TRUMP, PUTIN, OR FRIEDMAN—WHOM TO BELIEVE?
HOW TO DISCERN TRUTH FROM PSYCHOTIC PRONOUNCEMENTS? By the way, “Psychosis,” says the Cleveland Clinic, is “disconnection from reality.” Like, for example, claiming that Ukraine initiated the war with Russia. … Continue reading
COSÌ TIMES HAD BY ALL
MOZART’S OPERA COSÌ FAN TUTTE HAS ENTERTAINED even with controversy of its title: The best English rendering is “Women Are Like That,” which has been interpreted as a misogynistic view … Continue reading
WORKING REMOTELY AT MAR-A-LAGO
I’M ALL FOR EFFICIENCY, THOUGH I DON’T CONFUSE the concept with the DOGE scam. And I applaud wholeheartedly Natasha Korecki and Megan Shannon’s “Federal Workers Cast Trump’s Many Mar-a-Lago Trips … Continue reading
GOODBYE, VOICE OF AMERICA
I NOTED NOT LONG AGO that my primary news sources included Voice of America. Alas, according to another of my favs, Reuters, March 15, 2025, “Voice of America Staff Put … Continue reading
CLASSICAL.COMPOSERS@MUSIC
THE INFORMATION HIGHWAY (AND SEWER) HAVE PLENTY OF WEBSITES for creative types: authors, composers, entertainment personalities, (even presidents, see parenthetical comment above). SiriusXM‘s “Symphony Hall” morning host John Clare suggested … Continue reading
A FRENZY OF ACTIVITY
DAVID REMNICK, EDITOR OF THE NEW YORKER, preaches to the choir. As one of its members, I preach more or less to the same audience here at SimanaitisSays, though I … Continue reading
STIMSON AND BEAN—HEROIC DOCTORS PART 2
YESTERDAY, WE FOLLOWED AMERICAN DOCTORS Barbara Stimson and Achsa Bean to England after the U.S. Army denied them officer appointments. Today, we continue Catherine Musemeche’s “Major Barbara’s War,” Smithsonian, March … Continue reading
STIMSON AND BEAN—HEROIC DOCTORS PART 1
THIS IS A TALE OF BARBARA STIMSON AND HER PAL ACHSA BEAN, two doctors shunned by the U.S. Army as medical officers, and then commissioned in the British Royal Army … Continue reading
ON “WOKE” WORDS
WHEN ONE AS DESPOTIC AND “WEAVING” (i.e., deranged) as Trump enforces MAGA ideologies on us, it’s no wonder that linguistic chaos prevails. Karen Yourish, Annie Daniel, Saurabh Datar, Isaac White, … Continue reading
CELEBRATING THE DETROIT OPERA, HANDEL’S RINALDO, KIDS’ RESILIENCE, AND THERAPY DOG ASPEN
BACK WHEN I VISITED THE MOTOR CITY A LOT, I also enjoyed performances of the Michigan Opera Theatre. It has appeared here at SimanaitisSays in “Many Flutes Are Magical” and … Continue reading
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