A1
CONCERN THAT AIDES HAVE NAZI LEANINGS CLOUDS LE PEN IN FRANCE
Un-demonize? If she should win -- God forbid -- I'm betting that Daddy is allowed back in the Party.
A1
KOREA TENSIONS COULD OVERHEAT, CHINA DECLARES
This is an extremely scary item. A few days ago, I spoke about possible regime change. Take a look at that list! Mostly completely dishonorable ...
But could it be done in Korea? And could it be effectuated before Kim nuked Seoul and environs? Questions, questions, questions.
What the fuck is Trump getting us into?
A10
TRUMP'S POLICITY REVERSALS, IN HIS OWN WORDS
What, only women are allowed to change their minds?
A11
THE SHIFTING ALLIANCES AND RIVAL FACTIONS INSIDE TRUMP'S WEST WING
Nice chart. I still predict Priebus will be the first to go. (Spicey's trying hard to overtake him.)
A18 [LETTERS]
A ROOSEVELT'S PLEA TO SUPPORT THE ARTS
FDR's granddaughter.
"My grandfather believed that artists were workers, too. His Depression-fighting Works Progress Administration supported artists, who in turn created beauty for this country."
A19
WHAT'S IN YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN?
" ... [I]n 1967, Amana introduced the first countertop microwave oven, with new technology that brought the price down to $495."
My father ran a music store in Washington, PA. I believe our entire family was dumbstruck when he brought one home and said that he was going to carry them in the store. (A little oven sold in a music store? We wondered if it played a tune or something when you used it!)
And we actually sold quite a few in those early days. It was such a gimmick, and everyone wondered if we would soon be dead from "microwave bombardment" or some exotic cancer ...
Fifty years later, the microwave oven is standard kitchen equipment.
C5
FINDING THE HUMANITY IN 'ST. JOHN'
Like most Bach lovers, I much prefer the Matthew Passion. It has such a massive structure, and the arias and chorales and much more memorable than those from John.
Despite the anti-Semitic overtones, there are some very special moments: Late in Part 2, there is a 12/8 bass aria in D Major: "Mein Theurer Heiland" that is truly magnificent.
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