Like a bajillion or so other folks, I watched the Super Bowl yesterday, tuning in just in time to witness Lea Michele squeeze out a painfully earnest version of “God Bless America,” followed by Christina Aguilera, who, blissfully unaware that it wasn’t all about her, went and put her stank all over the national anthem. Thankfully, the Packers prevailed, but still.
Anthony Tommasini has compiled a list of the top 10 classical composers—and it’s not nearly as ridiculous as it sounds (though I’m a bit miffed that Mahler didn’t make the cut). Bonus: the article mentions Spokane’s own Stephen Drury, who, along with his brother Bill, has managed to do some pretty remarkable things while being largely ignored by his hometown.
Finally, Farrah Fawcett’s red swimsuit—you know the one I’m talking about—is, at long last, given the respect it deserves.
by Bill Drury