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"The Club: Johnson, Boswell, and the Friends Who Shaped an Age," by Leo Damrosch
Among the members of the club, who met on Friday evenings at Turk's Head Tavern, 9 Gerard Street, off the Strand, besides Samuel Johnson, were Edmund Burke, Adam Smith and several other intellects of 18th-century London. Even if you will never read the book, the review by Joseph Epstein is fascinating in and of itself.
Click on the PDF link for the review.
Watch this KOMO news special report on the drug crisis and homelessness in Seattle. The report exposes a city government, judiciary and police administration's complete lack of understanding of the dire situation that has festered under their very noses. Piles of garbage, filth, used needles and syringes, public drug use, drug dealing ,crimes against property and people are rampant and scar a once beautiful city.
Thanks to Debbie Clarke via Louise O'Boyle for the video.
No, not that Victoria, we are talking about Queen Victoria on the 200th Anniversary of her birth. Unbeknownst to many, Queen Victoria was quite a patron of the art's and had interactions with some of the greatest musicians of the 19th century. Through her generosity many significant compositions were made possible. Click on the link for more information about this wonderful event.