Category Archives: THE HAMILTON SOUNDTRACK

The Hamiltome is Here!

Posted on May 6, 2016 by lfpbe

THE HAMILTON SOUNDTRACK has been in my car’s CD player for 108 days. It arrived from Amazon on December 22, when I plucked it from the mailbox right before I went out to do one last round of Christmas shopping. … Continue reading →

Posted in Glimpses into Real Life, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter, New Books That Have Clearly Been Treated With Some Chemical to Make Them Smell Old, Non-fiction - History, Nonfiction - General, Nonfiction - Music, Nonfiction - Theatre, THE HAMILTON SOUNDTRACK, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

‘Celia’s an Artful Little Slut’ (And Other Thoughts on the Founding Fathers)

Posted on February 22, 2016 by lfpbe

I am reading Ron Chernow’s biography of Alexander Hamilton, albeit somewhat slowly, and I am trying to share my HAMILTON obsession with you in ways that are not derivative and cliché (you’re welcome), so today I’m here to tell you … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Non-fiction - History, Nonfiction - General, Nonfiction - Memoir/Biography, Reviews by Bethany, Ron Chernow, THE HAMILTON SOUNDTRACK, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

To Stave Off That Feeling of Helplessness (And, OK, Also Because HAMILTON SOUNDTRACK)

Posted on January 24, 2016 by lfpbe

When I started reading The Federalist a couple of nights ago, I didn’t know that it was about to become a blog challenge. I just thought I was expressing my abiding love for THE HAMILTON SOUNDTRACK in a characteristically nerdy … Continue reading →

Posted in Glimpses into Real Life, Nonfiction - Essays, Nonfiction - General, Nonfiction - Politics/Current Events, THE HAMILTON SOUNDTRACK, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Thoughts on Christopher Hitchens’ Thomas Jefferson: Author of America

Posted on January 15, 2016 by lfpbe

Robert Frost has been much on my mind lately – probably because my birthday is approaching. Along with Philip Larkin, Frost is the poet that best captures for me the slow but orderly forward motion of time. At the same … Continue reading →

Posted in Christopher Hitchens, Non-fiction - History, Nonfiction - General, Nonfiction - Memoir/Biography, Reviews by Bethany, THE HAMILTON SOUNDTRACK, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

For Copy Editors Everywhere

Posted on January 4, 2016 by lfpbe

I read a fantastic book of short stories this weekend – Thom Jones’ The Pugilist at Rest – and I really want to review it for you, but I don’t quite have the wherewithal for that now. I’ve been copy-editing … Continue reading →

Posted in Glimpses into Real Life, Joseph J, Ellis, Non-fiction - History, Nonfiction - General, Nonfiction - Memoir/Biography, Reviews by Bethany, THE HAMILTON SOUNDTRACK, Uncategorized | Leave a comment