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Sam Darling

Aug 24, 20151 min read

Block party music

I love music. I love all kinds of music. But music in context. I’m not going to blast you with opera singing when you’re trying to eat...

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Sam Darling

Jul 8, 20152 min read

My fellow meat eaters

We’re a bunch of weirdos. Some topics will set off reflexive defenses and meat eating is one of them. If you’re a meat eater and you’re...

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Vintage French theatrical posters of Daniel Crouet

Sam Darling

May 29, 20151 min read

Vintage French theatrical posters of Daniel Crouet

The items my performer parents accumulated in their long careers sometimes travel down to me in the form of mysterious poster tubes. I...

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Sam Darling

May 26, 20152 min read

The Dream Unfinished

I wanted to take a moment to plug the upcoming NYC classical concert this July called The Dream Unfinished. This is going to have a...

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Sam Darling

May 15, 20151 min read

Family castles and fun

I’ve spent a fair amount of time in castles. Although, technically, many of these are considered manor houses. I have many childhood...

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Sam Darling

May 7, 20151 min read

Our Sunday best

Chicago suburbs, 1950s, USA Maria Baroni with grandmother Elise & mother Helene. Just a little touch of glamor of you on this fine day....

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Vintage late 60s Mod style & New Orleans

Sam Darling

Apr 20, 20151 min read

Vintage late 60s Mod style & New Orleans

Some vacation photos when my mother was on break from the opera and exploring New Orleans. Some vintage Mod and late 60s style on...

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Sam Darling

Apr 13, 20153 min read

Boys & genetic destiny

I grew up in a talented family that holds the idea that talent runs in a family as a form of destiny. My grandfather, Roger, was a cold...

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Sam Darling

Mar 27, 20151 min read

The Merry Widow

One of my fellow opera nerds made a joke by saying, “Meet you at Maxim’s” and I was transported to Art Nouveau Paris. Only, I could hear...

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Sam Darling

Mar 19, 20158 min read

How to make new friends

How do adults make new friends? I’ve come to realize that even though I complain about making new friends I’m well versed in how to do...

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Sam Darling

Mar 12, 20153 min read

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt review

Well, I guess I’m in the minority of people who dislikes the new comedy Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. It feels weird to be on the outside of...

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Sam Darling

Mar 2, 20154 min read

Frontier Airlines is terrible

This is a public shaming. My friend has a genetic disorder and experienced the worst possible customer service when she flew Frontier...

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Sam Darling

Feb 26, 20152 min read

Zen and how to be

Achieving vitality and focus are of paramount concern, but instead of calm self assurance people seem frazzled. Part of the answer, I...

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Sam Darling

Feb 25, 20152 min read

Opera and cultural sensitivity

I’m doing a production of Madama Butterfly and the set and costume design are what I’ve dubbed “impressionistic” Japanese. We hint at the...

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Sam Darling

Feb 15, 20151 min read

Another sketch – Elise

With a photo of Elise from from a few years prior to that same time period. My grandmother was a very talented artist. The whole family...

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Sam Darling

Jan 28, 20151 min read

Actor & voice

You’ll find a lot of actors have a side gig as vocalists. You might assume it’s because they’re egomaniacs, but the little-spoken fact is...

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Sam Darling

Jan 22, 20151 min read

A photo in Venice

I was poking through archived photos from my travels in Europe and came across one of the best candid shots — on the grand canal headed...

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Sam Darling

Jan 16, 20153 min read

Big Hero 6 & the Science problem

When a family movie features science and technology I look forward to taking the eldest to see it as much as she looks forward to going...

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Sam Darling

Jan 9, 20152 min read

French racism

Virtually everyone I know, in a virtual manner, has renamed themselves Charlie this week. #jesuischarlie The gruesome murder of staffers...

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Sam Darling

Jan 6, 20153 min read

My time in the sensory deprivation tank

It’s hard out there for a skeptic. On the one hand, we know that things like acupuncture are placebo effect and don’t really work, but...

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