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Drama, Movies

The Grand Hotel Budapest

by: PeterApril 12, 2014

Wes Anderson fans will not be disappointed by his new film. While The Grand Budapest Hotel is emotionally not as deep as Moonrise Kingdom, the film has a stronger plot, making it easier to watch. It is also funnier than many of his previous projects. More so than in any Anderson movie, I lost track [Read More]

Diary

The Father of the Sandy Hook Killer speaks out

by: PeterMarch 23, 2014

I often wondered how parents of mass murderers would cope with what their child did. The father of the Sandy Hook Killer tells his story so other parents with a mentally disturbed child might recognize the threat their child can pose. Read the fascinating story published recently in the New Yorker. ANNALS OF PSYCHOLOGY: THE RECKONING The

Street artist Panzarino prepares a memorial as he writes the names of the Sandy Hook Elementary School victims during the six-month anniversary of the massacre, at Union Square in New York

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America, Travel

Fogo Island Inn, Newfoundland

by: PeterMarch 14, 2014

Fogo Island Inn ,Newfoundland, Canada is a hotel I definitely want to visit having seen this picture.

Diary, Must Know

Share this with your boss: Naps help productivity

by: PeterMarch 8, 2014

I have written over the years about the benefits of naps. “Powernaps” used to be popular but then the tide turned against them without any medical evidence to back it up. The Washington Post reminds all of us why napping in the afternoon is so good for us. Why you should be proud to sleep [Read More]

Drama, Movies

The Dallas Buyers Club

by: PeterFebruary 22, 2014

This year the members of the Academy of Motion Picture have to make a very difficult choice when they vote for the Oscar in the best actor category. For me the choice comes down to either Chiwetel Ejiofor for his performance in 12 Years a Slave or Matthew McConaughey for his portrayal of a homophobic hustler [Read More]

Books, Fiction

The Spectre of Alexander Wolf by Gaito Gasdanov

by: PeterFebruary 10, 2014

I am still high from reading this fantastic novel. A week ago I started reading this deep story about life and death composed by Gaito Gazdanov in Russian. I could not put it down even though I had plenty of distractions to keep me from it. Gazdanov learned from Marcel Proust, but I personally [Read More]

Movies

12 Years a Slave

by: PeterFebruary 1, 2014

The film manages to grab you on a deep emotional level. I felt like I was myself loosing my freedom to become a slave. Part of why the film works so well is the impeccable acting of Chiwetel Ejiofor, who is able to show with quiet facial expression how awful one feels losing what we today [Read More]

Movies, Phantasy

Her

by: PeterJanuary 19, 2014

This is a love story, a kind that you have never seen before. Spike Jonze has created a cinematic event that you should not miss. Just as in Being John Malkovich, Jonze explores deeply philosophical themes by imagining a world where the software that is presently driving Siri (Apple’s iPhone intelligent assistant) has become so [Read More]

Drama, Movies

Of Gods and Men

by: PeterJanuary 17, 2014

Oh, French films, what a hit and miss affair. Of Men and Gods chronicles the faith of seven French monks, who staff a small monastery in Algeria. As militant groups start killing people, the monks ponder whether they should stay and continue the work in the Muslim country. Even when government official become concerned [Read More]

Drama, Movies

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

by: PeterJanuary 6, 2014

Would The Secret Life of Walter Mitty appeal to a teenage audience? Or can you even bring your kids and they would enjoy themselves? I don’t think so. To connect with this film, you need to be a bit older and have developed the sometimes unsettling sense that your dreams my not come true. I [Read More]