“But then came vacuum tubes and transistors and Gibson Les Paul’s and Hammond B-3’s and Mr. Microphone!”

Taking It Outside, Tony Bennett, Maria Schneider, The Iguanas, A Winter Walk.

“But like so many things these days, my mental reach exceeds my practical grasp. I plan to read much more than I actually read.”

Summer Reading Edition!: Library optimism, The Perils of Story, Rebecca Makkai, Translation, Alexandra Petri.

“Hate-Watching” is so….MTV’s The Real World. Welcome to the restorative world of Hate-Reading.

Distractions in the Style Section, Die-hard Classicists, Lucinda, Finnish summer, A New Leaf.

Road trip to Western Wisconsin, Theatrical Music at American Players Theatre, Dr. John bids farewell, Roadside peaches.

“Even that Coppertoned crowd a few beach towels away might turn down their Duo Lipa and lend Franz Joseph an ear. “

Haydn on the Beach, The Diplomat, Bruce, The Lonely Palette, Brooks and Apatow.