The Life Aquatic
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou lives on a short list of stories I turn to when I need to feel like everything is going...
Here’s Lookin at You
I’ve never quite gotten used to keeping prey animals as pets. I keep forgetting that when they are “looking straight at you” they probably aren’t...
Andorra Revealed
Despite a history of book club and book challenge failures, I started Reading Around the World early in 2020. It turned out to be a...
The Scenery Never Changes
I grew up in a family that was quite fond of archaic and colloquial proverbs like If you’re not the lead dog, the scenery never...
Seattle Opera’s Virtual Elixir of Love
Seattle Opera’s The Elixir of Love is quite possibly the first fully staged, filmed opera produced under social distancing protocols. With this production, Seattle Opera...