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| Otto Didact's Diary | ||
Last July, when I was between drafts of the book I'm writing, I made some notes on the London transplantation, what I was reading at the time, and a few miscellaneous musings. — Yrs, Otto.
July 4, 2010: #1. New Life in Empire City July 5: #2. Charlatan Tours — A chance discovery in Primrose Hill — Jazz Italian Style July 6: #3. Autobiography as caviar — Selznick, Anne Lindbergh & Dr. Johnson — Touching books July 7: #4. Hank Jones (1918-2010) July 8: #5. The Diaries of Kenneth Tynan talking at me July 13: #6. Ken Tynan 's generous ghost July 15: #7. Sargent and the Sea July 16: #8. 5000 words a day, vegetarian or not — The idea of a Tynan Society in London July 19: #9. The Total Musicianship of Chet Atkins — That poor overused G-word July 23: #10. Filling gaps in one's education —Hannah Arendt on Brecht the Poet & Political Animal July 27: #11. Making sense of the terms Socialism and Communism July 29: #12. Mother Courage and The Caucasian Chalk Circle — Big Gun Critics July 30: #13. "Wild culture", in a small bottle August 5: #14. Why diarize? — Martin Esslin on Brecht August 6: #15. On Degenerate Nobles
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