“In Our Town’s portrait of ‘the life of a village against the life of the stars,’ as Wilder described it, the monumental is always expressed in the miniature, and the miniature is always crushed by the monument.” —Jesse Green

Musical Journey, Wilder’s Our Town, Willa’s Winter, Somebody Somewhere, Euclid phones home.

“Snow from an early snowstorm still lingered in the shade and at high elevations when we arrived a couple of weeks ago. But the occasional patches of white didn’t detract from the vibrant palette of Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Taos. The sky seemed bluer, the houses earthier, the food and clothing more colorful.”

Southwest Colors, The Silk Road Ensemble’s American Railroad, Dark Winds, “Someday We'll All Be Free,” Sunset on the Rio Grande.

“Hate's goin' 'round/Breaking many hearts/Stop it please/
Before it's gone too far.” —Stevie Wonder

America/Stevie Wonder at Fiserv/The Moors/Cesaria Evora/”Try to Praise the Mutilated World”

“After a considered, self-reflective pause, I stared down at that new shiny screen, darkly reflecting my suspicious gaze. ‘Thanks a lot, Mr. Jobs. That’s why I never became a best-selling, critically acclaimed novelist! Curse you and all your Silicon Valley minions!’”

iPhone Therefore I Am, Roy Wood, Jr., Book It, Sense and Sensibility, Metheny’s Meditations.

"I'll instead give Megalopolis a thumbs up on blind faith. Not that I believe it will be a great movie, but because the work of an artist like Coppola deserves to be seen and talked about."

Choice Critics' Choices, The Coast Starlight, Megalopolis, His Three Daughters, RIP Maggie Smith.