The Column of Life

    John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman gave the world what is clearly a  great musical achievement. Here is a critique lifted from Music Direct: John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman  (1963-IMPULSE) " ... Hartman's voice is right there and full-throated; again, I've never heard all the subtleties of his vibrato or all the slight accents in his phrasing. Coltrane's saxophone is in the room. Elvin Jones' drums bang and whisper. (Listen to that brush-wooshing! You get every wisp and sizzle.) Even McCoy Tyner's piano, often hooded in Van Gelder sessions, rings clear. Jimmy Garrison's bass may be a little forward, but it sounds like the pick-up amp, not a recording artifact. This is a gorgeous album, gorgeously mastered and essential." - Fred Kaplan, The Absolute Sound, June/July 2005, Issue 154 The clarinetist Tony Scott, who trod the same musical path as Billie Holiday and Charlie Parker, once called the number “Lush Life” “the Mount Everest of Ja...

  Cassatelle Siciliane (Cassateddi) 500 gr di farina grano duro. zucchero, 50 gr strutto, 40 gr Vino Bianco 250.ml. Buccia di limone (o arancia) Ingredienti per la crema di ricotta: ricotta di pecora ben scolata, 500 gr zucchero a velo o zucchero semolato macinato finemente, 150 gr cannella, 1 pizzico Per decorare:  zucchero Preparazione: 1. Per preparare l’impasto iniziamo a formare una fontana e mettere strutto zucchero e vino. Continuiamo a  lavorare  e formiamo un impasto  mettiamolo in una pellicola trasparente  e lo lasciamo in frigo  x 2 ore. 2. Intanto procediamo con la preparazione della crema mescolando gli ingredienti tutti insieme per riporla poi in frigo. 3.  Prendiamo il nostro impasto dal frigo e formiamo diverse palline da 90 grammi. Stendiamole e farciamole e ricordiamo di chiudere a forma di mezzaluna. 4. A questo punto friggiamole in abbondante olio bollente e appena risulteranno...

As we remember those we lost on 9/11, we also remember the spirit of unity and togetherness that defined the weeks and months after. On this day of service, I’m reflecting on all those still working to embrace that spirit, today and every day. https://t.co/y8x9PVcwDl — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) September 11, 2019

What the fresh hell. This is REAL. Filmed in 1958- about a conman who grifts a small town of suckers into building a wall. History not subtle enough for you? GUESS THE GRIFTER'S NAME (And watch until the end) pic.twitter.com/6FA3p6KC00 — Alex Hirsch (@_AlexHirsch) January 9, 2019