Falstaff and the Making of an Opera Fan
In the bright and fearless days before COVID-19 shut everything down, I considered watching my first real opera. I thought I’d first try one of Verdi’s operas based on a Shakespeare play, Macbeth or Otello…
Category: language
Lesson From the Dog
I understood the phrase “pulling for home,” but – despite growing up with horses – hadn’t got it until just recently. “Pulling for home” is a phrase that turns up in poetry and stories set…