Trying to escape the madness on Hilton Head Island.
January 24, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Trying to escape the madness on Hilton Head Island.
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“Yet instruments are also tools, a way of making the marvellous sound from which their value is supposed to derive.”
…..and Isserlis is a master craftsman!
“Yet instruments are also tools, a way of making the marvellous sound from which their value is supposed to derive.”
…..and Isserlis is a master craftsman!
When a Man Loves a Cello
For the concert soloist Steven Isserlis, the perfect instrument is a blessing—and a curse.
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January 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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“Yet instruments are also tools, a way of making the marvellous sound from which their value is supposed to derive.”
…..and Isserlis is a master craftsman!
“Yet instruments are also tools, a way of making the marvellous sound from which their value is supposed to derive.”
…..and Isserlis is a master craftsman!
Review to follow ✏️
January 14, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Review to follow ✏️
Courage and patriotism run in this family🇺🇸
January 14, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Courage and patriotism run in this family🇺🇸
I’ve been thinking about this 1965 novel lately. (Is the past prologue, as Shakespeare famously said?)
January 5, 2026 at 1:13 PM
I’ve been thinking about this 1965 novel lately. (Is the past prologue, as Shakespeare famously said?)
A fascinating and tenacious subject—Claire McCardell + a serious researcher and wonderful writer—Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson = a sensational biography. Totally compelling 💯
January 2, 2026 at 7:17 PM
A fascinating and tenacious subject—Claire McCardell + a serious researcher and wonderful writer—Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson = a sensational biography. Totally compelling 💯
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“In an era of disinformation, polarization and online outrage, democracy depends not on rote recall but on citizens who think critically, collaborate effectively and disagree civilly.”
“In an era of disinformation, polarization and online outrage, democracy depends not on rote recall but on citizens who think critically, collaborate effectively and disagree civilly.”
Opinion: Rebooting Civics for the Digital Age
Today’s teenagers can produce a viral video in 60 seconds, yet many struggle to name the three branches of government. That failure is less an indictment of them than us. We’ve treated civics as somet...
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December 28, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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“In an era of disinformation, polarization and online outrage, democracy depends not on rote recall but on citizens who think critically, collaborate effectively and disagree civilly.”
“In an era of disinformation, polarization and online outrage, democracy depends not on rote recall but on citizens who think critically, collaborate effectively and disagree civilly.”
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“These small communities also score well in engagement, so residents have plenty of opportunities to socialize together, work together, build community together and effect positive change together.”
Government at its best ✔️
“These small communities also score well in engagement, so residents have plenty of opportunities to socialize together, work together, build community together and effect positive change together.”
Government at its best ✔️
AARP: Falls Church 2nd Among Small Towns in U.S. for Seniors - Falls Church News-Press Online
The City of Falls Church has been ranked No. 2 in the entire U.S. by the highly-respected American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) as an ideal small community for seniors to live, according to t...
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December 28, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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“These small communities also score well in engagement, so residents have plenty of opportunities to socialize together, work together, build community together and effect positive change together.”
Government at its best ✔️
“These small communities also score well in engagement, so residents have plenty of opportunities to socialize together, work together, build community together and effect positive change together.”
Government at its best ✔️
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“[Jefferson] Tester told me….that using electricity for heating is not nearly as efficient as using heat for heating. And geothermal wells for heating, which can be relatively shallow, can work in places with no hot springs or volcanoes.”
Fascinating!
“[Jefferson] Tester told me….that using electricity for heating is not nearly as efficient as using heat for heating. And geothermal wells for heating, which can be relatively shallow, can work in places with no hot springs or volcanoes.”
Fascinating!
Why the Time Has Finally Come for Geothermal Energy
It used to be that drawing heat from deep in the Earth was practical only in geyser-filled places such as Iceland. But new approaches may have us on the cusp of an energy revolution.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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“[Jefferson] Tester told me….that using electricity for heating is not nearly as efficient as using heat for heating. And geothermal wells for heating, which can be relatively shallow, can work in places with no hot springs or volcanoes.”
Fascinating!
