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Patris's avatar

Well I love your writing. You teach me things and lead me places.

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Noah Berlatsky's avatar

thanks!

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Karen Gold's avatar

I had never heard of the Astor Place riot. It’s wild that protesters got shot over Shakespeare!

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DR Darke's avatar

Well, the premiere of Stravinsky's and Nijinsky's ballet "The Rite of Spring" had half the theater rioting against the other half, throwing rotten vegetables among other things at each other!

Suddenly, haters on the Internet don't look so bad.... 😧

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Karen Gold's avatar

Who brings rotten vegetables to a ballet? 🤣

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DR Darke's avatar

Everybody's a Critic! 🤣🤣🤣

Now I just imagine Groucho going down the aisle with a pushcart, yelling, "Get your rotten vegetables here! Nice rotten vegetables, perfect for throwing...!"

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ken taylor's avatar

I sometimes find myself in agreement with other's who have commented that Noah Berlatsky is the most brilliant writer on substack. Certainly this article gives Noah Belartsky strong leverage to that title.

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