Last weekend I snobbed it up at three concerts of Shostakovich string quartets at Reed. They were performed by the rock musicians of chamber music, the Emerson String Quartet. The tickets were a birthday gift from my friends Eric and Ady. It was the first concert I had been to since I was in grade [...]
I have avoided posting anything concerning the mounting Israel/Lebanon war if only because I fear alienating people on this otherwise meaningless blog. However, with the ground offensive starting today and with articles like this becoming more common it is difficult not to post something. Last weekend I met someone and got into a mini-debate concerning [...]
To the woman (or man?) who wrote this note and to the person who left it on the floor of the men's bathroom where I work: Doesn't the fact that you are wearing shorts make it obvious that you are wearing nylons? Check yes or no. n PS — If you are a med student [...]
Just learned it is playing at the Whitsell tomorrow (Saturday) at 7pm. Starring 13 real Franciscan Monks; it details a community built on unwavering humanity and compassion amidst regional violence (13th century Italy) and unrest. Even though I am crazy busy and have been avoiding theatres for some time, I am making time to see [...]
Dear EXR 50D, I will miss you. And it won't be just for your grain. Nope. It was because you were snappy. That's right, you were one snappy fella'. Whenever the sun was out and the sky was blue, you beckoned to me. You'd say: "look how beautiful I can make the world look!" You [...]
Last weekend: a good friend and filmmaker told me he abhorred "Last Days" because it was "trying too hard to be an art film." A day later, I met a writer whose book was just optioned. He didn't think a film that subjugated a plot to 'something else' would "work" and that a movie needs [...]
Last Thursday I got in a bike accident because I was being self conscious about some cars that were passing me. I got too close to a curb that I hit and biffed it. It was entirely my fault though. I walked away from the ER with some broken teeth, 7 stitches and some Technicolor [...]