Tag Archives: Lincoln Center
Animal news: A major flock of flamingos in a surprising place
I’d just remarked how lucky we (three lunch companions) were to be Americans. We’d been talking about the colossal cruelty of Russians throughout the ages — in history and literature — and branched off to colossal cruelty elsewhere, everywhere. It … Continue reading
A short shaggy song tale
Thursday night I went to hear the New York Philharmonic. The orchestra’s place of business, now called David Geffen Hall (want your name on a building? One hundred million dollars will do the trick), was ripped up and renovated during … Continue reading
The eternal mystery which carries me through the days
The New York Times’s obit for pianist Radu Lupu, sent me back to adolescence and a conversation with my mother. She had been considering what careers might suit her oldest child. (Sorry, Mom, for putting this into parentheses, but years … Continue reading