Before the ear candy
Play, Sing, Dance the Distance from Havana to New York It was just over a month ago when President Obama announced that the United States would restore diplomatic relations with Cuba. Diplomatic relations between two countries separated by only 90 … Read More»
At the Landmark on Main Street Gala last week, celebrants were graced with the third appearance of singer (42nd Street, Gray Gardens) / actress (Sullivan & Son on TBS) Christine Ebersole @xtineebersole and a strong supporting cast of capable … Read More»
Poet William Stafford was an admirer of Loren Eiseley's essay style. Two years before Eiseley died, he reviewed Eiseley's autobiographical All the Strange Hours: The reader of an Eiseley book is conducted into a world that is crowded with mystery. … Read More»
♫ John Schaefer provides excellent curation of contemporary musical settings of great Latin-American poets. Where else could you find a collection like this, in such a readily digestible format? SNIP "Listen to contemporary settings of great … Read More»
Post originally appeared on an earlier version of this blog in 2009 Neither Joshua Bell, his 1713 Stradivarius, the “Chaconne” from Bach’s Partita #2, nor a plaintive rendition of “Ave Maria” succeeded in gaining the attention of more than 1,000 … Read More»
