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I love music. I love all kinds of music. But music in context. I’m not going to blast you with opera singing when you’re trying to eat...
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Sam Darling
Jul 8, 20152 min read
My fellow meat eaters
We’re a bunch of weirdos. Some topics will set off reflexive defenses and meat eating is one of them. If you’re a meat eater and you’re...
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Sam Darling
May 29, 20151 min read
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 26, 20152 min read
The Dream Unfinished
I wanted to take a moment to plug the upcoming NYC classical concert this July called The Dream Unfinished. This is going to have a...
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Sam Darling
May 15, 20151 min read
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
May 7, 20151 min read
Our Sunday best
Chicago suburbs, 1950s, USA Maria Baroni with grandmother Elise & mother Helene. Just a little touch of glamor of you on this fine day....
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Sam Darling
Apr 20, 20151 min read
Vintage late 60s Mod style & New Orleans
Some vacation photos when my mother was on break from the opera and exploring New Orleans. Some vintage Mod and late 60s style on...
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Sam Darling
Apr 13, 20153 min read
Boys & genetic destiny
I grew up in a talented family that holds the idea that talent runs in a family as a form of destiny. My grandfather, Roger, was a cold...
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Sam Darling
Mar 27, 20151 min read
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
Mar 19, 20158 min read
How to make new friends
How do adults make new friends? I’ve come to realize that even though I complain about making new friends I’m well versed in how to do...
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Sam Darling
Mar 12, 20153 min read
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt review
Well, I guess I’m in the minority of people who dislikes the new comedy Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. It feels weird to be on the outside of...
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Sam Darling
Mar 2, 20154 min read
Frontier Airlines is terrible
This is a public shaming. My friend has a genetic disorder and experienced the worst possible customer service when she flew Frontier...
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Sam Darling
Feb 26, 20152 min read
Zen and how to be
Achieving vitality and focus are of paramount concern, but instead of calm self assurance people seem frazzled. Part of the answer, I...
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Sam Darling
Feb 25, 20152 min read
Opera and cultural sensitivity
I’m doing a production of Madama Butterfly and the set and costume design are what I’ve dubbed “impressionistic” Japanese. We hint at the...
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Sam Darling
Feb 15, 20151 min read
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 28, 20151 min read
Actor & voice
You’ll find a lot of actors have a side gig as vocalists. You might assume it’s because they’re egomaniacs, but the little-spoken fact is...
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Sam Darling
Jan 22, 20151 min read
A photo in Venice
I was poking through archived photos from my travels in Europe and came across one of the best candid shots — on the grand canal headed...
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Sam Darling
Jan 16, 20153 min read
Big Hero 6 & the Science problem
When a family movie features science and technology I look forward to taking the eldest to see it as much as she looks forward to going...
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Sam Darling
Jan 9, 20152 min read
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
Jan 6, 20153 min read
My time in the sensory deprivation tank
It’s hard out there for a skeptic. On the one hand, we know that things like acupuncture are placebo effect and don’t really work, but...
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