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Arts & Letters Daily (28 Dec 2009):
The Peter Principle appeals to the cynic in all of us. It is also quite possibly true, if academic studies can be trusted. It explains your boss... more
Opera's styles come and go, but its core of music, text, drama, and spectacle is still there. Opera is about pleasure and power... more
Thomas Jefferson opposed ball games, but the wise Abe Lincoln had a baseball diamond built behind the White House and joined his sons in playing ball... more
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