To: Franklin Park Conservatory cc: Scotts Miracle Gro Foundation Columbus Underground Franklin Park Neighborhood Association Dear Franklin Park, How do you make a beautiful thing turn ugly? Put a fence around it. I think it’s fair to assume, when the Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation contributed the money for Franklin Park Conservatory to build a wonderful new children’s garden, they[…]
Month: May 2018
Wokepedia: Women Philosophers
Third in my Wokepedia series on consciousness-raising Wikipedia edits. Women Philosophers: There’s so much common wisdom, and so many authoritative sources that claim there are few to no women philosophers, so it was great to[…]
WC Handy: That Random Minor Note Part II
Last time, we looked at Janelle Monae’s self description as “the random minor note you hear in major songs” and hinted that was somehow related to the artificiality of the even-tempered Western European scale. But[…]
That Random Minor Note, Part I: Janelle Monae
In her excellent new song, “I Like That,” multi-talented singer and former android Janelle Monae refers to herself as the random minor note you hear in major songs. A commentator on Genius interpreted this as[…]
Wokepedia: Mozart in the Jungle, Missy Mazzoli
Second in my “Wokepedia” series of case studies of consciousness-raising Wikipedia edits. Mozart in the Jungle This Netflix show about a hard-living group of classical musicians is a current favorite of mine, and stars Latino[…]