Posted in Film, Humor, Literature, Media, Seattle, Sports on June 20, 2008 | No Comments »
I greatly enjoyed reading this article that highlights Sherman Alexie’s testimony for the Seattle vs. The Sonics trial going on right now at a courthouse in Seattle. I’ll try to best sum up the situation before quoting Alexie. Alexie is a Native American writer perhaps most famous for his novel Smoke Signals which was turned [...]
Posted in Art, Irony, Literature, Random on June 16, 2008 | No Comments »
About suffering they were never wrong,
The Old Masters; how well, they understood
Its human position; how it takes place
While someone else is eating or opening a window or just walking dully along;
How, when the aged are reverently, passionately waiting
For the miraculous birth, there always must be
Children who did not specially want it to happen, skating
On a [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Lies, Literature, Race, Theatre on June 15, 2008 | No Comments »
All of the great classical actors of Twentieth Century played Othello like Olivier and Gielgud, but there must have been some shift in the public psyche when it became more advantageous to play Iago. This version of the play focused on contemporary psychology of the characters, and perhaps it’s modern psychology that makes Iago so [...]
Posted in Humor, Literature, Random, Theatre on June 15, 2008 | No Comments »
It’s been a great two days here in Ashland, Oregon. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to post photographs until I get back.
Yesterday I saw an interesting play called The Further Adventures of Hedda Gabbler. Being a huge fan of Hedda Gabbler, I was really excited to see the play. So what was it about? It’s [...]
Posted in Humor, Literature, News, UK on May 11, 2008 | No Comments »
Leave it to Doris Lessing to tell it like it is. Somehow winning a Nobel prize has caused Doris Lessing to retire from writing.
Nobel Prize-winning author Doris Lessing has said winning the prestigious award in 2007 had been a “bloody disaster”.
The increased media interest in her has meant that writing a full novel was next [...]
Posted in Humor, Literature, Random on April 4, 2008 | No Comments »
Today I shared a conversation with my co-worker about how different grandparents are today than their grandchildren. It made me think of the F. Scott Fitzgerald story The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Here is an excerpt to peak your interest. To read the whole story, click here.
The doctor heard him, faced around, and stood [...]
Posted in Literature, Sports, Tennis, Video on April 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I love reading Dostoevsky because the characters are so over the top. They get drunk, they create scenes; in short they are grandiose.
Mikhail Youzhny has been an exciting player to watch the last couple of years. While I’ve always appreciated the on-the-surface emotion of players like Andy Roddick, this video of Youzhny pretty much blows [...]
Posted in English, Literature on April 1, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Here’s an interesting essay in the New York times about a breaking up with someone over a book.
Some years ago, I was awakened early one morning by a phone call from a friend. She had just broken up with a boyfriend she still loved and was desperate to justify her decision. “Can you believe it!” [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Film, Literature, Pop Culture, Random on February 2, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Perhaps you have never been around a grown man who likes to mimic this particular line from the There Will Be Blood all the time. I can tell you, it’s annoying. But in honor of that man, who is my husband, I give you his favorite line from the movie. SPOILER’S ALERT!
Posted in Children, Gender, Literature on February 1, 2008 | No Comments »
Most of you probably already read the Chawed Rosin since that’s where I started blogging. If you don’t, please take a moment to look at this great post about Peepul Pals, a book that teaches gender roles to children.
Posted in Bronte, Entertainment, Literature, News, Pop Culture on January 23, 2008 | No Comments »
April 4, 1979 - January 22, 2008
Just a reminder that it is never a good idea to name your child after characters in Wuthering Heights.
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