The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book is excellent — possibly one of my favorite books I’ve ever read. A rich, deep story about a Chinese farmer rising from a simple man of the land to the head of a great house. View all my reviews
I thought Borat was a good laugh… but that might be because I was five feet in front of the screen with my neck at a 90 degree angle, and already predisposed to laughing. But somebody didn’t like it, and there are a lot of other somebodies out there who didn’t like it either. Is Borat’s humor insensitive? Repetitive? Is it funny or is it juvenile and raunchy? I think all of the above. It’s another testament to the uniqueness of human taste. I don’t…
I realize that this is not the best picture of the D. But it is worth noting that the bright sunset makes the city seem like a much happier place! - and it gives an idea of the magnitude of my view from the hotel, which is at General Motors. Detroit has done right by me thus far, and sometime soon I plan on riding the People Mover to Greektown. Until then, an update on the reading situation. Between Friday and today I finished Running…
An EXCELLENT play that Jenny took me to In the Continuum If you live in DC, please go see it! It’s at the Woolly Mammoth Theater in Chinatown.
Imagine a bunch of guys sitting around in a circle thinking of the best ways to bring down the biggest cities in the U.S. Writer Brad Meltzer was invited to be one of those guys.. a guy who brainstorms “out of the box” ideas for the government so they can get prepared for it before the terrorists can even come up with it. Meltzer’s newest creation, “The Book of Fate”, was featured on All Things Considered. The book was inspired by George Bush and follows…
These are 2 interesting articles on the film Farenheit 9/11. Fifty-Nine Deceits in Farenheit 9/11 Unfarenheit 9/11: The Lies of Michael Moore I have yet to see it but I am definitely going to.. one of these days!