Guitar music in Pittsburgh not played by Billy Squire
Michael Gallagher New Music For GUITAR FROM LATIN AMERICA in Pittsburgh Colombian guitarist Guillermo Bocanegra will offer a recital next Thursday with music by some of the leading Latin American composers of…
July 2007
Tawny Port
This is Tawny Port, a kind of dessert wine made from red grapes and aged in wooden barrels that eventually evaporate slightly, leaving a nutty flavor. More importantly, it is…
Bunny chow, Durban food
While in Durban, I will be giving updates on the quality of Bunny Chow, a dish created in Durban. Due to the high level of Indian settlers in the region,…
Mon dieu est mort, mais mon pays est vivant!
In no particular order 1. Nietzsche-Beyond Good and Evil2. Charles Darwin- The Origin of the Species3. Karl Marx- Das Kapital4. Richard Wagner- the Ring Cycle5. James Frazer- The Golden Bough6.…
Heart and head
You are fair, my heart.You need no words, you know no art. My head is another thingclashes of sullied angels, despotic kings.
Boxer haiku
In an example of life reflecting art, I give you a boxer pseudo-haiku. It does not exactly adhere strictly to tradition, but then again, neither did the Boxers. Boxer bandit,…
the Boxers, or the Fists of Righteous Harmony (義和團)
The Boxer Rebellion was full of great titles. I just wanted to say that Boxers, judging by this picture, look fairly imposing. They were referred to as Boxers because they…