Nomenclature by John Simon

Names matter. A rose by any other name may smell as sweet, but if it were called buzzfunk we might think twice before sticking our nose into it, and all that sweetness would go to waste. I doubt whether I could love a woman named Mildred, no matter how appealing otherwise The name problem obtains in art as much as in life. The main reason a fine musical can get away with being called "Matilda" is that she is a tiny …

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