Monthly Archives: August 2016

Chicago Opera and CITIZEN KANE

“Samuel Insull built the Civic Opera Building for his mistress, an opera singer.” “Samuel Insull built the Civic Opera Building for his mistress, Mary Garden, an opera singer.” These two similar tales are told daily by Chicago River tour guides. And these two tales are totally false. The only truth in the tales is that […]

August 27, 2016 – 2:30 pm | By Paul Kuritz | Posted in Art, from Paul, History, Media, Men and Women, Movies, Music, Newspapers, Opera, Quotations, Theater, Uncategorized, Videos | Comments Off on Chicago Opera and CITIZEN KANE

CST: Shakespeare’s Globe’s The Merchant of Venice: The Quality of Malice

Despite what you may read, or hear, in the news, Jews remain the most hated people in America. According to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports: Hate Crime Statistics, there were 1,140 victims of anti-religious hate crimes in the U.S. last year. “Of the 1,140 victims of anti-religious hate crimes: 56.8 percent [56.8%] were victims of […]

August 11, 2016 – 1:08 pm | By Paul Kuritz | Posted in Current Events, from Paul, History, Men and Women, Music, Poetry, Quotations, Theater, Theology, World Affairs | Comments Off on CST: Shakespeare’s Globe’s The Merchant of Venice: The Quality of Malice