by Minter Dial | Jan 15, 2009 | Entertainment
It is the International Year of Astronomy 2009 (and from Wikipedia), a collaboration between UNESCO and the International Astronomical Union. Thanks to an interview on Europe1 this morning of Hubert Reeves, the brilliant Canadian astronomer and philosopher, I learned...
by Minter Dial | Jan 7, 2009 | Entertainment
If you were passing through your local metro or subway station on your way to work and saw Joshua Bell playing (over a 45-minute span) in front of a trash can, would you have stopped to listen? Gene Weingarten, staff writer of the Washington Post, wrote this piece...
by Minter Dial | Oct 18, 2008 | Entertainment, Politics
You started it! Series 1 Episode 6 – The Germans, Fawlty Towers —————————————- When Sybil is out of action in hospital, Basil is left to cope with his shabby hotel (in Torquay) in her...
by Minter Dial | Aug 15, 2008 | Entertainment
Thanks to my literary counselor, Kathy, I latched onto the novel “The Echo Maker” by Richard Powers. The book has been amply reviewed (NY Times, EW, Margaret Atwood at NYRB) and rewarded (Pulitzer Prize finalist). And if you want a quick insight into the...
by Minter Dial | Jul 25, 2008 | Entertainment
Quick Review of Monty Python’s Spamalot on Broadway, NYC Spam, spam, spam, bacon & spamalot – Internet emails meet On Broadway ? While in New York, my wife and I had a 4th July evening to ourselves (celebrating our independence) and decided to hit Broadway....
by Minter Dial | May 18, 2008 | Entertainment
Ever get the feeling you missed out on something in life with the career that you chose? Well, I have always enjoyed a few passions on the side, including writing and music. If I were to have created a band, I think to myself, what band would that have been? What name...
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