Monthly Archives: November 2018

Portland Anonymous: Fragment Eleven

Posted on November 12, 2018 by nathanalbright

Benefit concerns have a long history in rock & roll and other genres.  In 1971 there was a benefit concert to help those in Bangladesh after the horrors of their war of independence against Pakistan.  Then there benefit concerts for … Continue reading →

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Major And Minor, Or How To Have A Productive Day While In Bed

Posted on November 12, 2018 by nathanalbright

By the time any of you read this, much of it will probably be out of date, but sometimes I write for myself and only incidentally and accidentally for anyone else.  I thought it might be entertaining for some of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Complete Greek Drama: Volume Two

Posted on November 12, 2018 by nathanalbright

The Complete Drama:  Volume Two, edited by Whitney J. Oates and Eugene O’Neill, Jr. I’m not sure how many people would find the thought of reading more than 1200 pages of material that contains mostly obscure and sometimes fragmentary plays … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Complete Greek Drama: Volume One

Posted on November 12, 2018 by nathanalbright

The Complete Drama:  All The Extant Tragedies Of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, And The Comedies Of Aristophanes And Menander, In A Variety Of Translations:  Volume One, edited by Whitney J. Oates and Eugene O’Neill, Jr. This book certainly lives up … Continue reading →

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With Visions Of Basil Wolverton’s Drawings Dancing In My Head

Posted on November 11, 2018 by nathanalbright

When I think of Noah’s flood [1], I think of Basil Wolverton’s drawings from The Bible Story.  Maybe not everyone has that sort of association, but for me, the childhood sight of those faces in deep distress as their world … Continue reading →

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Portland Anonymous: Fragment Ten

Posted on November 11, 2018 by nathanalbright

He was an artist I definitely would have liked to have seen live, but he didn’t seem interested in touring.  I’m not sure why that was the case.  I mean, I know he was shy, but there are plenty of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Midrash And Mishnah

Posted on November 11, 2018 by nathanalbright

Midrash And Mishnah:  A Study In The Early History Of The Halakah, by Jacob Z. Lauterbach There are a great many reasons why I looked forward to reading this book and enjoyed it so much.  For one, the book was … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Ethics Of The Halakah

Posted on November 11, 2018 by nathanalbright

The Ethics Of The Halakah, by Jacob Zallel Lauterbach With friends like these, the halakah doesn’t need enemies.  Even if I did not find this to be the best of the author’s work, or even that accurate of a book … Continue reading →

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The Incompetent Pollsters Of New Caledonia

Posted on November 10, 2018 by nathanalbright

Although the attention of most of the people I happen to know this week was on the election here in the United States, about which I have little that I want to say, there was another momentous election that happened … Continue reading →

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Portland Anonymous: Fragment Nine

Posted on November 10, 2018 by nathanalbright

If ever there was an example of someone who made an odd celebrity in our current era, he was it.  It was almost like watching a time machine.  Back in the day, at least as far as our video footage … Continue reading →

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