MomChoir & finding your soulmate
I’ve been fortunate enough to have a partner who supports my creative endeavors and does everything he can to allow me space and time to...
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Sam Darling
Aug 17, 20181 min
Culture city
Certain cities ooze an ephemeral quality of “culture” and it can be tricky to explain exactly why. But then other times it’s clear how...
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Sam Darling
Dec 6, 20173 min
On indigenous people
Since I’m a newcomer to places like New Zealand, Australia, and Canada, I don’t harbor much of the shame of the colonialist past that...
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Sam Darling
Jul 19, 20174 min
Anti-Asian racism
It’s this weird thing that my thoroughly continental childhood had a slight Asian flavor to it, although it’s not something I generally...
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Sam Darling
Sep 9, 20161 min
Nous a French pop song from 1978 by Hervé Vilard
I had an auditory flashback whereby I realized why Bowie’s 1971 Life on Mars always felt familiar to me yet not quite right. Because I...
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Sam Darling
Jun 23, 20162 min
Muse
Let’s talk about the muse and how they function in the life of the artist. We all have influences that kick our artistic butts into gear....
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Sam Darling
Apr 17, 20162 min
My sister the brave
In every family there is a person that holds the center; around whose gravitational pull the other family members orbit. We refer to them...
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Sam Darling
Mar 14, 20161 min
Maria looking 60s glam
I do enjoy pulling the celebrity-style vintage photos from my family vault to share with you guys. These are from a photo shoot my mother...
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Sam Darling
Mar 14, 20161 min
The weight of personal history
The trouble with having such a deep knowledge of my family history is I find I must bite my tongue when my kids speak casually of their...
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Sam Darling
Jan 27, 20162 min
Family rumors and famous wine
It’s Holocaust Remembrance Day. You’ll recall I had a grandmother who escaped a concentration camp. In my historical digging I’ve learned...
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Sam Darling
Nov 5, 20151 min
Helene on the radio in 1959
I had a fair number of technical difficulties with this entry as the reel-to-reel from 1959 was damaged. You’ll hear some interference...
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Sam Darling
Oct 21, 20151 min
Beach vacation 1940s France
Palavas-les-Flots is a French seaside resort south of Montpelier. My mother, along with her mother and new stepfather, spent a summer...
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Sam Darling
May 29, 20151 min
Vintage French theatrical posters of Daniel Crouet
The items my performer parents accumulated in their long careers sometimes travel down to me in the form of mysterious poster tubes. I...
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Sam Darling
May 15, 20151 min
Family castles and fun
I’ve spent a fair amount of time in castles. Although, technically, many of these are considered manor houses. I have many childhood...
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Sam Darling
Mar 27, 20151 min
The Merry Widow
One of my fellow opera nerds made a joke by saying, “Meet you at Maxim’s” and I was transported to Art Nouveau Paris. Only, I could hear...
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Sam Darling
Feb 15, 20151 min
Another sketch – Elise
With a photo of Elise from from a few years prior to that same time period. My grandmother was a very talented artist. The whole family...
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Sam Darling
Jan 9, 20152 min
French racism
Virtually everyone I know, in a virtual manner, has renamed themselves Charlie this week. #jesuischarlie The gruesome murder of staffers...
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Sam Darling
Dec 19, 20141 min
Great Grandfather Gustave Arents
My paternal great-grandfather was a rakish fellow from near Brussels, Belgium. The bit of family lore we do know about him is that he was...
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Sam Darling
Dec 5, 20142 min
Hunting, fur, & pets
We had a traditional relationship with animals. We had many pets we adored living alongside our fur coats and hunting trophies. It’s a...
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Sam Darling
Nov 21, 20141 min
Fifties Americana
No one is more American than an immigrant. I think of my family when the US immigration reform discussion crops up again because we are...
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