WHAT DESPOTIC HYPOCRISY!!
I FEEL SORRY FOR OWNERS OF TESLA cars vandalized by people increasingly irate with actions of Elon Musk. But to label the vandals “domestic terrorists” while at the same time … Continue reading
KINGS PART 2
WE’RE IN THE MIDST OF TOM JOHNSON’S LRB REVIEW of the Burt/Partington book Arise, England: Six Kings and the Making of the English State. Here in Part 2, we continue … Continue reading
KINGS PART 1
YEARS AGO ENGLISH PAL DAVID ROBERTS, husband of Anita, the latter Innes Ireland’s secretary, recited to me a poem recounting England’s rulers from William I (the Conquerer to some; the … Continue reading
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
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