AN OPERATIC HOLMES PART 2
YESTERDAY IN PART 1 HAYLEY COYLE of BBC News reported on “What the Deuce? Sherlock Holmes Opera Debut.” A Matter of the Mysterious “The.” This new opera, “Sherlock Holmes and … Continue reading
AN OPERATIC HOLMES PART 1
SHERLOCK HOLMES (THE REAL ONE as we Sherlockians like to believe) has been portrayed in numerous films, at least thrice on the musical stage, once in a ballet—and now, according … Continue reading
EVOLUTION OF THE R+T ROAD TEST PART 2
YESTERDAY WE BEGAN DISCUSSING R+T’s INAUGURAL road tests in 1951. Various formats were assayed, though by midyear a standard format began to evolve. Here in Part 2, road test A-1-51 … Continue reading
EVOLUTION OF THE R+T ROAD TEST PART 1
JOHN R. BOND LIKELY CRIBBED the road test idea from Brit magazines. The Brits had been stylizing their presentations since the 1920s; the year 1951 was a pivotal one for … Continue reading
WHENCE WISDOM?
THE NICE NEWS WEBSITE, August 31, 2024, features an article by Rebekah Brandes titled “What Makes Someone Wise? Global Study Finds Cross-Cultural Agreement on 2 Major Factors.” How could one … Continue reading
WATCHING ONE’S MANNERS AT TABLE AND BAR
WHAT A NEAT MAP FROM REMITLY via Mental Floss! “The World’s Food and Drink Etiquette, Mapped,” is in concise formats foldable into one’s Baedeker’s. World travelers like me (hem hem) … Continue reading
A GENTLEMAN AND A THIEF—THIS ONE, FOR REAL
I’VE RECENTLY (RE)ENJOYED To Catch a Thief, that wonderful Cary Grant/Grace Kelly flick in which he portrays the consummate gentleman/thief. Not to say a nervous passenger in a Sunbeam Alpine‘s … Continue reading
WIND POWER UPDATE—INCLUDING QUESTIONS OF TRUMP’S MENTAL ACUITY PART 2
YESTERDAY IN PART 1 , GOVERNMENT DATA on our nation’s increased use of wind power were discussed. Today we address wind turbine longevity, current and future recyclability, and advanced optimizations … Continue reading
WIND POWER UPDATE—INCLUDING QUESTIONS OF TRUMP’S MENTAL ACUITY PART 1
THE GUARDIAN REPORTS “TRUMP Appears to Tie High Bacon Prices to ‘Horrible’ Wind Energy,” August 30, 2024. Anna Betts writes, “Donald Trump revived questions about his mental acuity after appearing … Continue reading
HOCKNEY’S TURANDOT PART 2
HERE IN PART 2, DAVID HOCKNEY’S SETTINGS for Puccini’s Turandot continue to illuminate with Kenneth E. Silver’s 1991 interview of the artist. Hockney’s illustrations and the Los Angeles Opera’s sets … Continue reading
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