A RESOURCEFUL METROPOLITAN OPERA
AS I NOTED BACK IN “Managing Opera Chaos Part 1,” “The Met’s Franco Zeffirelli-designed production of Turandot is a perfect example of why it’s called Grand Opera.” Calaf and the … Continue reading
JUS’ TALKIN’ ’MERICAN, LIKE, Y’KNOW PART 2
I’M ENJOYING RESEARCH OF uniquely American phrases, enough so it’s stretching here into Part 2. To tighten the focus today, I even sneaked in two that are more than just … Continue reading
JUS’ TALKIN’ ’MERICAN, LIKE, Y’KNOW PART 1
I’M HARDLY ONE TO SPEAK, what with a high-school teacher once asking me “How long have you been in this country, Dennis?” However, I do find amusement and erudition in … Continue reading
MANNEY ON/IN EUROPE
“TO R&T READERS OF A CERTAIN AGE,” I wrote awhile back (October 7, 2022), “Henry N. Manney III was Yr. Fthful Srvt covering Formula One back before the sport sought … Continue reading
HYBRID CARS REVISITED
IT’S LOOKING LIKE I MIGHT HAVE BEEN RIGHT (if premature) fourteen months ago when I wrote “Why Not Hybrids?” A recent Automotive News, March 4, 2024, is brimming with accounts … Continue reading
RIDING THE RAZOR EDGE
SIR PETER USTINOV SAID (and I never tire of quoting) “Opera rides the razor edge of absurdity.” Even sans mythical beings, opera verismo (Italian: “realistic opera”) fits Sir Peter’s characterization. … Continue reading
POM’S ANALYSIS OF THE 1951 FERRARI 4 1/2-LITRE GRAND PRIX CAR PART 2
YESTERDAY I MARVELED AT Laurence Pomeroy’s untranslated Latin in The Grand Prix Car Volume Two. It’s always refreshing to read someone who assumes you’re smarter than you are (because it … Continue reading
POM’S ANALYSIS OF THE 1951 FERRARI 4 1/2-LITRE GRAND PRIX CAR PART 1
IMAGINE A SEGMENT OF FORMULA 1: DRIVE TO SURVIVE opening with commentary “Ehue! fugaces, Postume, Postume, Labuntur Anni.…” Image from Netflx. Thanks, Google Translate: “Alas! fleeting, posthumous, posthumous, the years … Continue reading
A WELL-EMPLOYED (AND WELL-TRAVELED) DEVICE
WHAT A THOUGHT-PROVOKING HEADLINE: “This 1,000-Year-Old Smartphone Just Dialed In,” by Franz Lidz and Clara Vannucci, The New York Times, March 12, 2024. This and following images by Clara Vannucci … Continue reading
DOES CAROLINE SEE THE SAME COLORS I SEE?
I CONFESS I’M A BETTER READER than podcast listener, but those I listen to invariably come from the BBC. On March 11, 2024, I got attracted to one following my … Continue reading
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