Today is the 114th birthday of the poet Pablo Neruda. His Sonet XVII (below) is one of my very favorite poems of all time. The world
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Happy 158th Birthday Gustav Mahler
Today is the 158th birthday of the composer Gustav Mahler. His works seem to tap into people on a deeper level and draw upon something
Happy 135th Birthday Rube Goldberg
Today is the 135th birthday of the illustrator and intricate inventor Rube Goldberg. He is the namesake of the Rube Goldberg Machine: anything that seems
Happy 128th Birthday Hedda Hopper
Today is the 128th birthday of Hollywood actress and gossip columnist Hedda Hopper. There were some really great scenes of her in the Bette Davis/Joan
A Song A Day in May: 80s Nuclear War Anxiety
The Music I listened to and loved in the 80s had an influence on me, it’s undeniable. Along with the books I read, the television
A Song A Day in May: 80s Nuclear War Anxiety
The Music I listened to and loved in the 80s had an influence on me, it’s undeniable. Along with the books I read, the television
Happy 119th Birthday Duke Ellington
Today is the 119th birthday of the musician Duke Ellington. His music is the soundtrack to the American experience. You know more Duke Ellington songs
Happy 110th Birthday Oskar Schindler
Today is the 110th birthday of of a rebel, a saint and a Righteous Gentile: Oskar Schindler. How do you calculate the number of lives
Happy 100th Birthday William Holden
Today is the 100th birthday of the actor William Holden. Have you seen Sabrina and Sunset Boulevard and Born Yesterday and Bridge over the River Kwai
Happy 126th Birthday Corrie ten Boom
Today is the 126th birthday of a rebel. Corrie ten Boom and her family stood up, spoke up, and did what other people knew was
Happy 106th Birthday Robert Doisneau
Today is the 106th birthday of the French photographer Robert Doisneau. His images are known the world over. The world was a better place because he was
Happy 145th Birthday Sergei Rachmaninoff
Today is the 145th birthday of the composer Sergei Rachmaninoff. I have been fortunate enough to experience many performances of his works. I think one summer,
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