Archives for March 7, 2016

Vivian Blaine sings “Adelaide’s Lament,” from Guys and Dolls, at the 1971 Tony Awards. The song is by Frank Loesser. Blaine created the role of Adelaide in the original 1950 Broadway production of the show. She is introduced by Jerry Orbach:

(This is the latest in a series of arts-related videos that appear in this space each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.)

“One of the fundamental differences between extremes of Right and Left is this: in most instances hatred moves the former; fear the latter.”

John Lukacs, Democracy and Populism: Fear and Hatred (courtesy of Rod Dreher)