The Perfect Man: The Muscular Life and Times of Eugen Sandow, Victorian Stongman by David Waller Eugen Sandow is called… Read more The Perfect Man
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Masks
Lately, we’ve all gotten to learn what it feels like to wear a mask: uncomfortable, constricting, distancing. But even without… Read more Masks
The Acceptance World
The Acceptance World by Anthony Powell This is the third of the twelve novels that comprise Powell’s A Dance to… Read more The Acceptance World
A Buyer’s Market
A Buyer’s Market by Anthony Powell The second novel of Powell’s twelve novel series, A Dance to the Music of… Read more A Buyer’s Market
A Question of Upbringing
A Question of Upbringing by Anthony Powell A Question of Upbringing is the first novel of the twelve novels that… Read more A Question of Upbringing
Eugene Onegin
Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin Jim and I saw a production of Tchaikovsky’s opera Eugene Onegin at Santa Fe this… Read more Eugene Onegin
The Existence of a Higher Power
The basis of any spiritual system is the recognition of something greater than yourself: something beyond you that also includes… Read more The Existence of a Higher Power
Sergei Prokofiev: A Biography
Sergei Prokofiev: A Biography, by Harlow Robinson I’m always happy to read books recommended by friends. This is a book… Read more Sergei Prokofiev: A Biography
Hello, Again!
This morning I’ll say, “Hello” for the first time to most of you. But we already know each other in… Read more Hello, Again!
Playing the Palace
Playing the Palace by Paul Rudnick Paul Rudnick is perhaps best known for his 1993 play, Jeffrey, and for writing… Read more Playing the Palace