Thursday, June 3, 2010

Around the Web

For the week of Friday, May 28 through Friday, June 4, 2010.

1) George Will on "the limits of the welfare state." (This is a fine summary critique of progressive neo-liberalism.)

2) In the WSJ, Heidi Waleson on Prosperpina, Flora, and Philemon and Baucis at Spoleto Festival USA.

3) In the WSJ, John Jurgensen on André Rieu, a "maestro for the masses."

4) Larua Barton for the Economist on Mark Twain.

5) In the WSJ, Barbara Jepson on Robert Spano and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.

6) At Chicago Boyz, James McCormick reviews "Newton and the Counterfeiter: The Unknown Detective Career of the World’s Greatest Scientist" by Thomas Levenson.

7) In The New Criterion, Kenneth Minogue on "Morals & the Servile Mind." (A fine essay to which I added my thoughts on the matter here.)

8) In The American Scholar, Christian Wiman on anxiety, spiritual life, and transcendence.

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André  Rieu conducting the Johann Strauss Orchestra.
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2 comments:

  1. CyberquillJune 8, 2010 at 1:29 AM

    An der schönen blauen Donau? I always thought it was called Donauwalzer. Oh well. Man lernt nie aus.

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  2. NickJune 8, 2010 at 6:08 PM

    You know I've seen it that way also. While I would imagine either are acceptable it is probably better to include somewhere the fact that it's a waltz.

    Thanks for visiting and posting!

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