Two Wonderful Books About Music: “Music A Subversive History” and “Pop Science”
I have read back to back two marvelous books about music. One is serious, one is a parody and both are delightful.
“Music – A Subversive History” by Ted Gioiais a solid, erudite ... Continue Reading →
The Maven Hotel – Wonderful Accommodations In Denver’s Gentrifying Downtown
Gentrification of dilapidated corners of cities is a beautiful thing. The bones of old buildings are given new life, and the original builders and architects of these edifices are smiling ... Continue Reading →
Kachina Cantina – Vibrant Dining in Downtown Denver’s Dairy Block
We did not expect such delicious Mexican fare, which is a blatant bias when this San Diegan family spent a weekend in Denver. But there we were at Kachina, fully enjoying a modern spin ... Continue Reading →
Santa’s Christmas Gift Guide 2019
Every year Santa gets inundated with letters and wish lists. One year, Santa received a list on Christmas Eve and he had to tell his little daughter that the real Santa could not work ... Continue Reading →
Beatles v Stones – A Clever Non-Rivalry That Goes Back Half a Century
The rivalry goes back half a century, drummed up by a clever publicist. The bands actually enjoyed each other, Lennon and McCartney gave the Stones “I Wanna Be Your Man.”
In ... Continue Reading →
The Last Leonardo, by Ben Lewis
The plural in the subtitle tells it all: “The Secret Lives of the World’s Most Expensive Painting.” Lewis has pulled off a relatively impossible feat, he has published a riveting ... Continue Reading →
Ford vs Ferrari
What’s not to like? The story of an American in a cowboy hat tweaking the nose of the uppity Europeans.
In this case, it is Texan Carroll Shelby aided by the might of Henry ... Continue Reading →
Interview with Tonya Mosley – New Co-Host of “Here & Now”
The news gathering and news consumption model has gone through wrenching changes in the last decade. I had a chance to speak with the eloquent Tonya Mosley about these changes.
Mosley ... Continue Reading →
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