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Quelle belle surprise! Google pays tribute to Claude Debussy 23 Aug 2013 | 05:31 am
First: here’s today’s Google Doodle: On this date one hundred fifty-one years ago in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France,, Claude Debussy was born. Debussy is one of my favorite composers. This is one of ...
Portrait of William Smith by Gilbert Stuart 11 Aug 2013 | 02:16 am
Dr. William Smith by Gilbert Stuart, circa 1800 After reading “A Nation on the Horizon” by John Wilmerding, this splendid painting meant much more to me. (Click to enlarge) I’m fascinated by the way...
“Nobody would have an orange juice with Oliver Twist if they could share a beer with Fagin.” – How To Read Literature, by Terry Eagleton 10 Aug 2013 | 10:45 pm
This is a hard book to write about. I’m not sure that anything I say about it will be sufficient to convey its virtuosity and the engaging style of its author. But the biggest, and pleasantest, sur...
“Never have polka dots seemed quite so disruptive.” 31 Jul 2013 | 05:33 pm
Thus, the first line in Bee Shapiro’s piece entitled “Never Mind the Prince! About the Dress…” The article appeared in the Sunday Styles section of this past Sunday’s New York Times. It was accompanie...
Cop to Corpse discussion, Part Two: the city of Bath and the county of Somerset 26 Jul 2013 | 08:54 pm
Located 97 miles to the west of London, Bath is a very old city. Reference to Bath causes most Americans think of Jane Austen, who lived there for a time with her family in the early 1800s. Yet there ...
Currently on my to-read list: some tantalizing new titles…. 23 Jul 2013 | 03:50 am
Last Thursday, while subbing at the library, I came across the June 1 edition of Library Journal. As I began leafing through it, I little anticipated the revelations that would come to light: all kind...
Cop To Corpse by Peter Lovesey: a book discussion: Part One 14 Jul 2013 | 06:49 pm
Wednesday morning of last week, I found myself dwelling in the pleasant afterglow of the previous day’s Usual Suspects discussion, which I had led. At first, I was not disposed to do much of anythin...
June 2013: So far, it’s been a very good year in books 25 Jun 2013 | 06:20 am
Recommended reading: Fiction The Woman Upstairs by Claire Messud. I remain ambivalent about this novel. At times it struck me as whiny and self-indulgent, but at other times, it seemed insig...
A strange and felicitous confluence 8 Jun 2013 | 11:58 pm
In April, I composed a biographical sketch of Dorothy L. Sayers. It was meant as a prelude to a post about the Usual Suspects’ discussion of Murder Must Advertise. Among the nuggets I included in th...
A strange and felicitous confluence 8 Jun 2013 | 11:58 pm
In April, I composed a biographical sketch of Dorothy L. Sayers. It was meant as a prelude to a post about the Usual Suspects’ discussion of Murder Must Advertise. Among the nuggets I included in t...
