This is the fourth post of my favorite excerpts from the Federalist Papers, including nos. 71-83. The post on nos. 1-20 is here; on nos. 21-36, here; on nos. 37-70, here. In…
Reynolds's Captain Coussmaker always makes me think of the Scarlet Pimpernel, even though the Pimpernel did his heroic deeds in disguise, not in uniform. The real Capt. George K.H. Coussemaker (1759-1801) served in…
This is the third post of my favorite excerpts from the Federalist Papers, including nos. 37-70. The post on nos. 1-20 is here; on nos. 21-36, here. In brief, the excerpts made…
Handel’s Alcina will be performed by OperaRox Productions on Friday, February 3, 2017 at 8 p.m., and on Sunday, February 5, 2017 at 2 p.m.; Studio Artists Performance is Sunday,…
Handel’s Alcina will be performed by OperaRox on Friday, February 3, 2017 at 8 p.m., and on Sunday, February 5, 2017 at 2 p.m.; Studio Artists Performance is Sunday, February…
Handel's Alcina will be performed by OperaRox on Friday, February 3, 2017 at 8 p.m., and on Sunday, February 5, 2017 at 2 p.m.; Studio Artists Performance is Sunday, February…
Excerpts from Hamilton's contributions to Federalist Papers 20-36. The Federalist Papers are among Hamilton's most important writings, so I'm going to take my time going through them. For the excerpts from Federalist…
Now available: Monuments of Manhattan videoguide for iPhone and iPad. To see a preview or purchase the app, click here. For history buffs and art lovers, tourists and New Yorkers,…
Excerpts from Hamilton's contributions to Federalist Papers 1-20, and an exchange of letters with Angelica Schuyler Church. Once the Constitution was written (see last week's post), it had to be…
Years ago I heard a great lecturer talk about several wonderful pieces of art. Unlike other lecturers and writers I'd heard, she didn't discuss the significance of the works for the history of art…