The Mobius of Love
The figures of Romeo and Juliet are so iconic in western culture, and the notion of Shakespeare’s “star-cross’d” lovers so …
Tag Archives: Melody S. Owens
Elegance and the Godzilla Test
Walking to work last week, I saw two young things in front of me wearing what can only be described …
Holding Up the Sky
The usual depiction of the titan Atlas, carrying the weight of the celestial sphere, is a classical view of the …
Saints and Sinners
The portrayals of religious figures in the movies are usually patently contrived: the noble suffering, the shining conviction, the heroic …
Whose Sleeves?
In classical Japanese painting there is a style of picture called “Whose Sleeves” (Tagasode), in which the painter depicts a …
Lady Day
I was in Italy recently and on March 25th there was a feast day honoring Mary, the mother of Jesus. …
And When It Is Bad…..
What is it about opera in performance that, when it succeeds, scales the heights of human emotion, art and possibility; …
Thanks be to Spock
Leonard Nimoy passed away this week and I was gratified that he was given a front page obituary in the …
The Paradoxical Don
Is he a rapist or a seducer? A great lover of women or a sex addict? These questions hover around …
Polyphony and Grief
Singing polyphonic music without accompaniment – music of the Renaissance – is as pure and delightful an experience as can …
Poets' Sinews 