Tag: Jan 09 2020 issue

Requiem for a brewery: Wild Woods Brewing Company

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It’s always sad to see a friend go. Sure, they’re off to do new things, probably great ones too, but it still stings a bit when...

Astrology 1/9/2020

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ARIES March 21-April 19:When comedian John Cleese was 61, his mother died. She was 101. Cleese testifies, “Just towards the end, as she began to...

History has never mattered more

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The Civil War still haunts us. In our bloodiest conflict, we were confronted with dilemmas, which persist in today’s world — the scourge of...

Letters 1/9/2020

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A metaphor Historically, World War II, “The Last Good War,” was fought to prevent Hitler’s military conquest of Europe and the Soviet Union. Metaphorically, it...

The Polis administration plays pretend on fracking

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As children, we liked to pretend to be adults, usually our parents, but sometimes great athletes and screen idols. My dad was a railroader. My...

Quickies

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Dear Dan: I have a question about porn, and I can’t think who else I can ask that will give me an intelligent, educated...

An unexpected path

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Until high school, composer Gustav Hoyer had never played an instrument, so he’d certainly never considered a career as a musician. But a class in...

Takács Quartet features Mendelssohn siblings in spring concert series

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Programs featuring string quartets by sister and brother Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel (Jan. 12-13) and Felix Mendelssohn (May 3-4) will form the bookends of the...