The morning Lull Report …

… Courtesy of Dave Lull:



… Who knew? — What does opera have to do with football? | OUPblog.



Now there's a way to get kids interested in classical music.



… Playing with masks: Biographers Cannot Be Choosers: On The Biographical Drive.



… Reading up on what to talk about: Joseph Brodsky’s Guide to Basic Conversation.

OK, you can forget about that last one. Indeed, it’s pretty obvious that Brodsky’s list is not really “basic” but rather a fairly arbitrary roster of cool stuff he had read and wanted to talk about. But given how few people have read all the books on his list, we may wonder if he lived in a state of perpetual loneliness and despair.

… Good: A TV Writer Finds His Literary Voice.

The 64 stories in "One More Thing" vary wildly in length, tone and subject matter. Some consist of just a set up and punch line: "I was sad that summer was over. But I was happy that it was over for my enemies, too." Others cover more complex territory, exploring such diverse topics as depression, suicide, the nature of love, family relationships, and the mysteries of dark matter and quantum nonlocality.

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