How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. 1. I would rather be with you than any­one else. (strongly dis­agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 strongly agree) 2. I yearn to know all about you. (1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9) 3. For me, you are the perfect …

The most stir­ring sec­ond act I’ve seen lately is that of Paul Potts, a con­tes­tant on Britain’s Got Tal­ent, the United Kingdom’s ver­sion of Amer­i­can Idol. A portly cell phone sales­man from South Wales with snag­gle teeth and an ill-fitting suit, Potts walks ner­vously onto the stage and shak­ily announces he’s going to sing opera. …