“[Jefferson] Tester told me….that using electricity for heating is not nearly as efficient as using heat for heating. And geothermal wells for heating, which can be relatively shallow, can work in places with no hot springs or volcanoes.”
Fascinating!
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What a year 💯; what a list‼️; what music 🫶
My particular favorite is #8—“Between the Buttons,” by The Rolling Stones.
What a year 💯; what a list‼️; what music 🫶
My particular favorite is #8—“Between the Buttons,” by The Rolling Stones.
1967 was rock's year of revolution. We've ranked its 21 greatest albums
1967 wasn’t just psychedelia — these 21 albums reveal brilliance across rock, soul, folk, and avant-garde, redefining music forever
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November 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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What a year 💯; what a list‼️; what music 🫶
My particular favorite is #8—“Between the Buttons,” by The Rolling Stones.
What a year 💯; what a list‼️; what music 🫶
My particular favorite is #8—“Between the Buttons,” by The Rolling Stones.
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A great irony hangs over Pärt’s career: the music that insured his later fame in the West wrecked his career in the Soviet Union. His urge to address religious subjects made his work largely unperformable, except in underground contexts such as the Riga discothèque.
A great irony hangs over Pärt’s career: the music that insured his later fame in the West wrecked his career in the Soviet Union. His urge to address religious subjects made his work largely unperformable, except in underground contexts such as the Riga discothèque.
At Ninety, Arvo Pärt and Terry Riley Still Sound Vital
Both composers remain intriguing outliers, notable for the stubbornness with which they have held to their youthful convictions.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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A great irony hangs over Pärt’s career: the music that insured his later fame in the West wrecked his career in the Soviet Union. His urge to address religious subjects made his work largely unperformable, except in underground contexts such as the Riga discothèque.
A great irony hangs over Pärt’s career: the music that insured his later fame in the West wrecked his career in the Soviet Union. His urge to address religious subjects made his work largely unperformable, except in underground contexts such as the Riga discothèque.
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“[I]n areas near data centers, wholesale electricity costs have risen by more than two hundred per cent in the past five years. And rates will probably continue to increase—power plants can’t produce nearly enough electricity to meet the demand.”
Ready or not‼️
“[I]n areas near data centers, wholesale electricity costs have risen by more than two hundred per cent in the past five years. And rates will probably continue to increase—power plants can’t produce nearly enough electricity to meet the demand.”
Ready or not‼️
Inside the Data Centers That Train A.I. and Drain the Electrical Grid
A data center, which can use as much electricity as Philadelphia, is the new American factory, creating the future and propping up the economy. How long can this last?
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October 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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“[I]n areas near data centers, wholesale electricity costs have risen by more than two hundred per cent in the past five years. And rates will probably continue to increase—power plants can’t produce nearly enough electricity to meet the demand.”
Ready or not‼️
“[I]n areas near data centers, wholesale electricity costs have risen by more than two hundred per cent in the past five years. And rates will probably continue to increase—power plants can’t produce nearly enough electricity to meet the demand.”
Ready or not‼️
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“You have given the gift of laughter to our people. May we never grow so somber or self-important that we fail to appreciate the humor in our lives.”
From the archives—Sound and humble advice from LBJ.
“You have given the gift of laughter to our people. May we never grow so somber or self-important that we fail to appreciate the humor in our lives.”
From the archives—Sound and humble advice from LBJ.
Before Kimmel, the Smothers Brothers Ate It
President Nixon got the brothers’ variety show cancelled after they wouldn’t let up on Vietnam. In the wake of the new late-night wars, Dick Smothers is having flashbacks.
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October 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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“You have given the gift of laughter to our people. May we never grow so somber or self-important that we fail to appreciate the humor in our lives.”
From the archives—Sound and humble advice from LBJ.
“You have given the gift of laughter to our people. May we never grow so somber or self-important that we fail to appreciate the humor in our lives.”
From the archives—Sound and humble advice from LBJ.
