How To Win Friends and Influence People … With Chaucer!
Recently reading Harper’s, I came across an advertisement for a mail-order audio course entitled Life Lessons of the Great Books. Over 36 lectures, it promises to teach “how great books...provide you with insights on how to conduct yourself in times of trouble, how to handle the joys and frustrations of love, how to appreciate the simple moments in life, and so much more.” READ MORE >>
Barbara Lea: She Had No Superior
My Top Ten Albums of 2011
Best music of the year? I'll hedge and say only this: Here's a list of ten of my favorite albums of 2011, in no particular order. Elbow: Build a Rocket Boys! (Downtown/Cooperative Music) Seriously wonderful grown-up pop on the theme of growing up from a British band that sees no shame in charm or beauty. (Video below.) Sam Rivers and the Rivbea Orchestra: Trilogy (Mosaic Select) READ MORE >>
Seeking the True Meaning of Christmas Music
Remembering the Monstrous Stan Kenton
Small Signs of Life in the Grammy World
The Cotton Club Parade Marches Backward
A Smile for Carol Kaye
Lou Reed Meets Metallica
Oohs and Aaahs
Tony Bennett: The Complete Collection Sony Music READ MORE >>
