The relatively obscure St Mark Passion by Sir Charles Wood deserves more recognition. This setting of the St Mark Passion is by one of England’s finest choral composers, Charles Wood. It was commissioned by none other than the Rev’d Dr Eric Milner-White, who gave us the well known Ceremony of Nine Lessons and Carols, nowContinue reading “Noted with Pleasure, Charles Wood: St Mark Passion.”
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Sheep in Wolves’ Clothing.
Faux-conservatives running for office in New York. In her column for Human Events, The Sidewalks of New York, Jacqueline Toboroff, a divorced mother of two gamely trying to raise her children in New York City, writes of a new effort by some of the City’s Democrats to separate themselves from the destructive policies of theirContinue reading “Sheep in Wolves’ Clothing.”
Noted with Pleasure.
From John Downland’s Third Book of Songs, this one is a delight, with the clever wordplay of the poem and of course its masterly setting. It was a Time when Silly Bees Could Speak Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex It was a time when silly bees could speak, And in that time I was aContinue reading “Noted with Pleasure.”
Defining Deviancy Down.
The pursuit of happiness? (Warning: naughty words below.) The New York Post reports: Lil Nas X executed an X-rated stunt during his Grammys performance Sunday, transforming his microphone into his penis, continuing the era of the on-screen peen. While rocking the stage alongside rapper Jack Harlow, 24, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, the 22-year-oldContinue reading “Defining Deviancy Down.”
It’s Just Too Hard to Resist.
Kamala in fine form in her latest interview. Our Vice President has crafted more pearls of prose. Her atelier this time happened to be her own airplane, Air Force 2 and they took the form of an interview with ace, lick-spittle reporter Joy Reid, who asked the VP if she supported regime change in Russia.Continue reading “It’s Just Too Hard to Resist.”
There Will Always Be an England, Especially in Yorkshire.
Why are men being asked if they’re pregnant? 1 April 2022 SIR – I received my first Covid jab most efficiently as part of a cohort between the ages of 70 and 75 at the Grandstand on Epsom Downs. Following reception I was asked whether I was pregnant (Letters, March 31) and replied that, despiteContinue reading “There Will Always Be an England, Especially in Yorkshire.”
The Leftist Mob Turns Its Attention to Papal Bull From Half-a-Millennium Ago.
They will probably win. From The Hill: Members of the Assembly of First Nations on Thursday pressed Pope Francis to revoke 15th century papal orders used to justify colonialism. The decrees, issued in 1455 and 1493, approved of colonial explorers’ seizure of Indigenous land in Africa and the Americas and were used in the Doctrine of Discovery,Continue reading “The Leftist Mob Turns Its Attention to Papal Bull From Half-a-Millennium Ago.”
Stupid is as Stupid Does (a Continuing Series).
It’s never a good idea to try and rob a gun store. From The Truth About Guns (h/t Instapundit): Firearm trainers typically tell their students never try to draw down on a bad guy when his or her gun is pointed at you. However, all of that goes out the window when the criminal hasContinue reading “Stupid is as Stupid Does (a Continuing Series).”
Above the Fray.
An intelligent and strategic move by the Republicans? From Just the News: Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday announced a new investigation into Facebook and Twitter trying to suppress initial reporting in October 2020 about Hunter Biden’s laptop. In recent days, mainstream media outlets including the New York Times and Washington Post haveContinue reading “Above the Fray.”
Take that, Russian Swine!
Flower power. A recent article in Forbes (good Lord, what’s happened to “Capitalist Tool” Forbes? ) tells the tale of a young, handsome Ukrainian artist named Daniel Skripnik. The poor fellow is caught in a terrible bind. Owing to his being LGBTQ (no specifying which one of those letters he claims, but no matter; it’sContinue reading “Take that, Russian Swine!”
THE TAOS TATLER. 