in Part 2, we celebrate Morse’s technical prowess, but lament others of his … Continue reading
SAMUEL F.B. MORSE, — .. -..- . -.. / — . … … .- –. . … PART 1
MORSECODE.WORLD PROVIDED a portion of the title above, reading “mixed messages.” And if ever there was a person deserving such an epitaph, it’s Samuel F.B. Morse. Here in Parts 1 … Continue reading
ARCANE SOUNDS AMONG MY CDs
WHAT WITH STREAMING off the cloud and all, CDs on my shelves have a 20th-century appearance, akin to the books nearby. Upon listening to them, though, there’s interesting technology associated … Continue reading
AVOCADO UNDER MY SKIN
OUCH. TODAY’S ITEM was inspired by two sources: a crossword puzzle clue in The New York Times, May 2, 2021; and, coincidently, a mention on BBC World Service, May 3, … Continue reading
MOZART DOODLE DANDY? PART 2
YESTERDAY IN PART 1, Mozart had royal patrons bringing him fame, though not reliable income. It was a time of revolution for Europeans as well as for American colonials. Where … Continue reading
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