Category Archives: HARPNOSIS

Of Turks, Tenors and Titillating Trillers: Il Turco in Italia

By Victoria Looseleaf @font-face { font-family: “Cambria”; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: “Times New Roman”; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } There’s something delicious about the way the word ‘Turk’ sounds in Italian. Il Turco. … Continue reading

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Booknotes, Footnotes and Loose’s Notes

Writer, Thinker, Mensch: David Grossman. Photo by Victoria Looseleaf.By Victoria LooseleafOne of Israel’s finest writers, David Grossman, was in the City of Angels the other night to talk about, read from and – sell and sign – his latest work, … Continue reading

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