So the first request of our First Annual APLV Reader Poll was for more Richard Simmons, but Simmons is a man–nay, a presence–we should have...

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He was Lieutenant Bromhead at Rorke's Drift in Zulu  and he was Canfield at the Battle of Britain , he was Alfie and Jack Carter  and ...

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With apologies to J. R. R. Tolkien . Out with the schola and toss out the chant!      Graduals down and hymnals up! There's no trad...

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Update: This video after several thousand views was blocked by Viacom, evidently because they don't understand the concept of fair use....

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As any APLV readers know, the classical music greats feature prominently on the blog. Please don't think, though, that we neglect that ...

We've found you. Yes, at long last we know exactly who you are. It's taken us a while but we've done it. So how did we finall...

Classicists are a curious bunch. We come in all shapes and sizes and with all manner of creeds, but generally it's a smart and elitist ...

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With apologies to Rod Serling. Tiberius Quartermain had just returned home from another day of trading Triscuits on the wheat exchange. ...