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The Wire, The Wire, The Wire Strawberry and Chocolate Rachel Getting Married Little Dorrit Pierre Bonnard at the Met Madame Butterfly (cried for the third time) Il Trovatore (worse opera plot ever, but great new production at the Met) Oscars … [Continue reading]

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First Family, David Balducci, audiobook, fun Loving Frank (audiobook, eh) Sala's Gift (I'm always reading that!) Helldorado by Mark Breakenridge Johnny Behan, Sacrified Sheriff by Bob Alexander Doc Holliday by Karen Tanner (paper) Little … [Continue reading]

Visiting UT Austin

Plan II Honors College is a 75-year old program, a bit older than Macaulay!? I visited with the founders of the program as well as its current administrators.? Watch out...I am coming back with a lot of newfangled ideas about senior theses and core … [Continue reading]

MARC DONNER GOOGLES AT MACAULAY

Last night's Dean's Dinner was a full house. Marc Donner gave a wonderful talk about the personal and professional decisions that led him to Google. Thanks to him and also to David Bauer, who introduced him. … [Continue reading]

Super Bowl Sunday conflict

I can't go on record with a choice between the Steelers and the Cardinals. When I worked at the NFL, the Steelers were always one of my favorite teams, something to do with an admiration for old Rust Belt cities like Pittsburgh remaking themselves, … [Continue reading]

Orfeo at the Met

Extraordinary performance by Stephanie Blythe. Was it because of her, the length of the opera (90 minutes!), the ever fascinating story of Orpheus descending to the underworld to save his wife Eurdydice, or Peter Gelb's remaking of the Met that the … [Continue reading]

My first blog, 1998

We didn't call it a blog then, but when my son was hospitalized in 1998, I started a website to keep family and friends up to date. Then I wrote an article in The New York Times about the experience. Check it out:? Stuffed Toys and Web Page Soothe … [Continue reading]