Yesterday, the radio opera was Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin,” which, like “The Queen of Spades” is based on a tale by Pushkin (if memory serves, this one was originally a poem, but I won’t swear to it.) The title character is a jerk, but he does get his comeuppance. Everyone loves the letter scene, which is certainly beautiful, but what stands out to me is Lenski’s aria, which is beautiful and heart wrenching, and immediately after it he gets killed in a duel. Ironically – or maybe just evidence that duels really were that ordinary – Pushkin himself died in a duel. Republicans would probably love to bring them back.<\/p>\n
This from Newsweek<\/a> was passed to me by readthesmile.com on Tuesday. I saved it for today. It’s only one company, but it’s a start – and in Idaho at that.<\/p>\n Granted that this from the BBC<\/a> is not news – it’s more like history – but it’s good, and it’s good to know. (BTW, the BBC is now on Substack.)<\/p>\n I’ve been getting (and signing) petitions from this PAC<\/a>. You may have been too, but just in case you haven’t and didn’t know about it, here’s some attention it’s getting.<\/p>\n Not what I expected to post today, but even before looking for parodies, I tripped over this at Democratic Underground If you were wishing for some Schadenfreude, here it is.
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