Quick Thoughts

I hope you are all well and keeping safe and healthy. In these anxious times, it is both uncomfortable and comforting to be talking about art, books, music, but since others are better positioned [...]

This one deserves a post of its own. Hamlet at St. Ann’s Warehouse.  Hamlet means a lot to me. It was my father’s favorite play. He taught the play for years to his English classes. We saw many [...]

In this edition, an interview, another late-ish show, a play and a museum. And I have a question about a book and a film recommendation. Kwame Anthony Appiah interviewed by David Remnick at the [...]

For the latest in Quick Thoughts/Short Takes, a few museum shows, two music performances, and a surprise on Broadway. Artistic License; Six Takes on the Guggenheim Collection at the Guggenheim. I [...]

The next installment of Quick Thoughts, Short Takes, holiday edition. This time, some great performances and a few books. Lionel Loueke.  We saw the great young Beninese guitarist Lionel Loueke [...]

This is the second of my Quick Thoughts/Short Takes series, this time a concert, a museum and some great eating. Messiah…Refreshed! On a nasty, cold and rainy Sunday afternoon a couple of weeks [...]

This is a new feature of my site. In this section, I will post—regularly, I hope—short takes on things happening, shows seen or heard, other items I hope you find interesting. I am still working [...]