Tag Archives: Critic

American Dream

In this day and age, so many tear at the foundations of America.  They do so with an almost willful ignorance of what came before and what’s happened since.  There is an insistence that perfection be from the beginning when … Continue reading

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Kill Buzz

Life is funny, right? Kill Buzz by Michael Romani I don’t mean to constantly over analyze But, I don’t find it compassionate to criticize Every thing that a person says or does It’s actually kind of a kill-buzz That someone … Continue reading

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Jenny Lind

P. T. Barnum once said something like the greatest art is the art of making people happy.  Personally, I think he was really onto something with this.  Then again, as the child that I’ve always been, I’ve always loved a … Continue reading

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: What Is a Classic? – Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve

The French literary critic Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve was born December 23, 1804 and passed away on October 13, 1869.  His essay What Is A Classic I considered just that… a classic of western thought. What Is A Classic may be read here: … Continue reading

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