Tag Archives: Gilbert and Sullivan
WSJ’s James Taranto Flunks His Ethics Test
Ah, James, I have misjudged you, I fear. Continue reading
Ethics Train Wreck Report: Lessons, Ethical and Otherwise, of the Missoula “Mikado” Mess
To be blunt, the Missoula Mikado Ethics Train Wreck is about ignorance, revenge and stupidity, and it is hard to be ethical when one is ignorant, vengeful and stupid. Continue reading
Unethical Journalist of the Week: Aaron Flint, of The Northern Broadcasting Network
I’m sure there has been, somewhere, in the last half-century perhaps, a blog post, a news report, an on-the-scene broadcast—a high school newspaper story, perhaps— that is more incompetent, contemptuous of the facts, under-researched, historically and culturally illiterate, lazy, misleading, hysterical and outright moronic that Aaron Flint’s story about the Missoula Mikado. Continue reading
Comment of the Day: “Next: A Version of “The Mikado” Without Execution References”
I promise I won’t do this often, but this Comment of the Day is by me, a reply to a comment by Ichneumon, which you will find at the end. Continue reading
Further Ethical Musings on Ko-Ko’s Little List’s “Eliminationist Rhetoric”: the Duty to Fight the Insanity
We have understood the difference between genuinely hateful speech and everything else for generations, and now, thanks to the cynical efforts by some to inhibit thought and expression for political gain, abetted by the misguided support of many whose gentility is warped by an absence of perspective, we are in danger of unlearning the wisdom of centuries, and scarring our democracy in the process. Continue reading
Next: A Version of “The Mikado” Without Execution References
For a text-book example of how political correctness, ideology, ignorance and a humor deficit can undermine speech, culture and entertainment, we need look no further than the public critics of the Missoula Community Theater’s production of “The Mikado,” perhaps the best of all Gilbert and Sullivan operettas and one of the very best musical comedies ever written. Continue reading
“Finishing the Hat”: Sondheim, W.S. Gilbert, and Expert Malpractice
It is surprising and disappointing to see Stephen Sondheim slide into expert malpractice when he undertakes, clearly half-heartedly, a critique of the lyrics of W.S. Gilbert, of Gilbert and Sullivan fame. Continue reading
Law School and High School Credential Corruption
“When everyone is somebody, then no one’s anybody!” Continue reading
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Comment of the Day: “Ronbo” on His Own Previous “Frivolous Complaint of the Month”
Ronbo’s back. You are in for a treat. Continue reading →
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