Diary, Must Know

Human evolution: Why we love Music?

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I have been waiting for a piece on the origins of music for a long time. Read this interesting report in the Economist on the scientific debates on why most of us like music so much. Biologists are addressing one of humanity’s strangest attributes, its all-singing, all-dancing culture. “IF MUSIC be the food of love, play on, image [Read More]
Humor, Situations

Capturing the Moment: Cohen Tribute To Obama

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Start the Fire By ROGER COHEN (NY Times) With apologies to Billy Joel, who’s more of a chronologist, and in tribute to a president, Barack Hussein Obama, representing a new post-cold-war generation of 21st-century Americans. We Didn’t Start the Fire (2) Bill Clinton, Tina Fey, capitalist China, O.J., Asia rising, Facebook, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Dick Cheney, Rumsfeld, Ugg boots, image [Read More]
Diary

Oh, Liza… John Lahr is too sharp for you

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Just read John Lahr’s review of Liza Minelli’s new show “MORE ABOUT ME” in the New Yorker. I felt bad for Liza because the review is almost too penetrating. But it is a joy for the reading public. Liza Minnelli Under the cunning direction of Ron Lewis, and backed by a first-rate big band, Minnelli image [Read More]
Drama, Movies

The Edge of Heaven

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The German title of the film (Auf der anderen Seite) means something like “on the other side”. Fatih Akin, the German writer and director of Turkish background has wonderful material to work with (growing up with Turkish parents in Germany) but lacks the skill to shape the material into a first-class film. He comes across image [Read More]
Movies, Phantasy

Twilight

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Most people I know woke up to the full powers of the flesh sometimes in their second decade. Some experience this discovery as ‘no big deal;’ others are thrown off balance.  Trying to explore this new territory with some success often proves dauntingly difficult. Many films have been made about teenage romance.  A few of image [Read More]