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Sunday Burst of Weird and Awesome
Oddities and Awesome abound! :: This is kind of creepy: the library of dust. “In 1913, the Oregon State Insane Asylum began to cremate the remains of unclaimed patients and their ashes were stored in copper canisters. After decades in … Continue reading
A thought
Can we move National Poetry Month to October? Because October is awesome, and April sucks.
A to Z: Rimsky-Korsakov
Toward the late 19th century, Russia came into its own in a big way as artistic Romanticism took hold in that country. One of the greatest composers to emerge from that period, slightly before Tchaikovsky, was Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. I haven’t … Continue reading
In the cornerless office
P041613PS-0931, originally uploaded by The White House. I continue to love the White House’s Flickr stream and its photographic documentation of the goings-on at the White House. White House photographers do great work, and I enjoy paging through it. This … Continue reading
Mining Salt (a writing update)
This wasn’t a particularly good week for writing: Between following the news (what an irritating week it was, news-wise — thanks for that, Boston terrorists and United States Senate), trying to work my way through a thorny scene that represents … Continue reading
A to Z: Qu
Well, you gotta do what you gotta do when you get to Q. I don’t know anything about this composer at all. Not a thing. His Wikipedia page indicates that he was born and studied in China and eventually emigrated … Continue reading
When I was a kid, I wanted to be Bud Herseth.
God-in-Heaven, a lot of people have died lately. But this one is the one that hits me in the heart. Adolph Herseth is dead. Herseth was the principal trumpet player for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, for a career that spanned … Continue reading
To Bill
Drag that shit outside and kick its arse. It’s the only acceptable alternative. UPDATE: Actually, Bill clarifies that he’s not the one suffering the malady in question. Still the well-wishes are extended to the likely complete stranger who is!
A to Z: Puccini
I really don’t know nearly as much about lyric opera as I think I probably should. I’m not sure why that is, as its characteristics really seem to line up with what I look for in art: interesting people in … Continue reading
Something for Thursday
Sometimes you don’t need a lot of comment. Here’s Leonard Bernstein, conducting his own overture to Candide.