On Doctors and Fences
“Every man is surrounded by a neighborhood of voluntary spies,” quoth Jane Austen in Northanger Abbey. (Naturally, it wouldn’t be a proper Jane Austen novel without gossip, rumors and love intervening in things.) It...
Monthly Archive: September 2010
Bodice Rippers and Manuscripts, Oh My!
It’s not everyday that your academic paper happens to tie in with a best-selling novel or a hit Showtime series. Those of you who will be in Montreal this March can find out how...
Repertory at the Met
There are 29 operas in repertory for the Metropolitan Opera’s 2010-2011 season. This is a stupendous amount for most companies and most cities, and makes you wonder what things would be like if the...
