Observations from . . . August 2023
A summary of the August 2023 posts on the MORE TO COME newsletter.
Month: August 2023
The long shelf life of legends and lies
Myth America helps us see the past to understand where we stand and where we might go.
Refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt
Historians remember the March on Washington on the occasion of its 60th anniversary.
A memorable evening of Handel
Andrew took second prize in the 10th annual Handel Aria Competition earlier this month in Madison.
Once in a very blue moon
Just once, in a very blue moon | And I feel one comin’ on soon.
It was a dark and stormy night
Some first lines are so bad they deserve a prize. Which is why we have the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest.
Late to the party
This bleak, prosaic story of duplicity and espionage is one of the greatest spy novels of all time.
The power of mythology
“Vodka is for the skinny and scotch is for the strivers and bourbon is for the homesick.”
Somebody changed the locks
Dr. John knew that when the locks are changed, “something is definitely going on wrong.”
Mother of Simbel
The thrilling story of Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt and the saving of Abu Simbel.
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