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December 30, 2021
I wrote this article in November, 2012. It is also available in Spanish. Today a genius is considered to be a person of outstanding intelligence and […]
December 2, 2021
Over the Thanksgiving weekend, I spent time watching Stephen Sondheim interviews. I must admit that I was not overly familiar with his work. I am more […]