“How does one finish the sentence: ‘It is unfortunate that tens of thousands of children are dead, but…’”
September 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
“How does one finish the sentence: ‘It is unfortunate that tens of thousands of children are dead, but…’”
Does the American Bar Association still exist? If so, a sign of life might be helpful ⚖️
September 23, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Does the American Bar Association still exist? If so, a sign of life might be helpful ⚖️
“An unbounded place, a suspended jewel so shockingly bright. Can humans not find peace with one another? With the earth? It’s not a fond wish but a fretful demand.” [p. 108]
A very different, but wonderfully written book.
A very different, but wonderfully written book.
September 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
“An unbounded place, a suspended jewel so shockingly bright. Can humans not find peace with one another? With the earth? It’s not a fond wish but a fretful demand.” [p. 108]
A very different, but wonderfully written book.
A very different, but wonderfully written book.
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“Riley replied…’I feel it’s my field to create magic in sound. Magic in the sense of transcendence of this ordinary life into another realm. An awakening, you know. To use music to try to awaken ourselves.’”
“Riley replied…’I feel it’s my field to create magic in sound. Magic in the sense of transcendence of this ordinary life into another realm. An awakening, you know. To use music to try to awaken ourselves.’”
When the Man Tried to Sell Minimalism to the Counterculture
Columbia Records saw Terry Riley’s “In C,” now rereleased for his ninetieth birthday, as a perfect anthem for the psychedelic Zeitgeist, but the mainstream couldn’t contain the composer’s utopian ener...
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August 31, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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“Riley replied…’I feel it’s my field to create magic in sound. Magic in the sense of transcendence of this ordinary life into another realm. An awakening, you know. To use music to try to awaken ourselves.’”
“Riley replied…’I feel it’s my field to create magic in sound. Magic in the sense of transcendence of this ordinary life into another realm. An awakening, you know. To use music to try to awaken ourselves.’”
Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania—no words are necessary!
August 19, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania—no words are necessary!
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“What I’m trying to capture,” van Wessel told me, “is a personal emotion, what moves me in the moment—clicking the shutter is not a matter of framing or light but, rather, you could say, a decision of the heart.”
“What I’m trying to capture,” van Wessel told me, “is a personal emotion, what moves me in the moment—clicking the shutter is not a matter of framing or light but, rather, you could say, a decision of the heart.”
At the Edge of Life and Death in Ukraine
A new photo book by Eddy van Wessel, with nearly two hundred images taken over the course of three years, offers a visual history of the war’s devastation.
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August 3, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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“What I’m trying to capture,” van Wessel told me, “is a personal emotion, what moves me in the moment—clicking the shutter is not a matter of framing or light but, rather, you could say, a decision of the heart.”
“What I’m trying to capture,” van Wessel told me, “is a personal emotion, what moves me in the moment—clicking the shutter is not a matter of framing or light but, rather, you could say, a decision of the heart.”
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“In reporting on the emerging science of pesticides, “Silent Spring” knocked some of the shine off modernity, nailing difficult questions to the door of the Church of Progress. Carson thought that man had grown overlarge and was upsetting a necessary balance.”
“In reporting on the emerging science of pesticides, “Silent Spring” knocked some of the shine off modernity, nailing difficult questions to the door of the Church of Progress. Carson thought that man had grown overlarge and was upsetting a necessary balance.”
Bill McKibben on Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring”
Her reporting was quickly attacked by the industry she called into question, setting the playbook for companies that profited from tobacco, opioids, and fossil fuels.
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August 1, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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“In reporting on the emerging science of pesticides, “Silent Spring” knocked some of the shine off modernity, nailing difficult questions to the door of the Church of Progress. Carson thought that man had grown overlarge and was upsetting a necessary balance.”
“In reporting on the emerging science of pesticides, “Silent Spring” knocked some of the shine off modernity, nailing difficult questions to the door of the Church of Progress. Carson thought that man had grown overlarge and was upsetting a necessary balance.”
