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Book Review: “A Life of My Own” — Reserved to a Fault

Claire Tomalin narrates her story with a prototypically English stiff upper lip, and a reticence about the personal.

Robert Moseley December 8, 2019 at 6:19 pm on Rock Concert Review: ZZ Top/Cheap Trick — Simplicity, and Volume, RulesI saw ZZ Top in Albuquerque at Sandia Amphitheater. I pretty disappointed with the band as they had the bass...
Ellie Street December 7, 2019 at 4:00 pm on Rock Concert Review: The Australian Pink Floyd Show — A Very Worthy TributeWhat a load of rubbish!! Save your money! I’ve heard better bands in village pubs! Left as soon as we...
Dick Horwich December 6, 2019 at 11:02 pm on Film Review: “Marriage Story” — A Divorce From HellFinished watching this movie an hour ago, and — though we didn’t find its sympathies as unbalanced as you did...
Ollie Hallowell December 5, 2019 at 5:51 pm on Critical Commentary: A Few Thoughts about John SimonA critic critiques a critic, so eloquently. Such a pleasure to read such informed and intelligent commentary.
William Marx December 5, 2019 at 3:07 pm on Opera Review: Antonio Salieri’s “Tarare” — A Startling Opera of Social CommentarySo Salieri shouldn't have been so jealous of Mozart ...