Commentary
Mexico City settles on Columbus’ replacement, but finds that removal and substitution is agonizing in society which hasn’t changed all that much.
“I believe artists create a safe space for unsafe ideas in our world.”
In a way, Arnie was, to Boston, what George S. Kaufman was to the Algonquin Round Table, except the “vicious circle” lasted only ten years while Arnie enlivened his circle of friends for more than sixty.
By skillfully balancing the historical and the imaginative, The Mirror and the Palette is not only a delight to read, but inspirational.
These cheesy board games were repetitive and horrible and I loved every one of them.
Are Boston’s stage critics disengaged from reality? Or is it that they are afraid to speak up?
“If you really like something and want to make sure you have access to everything, you’ll never do better than having the disc.”
The sum total of George Wein’s career was a successful wedding of art and commerce.
The idea of America is elusive and sometimes, like right now, in danger of disappearing. That is why I have found myself turning for comfort to two books that can give us some perspective as to how to move forward.
Book Review: Cowboys and the Wild East — “In the Dragon’s Shadow: Southeast Asia in the Chinese Century”
Proceeding largely country by country, Sebastian Strangio penetratingly explores Southeast Asia’s multifaceted struggle with its behemoth Chinese neighbor.
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