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Evanston RoundTable, Dec. 29, 2016 In case you haven’t noticed, time is trending right now. It’s the subject of a fascinating article in a recent New Yorker (“Present Tense”) and
The Elusive Now
Evanston RoundTable, Dec. 15, 2016 Time is infinite, but divisible by three: past, present, and future. For many, the past is full of regrets, bittersweet memories, and fanciful what-ifs.
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Evanston RoundTable, Dec. 1, 2016 It’s getting harder and harder to stay focused on staying focused. In the messy place that masquerades as our mind, the average attention span is
Bikes Vs. Cars: No Contest
Evanston RoundTable, Nov. 17, 2016 The death two months ago of a Northwestern freshman on her bicycle underscores the seriousness of the recent heated debate in Evanston about how far
Savoyaires Star to Retire From Cast After This Year
Evanston RoundTable, September 22, 2016 Kingsley Day, long a mainstay performer with the Evanston-based Savoyaires Gilbert and Sullivan theater company, will ply the boards one last time this year
How I Came to Play the World’s Most Expensive Violin
News item, September 2016: In June 2011 Tarisio Auction House conducted the sale of the most well-preserved Stradivari in private circulation, setting a world record of $15.9 million in the
Improving Your Chamber Music Skills: Tips from a Pro
Journal of the American Viola Society, Summer 2016 While interviewing violist Claudia Lasareff-Mironoff concerning the art of studying chamber music, I gleaned some tips that will be useful not only
Night Train
Notes written on my overnight train trip to New York City on June 1st and 2nd, 2016. The train lurches to a start exactly on time — 6:40 p.m. — from Union Station
A View From the Park
Letter to the Editor, New York Times Book Review section, Feb. 14, 2016 TO THE EDITOR: Ari Berman, in his review of “Let the People Rule,” by Geoffrey Cowan (Jan.