Human puppet : someone who is easily jerked around by others. Someone who realizes her position in life is always so, so fragil...

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...