Makes One Wonder…

The 95-year-old Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI passed away on Saturday at 9:34 AM in his residence at the Vatican's Mater Ecclesiae Monastery.

Just Out

This publication includes previously unpublished first-hand accounts from my father of conditions in Germany between September 1944 and May 1945.

Classical Sunday: Schütz’s Schwanengesang

Beautiful, and somewhat haunting.

Rest in Peace, Christopher Tolkien

Christopher John Reuel Tolkien died on 16 January 2020, at the age of 95, in Draguignan, Var, France.

Classical Sunday: Vivaldi’s Amor Sacro (Motets)

In furore iustissimae irae...

Happy 100th Birthday, (Great-) Grandma Naomi

Today, Naomi Ann Snyder would have turned 100.

(Neo-) Classical Sunday: The 13th Warrior – Sound of the Northmen

The 13th Warrior is a 1999 American historical fiction action film based on Michael Crichton's 1976 novel 'Eaters of the Dead', which is a loose retelling of the tale of Beowulf combined with Ahmad ibn Fadlan's historical account of the Volga Vikings.

(Neo-) Classical Sunday: Braveheart – Sound of Freedom

Braveheart is a 1995 American epic historical fiction war film directed and co-produced by Mel Gibson, who portrays William Wallace, a late-13th-century Scottish warrior. The film depicts the life of Wallace leading the Scots in the First War of Scottish Independence against King Edward I of England.

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45 Years Ago Tonight

And every man knew, as the Captain did, too, / T'was the witch of November come stealing.

(Neo-) Classical Sunday: Corigliano’s Red Violin

Distraught, Nicolò returns to his shop and varnishes the violin with a red color...