“Is it possible to fix things after a debilitating, trust-destroying work stoppage? The good news is that the Detroit Symphony, which went out on strike for six months in 2010-11, seems to have found a way to do so…”
Archives for June 11, 2013
TT: Lookback
From 2005:
I left my toothbrush behind in my hotel room in Montgomery, and the spare in my Manhattan medicine cabinet proved to be an unpleasant shade of purple. Alas, not only is my bathroom decorated in sunny yellow and cornflower blue, but a Bonnard color lithograph hangs next to the door. Having gone to some trouble last year to track down a suitably blue toothbrush, I went back to the corner drugstore to look for something a bit more compatible with my décor. To my horror, all the brushes they now sell turn out to be vulgar, fat-handled implements that not only don’t match my towels but won’t even fit into my toothbrush holder….
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