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“FM classical broadcasting is a shadow of what it once was. CDs are vanishing—vinyl LPs now sell more copies per year. At this point, the major labels are practically giving away disks, throwing them into large boxes…”
Raise your hand if you have a CD player🖐️ (😆)
“FM classical broadcasting is a shadow of what it once was. CDs are vanishing—vinyl LPs now sell more copies per year. At this point, the major labels are practically giving away disks, throwing them into large boxes…”
Raise your hand if you have a CD player🖐️ (😆)
Can Dave Hurwitz Save Classical Recording?
An unlikely YouTube star surveys the spoils of an overflowing but precarious industry.
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July 20, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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“FM classical broadcasting is a shadow of what it once was. CDs are vanishing—vinyl LPs now sell more copies per year. At this point, the major labels are practically giving away disks, throwing them into large boxes…”
Raise your hand if you have a CD player🖐️ (😆)
“FM classical broadcasting is a shadow of what it once was. CDs are vanishing—vinyl LPs now sell more copies per year. At this point, the major labels are practically giving away disks, throwing them into large boxes…”
Raise your hand if you have a CD player🖐️ (😆)
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“Now you’ve got the utter devastation of an education system of children. A little girl said to me, ‘Look at me. I used to be beautiful, but now all I do all day is chase water trucks around.’”
“Now you’ve got the utter devastation of an education system of children. A little girl said to me, ‘Look at me. I used to be beautiful, but now all I do all day is chase water trucks around.’”
The War on Gaza’s Children
Without safe access to food, water, or medical care, survival has become a daily gamble for the region’s youngest residents.
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July 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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“Now you’ve got the utter devastation of an education system of children. A little girl said to me, ‘Look at me. I used to be beautiful, but now all I do all day is chase water trucks around.’”
“Now you’ve got the utter devastation of an education system of children. A little girl said to me, ‘Look at me. I used to be beautiful, but now all I do all day is chase water trucks around.’”
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“He wasn’t talking about the old guard—it was Sinner against whom he gauged himself. “He and I have already had great battles on all surfaces and in various tournaments, and I believe we will fight together for major titles in the future as well.”
Oh, I hope so 🎾
“He wasn’t talking about the old guard—it was Sinner against whom he gauged himself. “He and I have already had great battles on all surfaces and in various tournaments, and I believe we will fight together for major titles in the future as well.”
Oh, I hope so 🎾
The Sincaraz Era Is Tennis Reborn
In Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, the sport has not only its next great rivalry but a moment that highlights everything the sport can be.
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June 30, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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“He wasn’t talking about the old guard—it was Sinner against whom he gauged himself. “He and I have already had great battles on all surfaces and in various tournaments, and I believe we will fight together for major titles in the future as well.”
Oh, I hope so 🎾
“He wasn’t talking about the old guard—it was Sinner against whom he gauged himself. “He and I have already had great battles on all surfaces and in various tournaments, and I believe we will fight together for major titles in the future as well.”
Oh, I hope so 🎾
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“As Michael Luo’s “Strangers in the Land” demonstrates, understanding America’s efforts to keep Chinese laborers out, and the violence enacted against those who stayed in, is essential to understanding the evolution of America’s immigration system as we know it today.”
“As Michael Luo’s “Strangers in the Land” demonstrates, understanding America’s efforts to keep Chinese laborers out, and the violence enacted against those who stayed in, is essential to understanding the evolution of America’s immigration system as we know it today.”
Book Review: Michael Luo tells the harrowing story of Chinese exclusion in America
Michael Luo’s “Strangers in the Land: Exclusion, Belonging and the Epic Story of the Chinese in America” comes at a time when politics and immigration have intertwined once again.
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June 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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“As Michael Luo’s “Strangers in the Land” demonstrates, understanding America’s efforts to keep Chinese laborers out, and the violence enacted against those who stayed in, is essential to understanding the evolution of America’s immigration system as we know it today.”
“As Michael Luo’s “Strangers in the Land” demonstrates, understanding America’s efforts to keep Chinese laborers out, and the violence enacted against those who stayed in, is essential to understanding the evolution of America’s immigration system as we know it today.”
Fabulous music from Raphael Pichon and Pygmalion 🎶
June 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Fabulous music from Raphael Pichon and Pygmalion 🎶