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A Reformed Modernist. Part of his persona was his view of modern art. He regarded it with the contempt that an old blues pianist, after 30 years' rattling the ivories in a Kansas whorehouse, might reserve for ten minutes of John Cage silence. No guts, no drawing, no life...
Many moneyed families are economizing in the hope that whatever turn the economy takes, they will not be forced to shave their philanthropies. Mrs. John M. Bradley of Boston's aristocratic North Shore is concerned that the community will not continue its support for such laudable institutions as Friends...
The sounds, vaguely familiar, echo in the void: Patti Page and the Tennessee Waltz; Jo Stafford and Shrimp Boats; Rosemary Clooney and Come On-a My House. Elvis, Bobby Darin, Fabian with a slew of golden oldies. At the drive-ins, American Graffiti and The Lords of Flatbush re-create...
Royal astrologers in Thimphu, Bhutan's capital, had delayed the ceremony until they were satisfied that all the signs were in order, but the investiture, once begun, proceeded with flawless splendor. As the King approached the courtyard of the Tashichhodzong, the fortress and monastery that serves as the seat...
COMPLEXITY AND TECHNICAL ability are the only way you can get away with performing these old tunes, because half the power of a Hank Williams song is mythic: the vision of a train whistle America that's gone; Bob Wills's radio shows in the thirties with chorus girls swaying...