Archive for January, 2016

T. S. Eliot: Rehabilitated?

Edward Mendelssohn writes: ‘When Eliot died in 1965 much of his authority died with him. Academic … Read more »

Taking A Running Leap

On long childhood car journeys, Michael Snyder imagined himself hurdling passing buildings at high speed. As … Read more »

Bernstein Once Told New NY Phil Conductor Jaap van Zweden That He Was “Pretty Bad”

I guess he got better, because van Sweden was just appointed the new music director of … Read more »

Soprano Denise Duval Is Dead

Mary Berry Has A “Soggy Bottom”

Miss Berry is a judge on “The Great British Bake Off,” one of the only competitive … Read more »

From “Paris Is Burning” To “Kiki”

At last year’s Sundance there was a screening of “Paris Is Burning,” Jennie Livingston’s landmark film … Read more »

Oscars: Blacks 14, Gays 0

It shouldn’t be an ouch contest — I’m more oppressed than you are, etc. All the … Read more »