The Octobass: Not For Weaklings!
It’s almost 12 feet tall, weighs 289 pounds, sounds four octaves lower than a double-bass, and … Read more »
Archive for October, 2016
Searing Tribute To Nina Simone
The Guardian reports from the UK: ‘Josette Bushell-Mingo created the role of Rafiki in the West … Read more »
Can It Be? “Persona” Turns 50
It wasn’t the first Bergman film I saw: that was “Cries and Whispers” (I was the … Read more »
Michael Moore Releases “Trumpland”
After assuring us for months that Trump was going to win, Moore now releases a stealth … Read more »
Laura Does Melania On Colbert
My pal Laura Benanti has dug up her humorous Melania Trump impression for Round Two on … Read more »
Crazy-Good Broccoli Recipes
Broccoli has a bad reputation, and unfortunately it’s somewhat deserved. All too often this vegetable gets … Read more »
Deborah Eisenberg On Henry Green
Deborah Eisenberg writes: ‘All the books of the twentieth-century British novelist Henry Green are relatively short … Read more »
