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Film Review: The Lemon Tree

Posted in Reviews on June 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »

My friend Dave and I are in an Italian cafe in Berkeley on a Wednesday night, having just watched the Israeli film The Lemon Tree, with perhaps twenty more foreign film buffs, most of whom we are meeting for the first time. Now the discussion begins. “Well, I lived in Israel for twenty-seven years,” says a [...]

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We’ve Always Been Miserable: A Compare and Contrast in YouTube

Posted in Art, Film, Reviews, Technology on March 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »

In the above video, comedian Louis CK talks about how, despite modern advances in technology, human beings are more miserable than ever. He makes strong points in favor of going back to the Stone Ages, or at least the 70s, when we had rotary telephones. He claims that having our needs met instantaneously has only [...]

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Am I the Only One Who Thinks

Posted in Art, Reviews on December 31, 2008 | 7 Comments »

Am I the only one who thinks Slumdog Millionaire was on the soppy side? I don’t mean to be a killjoy. I would love to read the original novel, Vikas Swarup’s Q&A. But wasn’t there a moment when you sooner or later connected that every single question asked on the Indian version of the “Who [...]

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My Typing Impediment

Posted in Reviews on December 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I grew my fingernails long to look glamorous for all the holiday parties, and now I type with a speech impediment. So if you’re wondering where I’ve been, it’s to the nail salon. But I’ll be back after New Year’s, and I’ll be able to type complete sentences again. For now, I can’t type as [...]

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My Favorite Store

Posted in Fashion, Life in Marin, Reviews on July 21, 2008 | 4 Comments »

The reason why the Bella boutique on 4th Street in San Rafael is my favorite store isn’t just because they stay open late and offer a 10% discount on Thursdays, or that I can walk there from my house, or even that the clothes are really cute. It’s because I am a terrible shopper, and I [...]

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Research

Posted in Learning Spanish, Reviews on January 8, 2008 | 3 Comments »

I have not strayed too far. I have been merely conducting research. I’ve been reading perhaps one of the best blogs ever written, by someone who goes by the name “La Miss.” Of course, you have to speak Spanish to understand the true intricacies of her brilliance, but the bright side is, you don’t have [...]

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Haiku Reviews

Posted in Cycling, Reviews on October 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Something I’ve felt for a long time is that we need more reviews of bicycle-related products written in haiku. Enter the Pinch Flat News. It’s about time.

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