I went walking down the street on Friday afternoon with a friend who was lamenting his love life, or the dim prospect of the demise of his love life. This makes no sense because his love life is in tiptop shape. The one he has can’t imagine life without him. I have this on very good information. But in the vein of “anything can happen” he added: “I look at you and I’m like, oh my god, am I going to die alone too?”
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Anna Netrebko, Woman of Winter
Currently — this very minute — killing it on the Met stage in the role of Adina in Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore is Russian soprano Anna Netrebko, who took a break between acts this afternoon to speak with a radio host about, um, that photo that’s been circulating online.
A Memory Worthy of an Aftertaste
Sometimes when you’re 22, you ask a room full of Chinese students an essay question and you get a bunch of hum-drum la de da. Once in a while, you get this.
Lombok, I love you
A little piece from Lombok, Indonesia back when Bali was reeling from terrorist attacks and the local economies of the surrounding islands were just beginning to take off. Via That’s Beijing, read more
Caroline M Cooper 