Classical Music Rogues

Living in Center City Philadelphia brings with it a lot of perks. I can do almost anything I want just by walking a few blocks. This includes walking to all the music concerts I’m always craving. Classical music concerts. I know this blog is eternally boring and nerdy. Today’s gripes won’t help that image. But [...]

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Elizabeth and the Golden Age

I have always thought the defeat of the Spanish Armada to be one of the best stories of history. This movie gives us a dramatic visual portrayal of that event, and also an inkling of what the political climate was at the time. It seems a bit skewed in some ways, for modern audiences, because females [...]

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Renoir Landscapes

Today I went to the Philadelphia Art Museum to see the Renoir Landscapes exhibit as a member’s preview. I was struck most by the colors: vivid and coordinated, not shocking colors but not the sleepy “nature” colors one expects to find in nineteenth century landscapes. I had forgotten how vivid and clear the Impressionists color [...]

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