The Clark Institute is, as the expression goes, Worth the Trip. The “Arrangement in Grey & Black” was certainly more interesting in the original (and I’m not likely to be visiting Paris in the near future), but the Renoirs in the main gallery were infinitely more charming. (His talent for capturing light just can’t be …
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Tuesday Morning Open Thread: Happy (Belated) B’Day, Leonard Cohen
This is the first Leonard Cohen song I can remember hearing, when it first came out, so I would’ve been 12 or 13. What’s a day late, after so many years? From Songfacts ( http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=14129): Cohen penned this song as a tribute to two girls that he shared a hotel room with during a snowstorm …
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Sunday Evening Open Thread
Went to a concert at a local venue last night and saw Eilen Jewell, who is fabulous: Check her out if you get a chance. The song “High Shelf Booze” is a good place to start. She also does excellent Loretta Lynn covers. We’re lounging around half watching Iggles vs Cowboys and half reading books. What …
Bows In The Hood
Here’s something to wash away the taste of last night’s DerpFest extraordinaire. From the NPR story on Black Violin: Kevin Sylvester says that when most people see a 6-foot-2-inch, 260-pound black man, they don’t expect him to also be a classically trained violinist. A recent exchange with a woman in an elevator, when he …
I was dreaming of the past
For some reason, my wife and I decided to watch a terrible Diane Keaton/Michael Douglas rom-com that began and ended with the song “Both Sides Now”. As you may know, the popular version of that song prominently features a harpsichord. What are the best songs with harpsichords in them? I’ll go with “In My Life”, …
Saturday Morning Open Thread
Promises to be a beautiful summer Saturday around here, and I’m planning to enjoy it with the Spousal Unit. Politics will still be here when we all come back, I’m sure… What’s going on in your neighborhood?
Let me clear my throat
I have a hot take that I’ve been meaning to share with you for a while but couldn’t find the right time til now. Here it is: singing crappily on popular records is the ultimate white male privilege. Let’s leave polarizing examples like Bob Dylan and Neil Young out of this for now. Can you …