The twilight of the Gods

One-eyed God of Valhalla

In a clear repudiation of the slur that we Conservative bloggers are crypto-fascists and loons, I've been spending hours (and hours, and hours) of this week immersed in coverage of high drama - where the one-eyed, but undisputed ruler of the gods makes a series of disastrous misjudgements, one of them related to the proper value of gold and its disposal, before a thorough repudiation of someone who was once much beloved led to that person's offspring destroying the source of his power, before teaming up with an heroic warrior maiden, culminating in the total destruction of the homes of the Gods.

The real problem with opera is that it simply isn't topical.