Divamensch

We're closing out the Beatles tribute month with who else - - Yoko Ono and Linda McCartney. A study in contrasts.

Not the greatest episode, but not a total clunker either. The designers were split into three teams of five, courtesy of our old friend...

Richard and Karen and I went to the Metropolitan Museum on 8/25/17 to see the Rei Kawakubo show at the Costume Institute. She's a wacko...

It's Goethe's birthday on Monday! He would be 268 years old, if he were still alive. And if he were still alive, I don't think he'd...

This might be a wee bit abstract, but stick with me: the Diva is the piccolo trumpet on "Penny Lane," and the Mensch is the string...

A momentous day: my first Project Runway column that originates on my very own website! One of those Big Girl Panties moments, I'm...

My beloved Chiara Quartet was back in town playing the Bartok quartets. Richard and I heard them play these same pieces last fall, and I...

By the way, thanks to Debbie Konkol for her advice on this month's Diva / Mensch pairings! She's been my go-to person for Beatles...

My brother Howard Ryan and I are collaborating on a piece for the San Francisco Electronic Music Festival. The piece is called "Shove On,...

Richard and I went to the second (and final) concert in the Chiara Quartet's Bartok cycle on 10/17/14. It was just as amazing as the...

Of course the second pair in this series has to be Ringo Starr and George Harrison.

I saw *Hamlet* at the Public Theater on 8/5/17. I had read in the NY Times months ago that they were doing a production starring Oscar...

A couple of years ago the Chiara Quartet decided to record the Brahms quartets. They started rehearsing them, and thought there was...

My Aunt Kat suggested this week's Diva / Mensch duo - - John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Jeez, a few months ago you couldn't pick up a...

8/13/17 will mark my 15th anniversary of having moved to New York City. Wow, what an incredible 15 years it's been. I'm celebrating by...

I'm closing out the month with one final 1970s TV pairing: Chrissy Snow and Janet Wood. Even their last names illustrate their diva and...

I saw *The Enchantment* at HERE Arts Center on 7/22/17. This was the American premiere of a play by Swedish author Victoria Benedictsson...

Another great TV duo from the past: Hawkeye Pierce and B. J. Hunnicutt:

Susan, Richard, John, David, and I saw *Assassins* at City Center on 7/12/17. Actually, it was Susan and I, and Richard, John, and David....

Dawn Upshaw's birthday is on 7/17 - - she'll be 57. Here's a review of her BAM recital in 2015. * * * I heard Dawn Upshaw in recital on...