Oscar Levant in 12 takes. . . (or: variations on a theme)     "Who turned out the lights?"         Furi...

So here is the only clip I could find that would play: the Concerto in F one wouldn't work. This is more of a flashy showpiece, but m...

Since my enthusiasm so often runs ahead of my knowledge, I'm writing this in advance of knowing anything about my subject. Or not mu...

I usually hate these things, these old cartoons that feature caricatures of stars from Long Ago. I was a little shocked how many of them I...

NO! This is NOT my Harold doll, notnotnotnot not . This is a horrifying clip depicting a Harold Lloyd windup toy from the 1930s, one that...

It's hard to believe that the music I waxed rhapsodic about yesterday is from a ballet called Spartacus. I've never even wa...

I want to just shut up here so you can listen to this, but I am also bursting to tell you: this was a process like everything else. Eons...

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