Recently I had a conversation with Julia Hanna about the classic film noire, Casablanca. Like many of us, Julia had seen Casablanca before, but she watched it again not too long ago, and here are her new insights. Some of … Continue reading
We had our first filksing of the year on Jan. 21, 2022. Julia Hanna and Aya Katz were the hosts, and the guests were Leslie Fish, Kate Glastone, Mark Horning and Katrina Joyner. Leslie Fish is a filk legend who … Continue reading
On December 31, 2021 Julia Hanna and I hosted an online gathering that included a talk given by handwriting expert Kate Gladstone, and that was followed by a filksing featuring filk legend Leslie Fish and Katrina Joyner. Kate Gladstone also … Continue reading
Last night Julia Hanna and I had the great privilege and pleasure of interviewing Esmat Babaii, an Iranian academician and author. Some of the topics that we discussed include: The effect of social media on scoiety How Covid has affected … Continue reading
Recently, political disputants and the mainstream media have taken to calling people who disagree with government officials and government mandates traitors. Traitors would be people who commit treason, a very serious crime. But under the United States constitution treason is … Continue reading
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Because I inherited the correspondence that belonged to my grandmother Klara Goldstoff Katz at the time of her death, the five generations will be counting from her mother, Mirla Goldstoff all the way to my daughter Sword Katz. I also … Continue reading
On July 13, 2018 Julia Hanna and Aya Katz continued to interview with Dt. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh that had begun the week before. The topic was language and apes. Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh is more experienced than any other ape language researcher, … Continue reading
On July 6, 2018 Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh spoke with Julia Hanna and Aya Katz. Recently, Koko the Gorilla passed away. In response, Geoffrey Pullum wrote a scathing critique of Koko’s language skills. https://www.chronicle.com/blogs/lingu… Julia Hanna and Aya Katz wanted to … Continue reading
On June 29, 2018 Julia Hanna interviewed Kelly Clear, the narrator for the Audible edition of When Sword Met Bow, and Aya Katz, its author. Kelly Clear is from a musical family and grew up reading books out loud to … Continue reading
Evelyn Adams is the narrator for Ping & the Snirkelly People, soon to be out on Audible. She became an avid reader at the age of eight when she was first introduced to the wonderful world of Roald Dahl. Reading … Continue reading
