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- Tuesday Tones February 18, 2025
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A newsletter!
I’ve shared a new edition of my Substack for the first time in…well, quite a while! This one is a tip of the hat to a collection of photographers whose work I have found particularly helpful and inspiring in my … Continue reading
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Checking in! And here are some tabs!
Hello, everyone! As noted several days ago, we have company from out of town and we’re having a good time doing the usual “cheerful visit from out of town” stuff, hence the lack of posting. Things should start normalizing tomorrow…but … Continue reading
Over on the Substack…
…I wrote more at length about my mother. Please read. And subscribe, if you’re so inclined.
Robert John Guttke, 1952-2023
My newest Substack newsletter is a sad one…but when one knows someone like Robert, one must bear witness on their passing.
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New newsletter!!!
I finally got off my butt and wrote a new Substack. What about? Indiana Jones, of course! Check it out! Subscribe!
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The newsletter lives!
I finally got out a new issue of my newsletter! It’s not the deep dive into Rachmaninoff’s Second Symphony just yet, and if you’ve regularly been reading this site you won’t really need this letter all that much, but…here it … Continue reading
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Rachmaninoff at 150: The Isle of the Dead (on Substack)
My celebration of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s 150th anniversary continues over on my newsletter! Today I discuss his astonishing symphonic poem, The Isle of the Dead. Check it out! Subscribe!
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Rachmaninoff at 150: On the Substack
As I’ve indicated, I’m saving long essays on four specific works by Sergei Rachmaninoff for my Substack, and the first of those is up today. Please check it out! This time out we deep dive into the Rhapsody on a Theme … Continue reading
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New Newsletter
I’ve just sent out a new issue of my newsletter! And you should subscribe, if you haven’t already! (This particular issue is a bit recursive, being mostly links back to this site, but still worth reading, as I am launching … Continue reading
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“We’re using time-honored skills to preserve history.”
So, what is noted master furniture restorer and upholsterer Sonnaz Nooranvary so cheerful about? Clearly, it’s the latest issue of my newsletter, in which I write about one of my favorite teevee shows ever (and one that features Ms. Nooranvary), The … Continue reading
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