‘Righteous Poles’ Make an Appeal
Following Ronald S. Lauder’s open letter (“It’s Time to Dial Back the Rhetoric”) about the Holocaust and recent anti-Semitic developments in Poland, another open letter has appeared (also in The New York Times) this time … read more
AJBlog: Straight|UpPublished 2018-03-03
Coltrane Could Leave You Breathless
Research on yet another extracurricular (i.e., non-Rifftides) project involving John Coltrane has led me into several byways that the great tenor saxophonist took in his pre-“Giant Steps” days of the 1950s. One … read more
AJBlog: RiffTidesPublished 2018-03-02
Almanac: T.S. Eliot on confusion
Men tighten the knot of confusion Into perfect misunderstanding. T.S. Eliot, The Family Reunion … read more
AJBlog: About Last NightPublished 2018-03-02
Take Another Trip! The Paston Treasure Beckons
I’ll bet most, if not all, of you have never heard of a large painting called The Paston Treasure, c. 1663. Neither had I, until I saw a little picture of this 8 feet by 5.4 … read more
AJBlog: Real Clear ArtsPublished 2018-03-01
This Week’s Audience Lessons: Oscars, The NEA And The Fraudulence Of “Trending”
This Week’s Insights: When the Oscars lose their audience… How audience drives Hollywood’s behavior… The NEA is really an audience diversifier… Reviews that don’t offer point of view lose their audience… “Trending” doesn’t measure … read more
AJBlog: AJ Arts AudiencePublished 2018-03-01