Arts & Letters Daily (23 Jan 2008): "
Johannes Brahms: 'a great baby, gifted enough to play with harmonies that would baffle most grown-up men, but still a baby'... more
He was both vindictive and considerate, scummy and courtly - and he was a singer of genius. Frank Sinatra... more
Moral principle vs military necessity. The problem is as old as the Greeks, but a history professor at Columbia was first to write a modern code of conduct in war... more
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