There wasn't a lot of live music that you could hear where I came from, which was a small town in southeast Missouri. Terry Teachout hearlivelot Change image and share on social
Life usually tells the best stories - but sometimes it takes an artist to show us what they mean. Terry Teachout artistlifeshow Change image and share on social
I feel quite confident that audiences on both sides of the Atlantic are growing 'dumber,' if what you really mean to say is 'less culturally literate.' Terry Teachout atlanticaudienceconfident Change image and share on social
Not surprisingly, my parents' generation did everything they could to make life easier for their own children. Was that good for us? I wonder. It certainly didn't do us any good from a cultural point of view. I'm struck by how few boomers have embraced adult culture in middle age. Terry Teachout adultageboomer share on social
Everybody in America was talking about TV early in 1949, though comparatively few Americans owned a set of their own. Terry Teachout americaamericancomparatively Change image and share on social
Nobody reads a reference book to be amused, much less charmed. Terry Teachout amusebookcharm Change image and share on social
I loved music from earliest childhood - from as long as I can remember. Terry Teachout childhoodearlylong Change image and share on social
Most of us remember Nat King Cole as a vocalist. His warm, grainy baritone is still so closely identified with such familiar ballads as 'Stardust' and 'The Christmas Song' that it's hard to imagine anyone else performing them. Terry Teachout balladbaritonechristmas share on social
Yes, translation is by definition an inadequate substitute for being able to read a masterpiece in the original. Terry Teachout definitioninadequatemasterpiece Change image and share on social
For the critic, the word 'best' is like a grenade without a pin: Toss it around too freely, and you're likely to get your hand blown off. Terry Teachout blowcriticfreely Change image and share on social