But even the best films are inferior art. You might say that America is unequivocally top for popular entertainment, but for "Culture" with a capital...
If we are talking 20th century popular music, I think the British are the equals of the Americans: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The...
Satie is almost overrated. He seems to be a favorite of new-to-classical-music fanboys who want to appear hip. There is a marvelous recording of the...
After the "Austro-Germanic Hegemony" and the Italians, the French are next in line among my favorite musical traditions. I'm especially fond of late...
Yes. I'm always bemused by those Russian fanboys who place the Russians at the pinnacle of literature after having read all of 5 or 6 authors... and...
Yes, that's the extraordinary thing about the literature of England- the timespan. England's culture over the last 600 years is pretty much unbroken....
Sometimes a reader of my poetry makes assumptions about me personally as if what I wrote is an emotive reflection of what is happening in my life and...
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