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I got to thinking about Cats;
about how,
once they get over kittenhood mischief
and grow into solitary-minded keepers-of-their domain,
they can meander over for a sip of water,
a nip of treat
Rita Kohn
Writer Beer & Society
Much of my life has revolved around music. From my first concert (Elvis Costello and the Attractions at the Circle Theater in 1978) to my most recent one (Clairo in Austin last autumn), I’ve spent much of my time listening to, reading about and arguing about music.
Steve Hammer
Writer
In one of the holiest weeks for two of the world’s great faiths, churches and synagogues are closed. People who might have found comfort in worshipping together are forced to pray alone.
Senate Democrats blocked a unanimous consent request from Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to appropriate an additional $251 billion to the Paycheck Protection Program.
I turned to the glorious biography of Bach by John Eliot Gardiner, to follow along with the drama from the John Passion with its turbulent opening orchestration into the interior recognition of life and death, politics and poetry, fear and doubt, bereavement and hope, to the quieter, yet even more thrilling Matthew Passion
Rita Kohn
Writer Beer & Society
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