Waiting in the hotel room by James Hart Dyke Even though I am a sucker for all things James Bond, I am less than excited about the new Bond movie, Skyfall. (True story: today I eagerly checked Youtube for Skyfall's trailer just to realize I had already seen it weeks before - talk about lasting impression). Meeting an agent by James Hart Dyke This...
I rarely talk about movies that I don't like, but I really hated The Boy in the Stripped Pajamas. The movie is about Bruno, an 8 year-old boy whose father is a Nazi officer in charge of a concentration camp. One day, Bruno discovers the camp and becomes friends with Shmuel, a Jewish boy his age who is a prisoner at the camp....
I am once again posting a day ahead schedule to take part on Broke and Bookish's meme Top 10 Tuesday. Today the topic is free so I chose Top 10 Favorite Words. 1) Revival Meaning: "a process in which something becomes active or strong again" I've been obsessed with this word lately. I find myself saying: a Tudor revival house, an Art Deco revival in...
These beautiful flower studies were drawn by Dutch painter Jan van Huysum from 1697 to 1749. He specialized in still lifes and he aimed for his paintings to be as realistic as possible. He was so serious about protecting his techniques that he refused to accept any students and even forbade anyone - including his brothers who were also artists - to enter his...
One of the problems with contemporary culture is the importance placed on originality. Many writers and artists strive to create something deemed original and when they can’t they take the easy way out, the pessimistic: “there’s nothing left to create, everything has been done already”. Now, of course there’s nothing new to create. But that shouldn’t be an excuse for lame art, should...
One of the most enjoyable experiences to me is finishing a book. For some, is buying a book, for others is starting it, for some crazies is beginning Chapter 5. I like all those things too, but nothing beats that final page rush. I'd say I have more or less three common but different reactions when I finish a book. The "I'm not...
