Wes Phillips

Bagheera is a past mistress at the art of cat fu, the ability to comfortably inhabit spaces too small for her to fit into.

Rupert Christiansen sings the praises of hymns.

Huckleberry, on the other hand, practices his cat fu mind-tricks out in the open—where they aren't at all effective.

Sometimes it is. "In theory, the planet has 24 time zones. Actually, there are about 39, and they are still hotly debated. Within the past month, President Hugo Chavez has talked of moving Venezuela’s clocks forward half an hour, and Indian scientists have urged their government to do the same."

The Guardian has published some of the greatest interviews of the 20^th century on its site. Do not miss Frost/Nixon—and see the play, as well, if you get a chance. I saw it on Broadway with Frank Langella and Michael Sheen and it was one of those moments of theatrical greatness you'll remember in your dotage.

Caryl Phillips named his first play Strange Fruit. It had nothing to do with lynching, US race relations, or anything concerning Billie Holiday's famous song.

Albert Fuller has died. I enjoyed his playing a lot and, the one time I met him—we shared the elevator to Weill Recital Hall—he was gracious enough to tell me about the night he met Igor Stravinsky.