FANNY and ALEXANDER on Criterion Blu-Ray… one of the most sumptuous films ever http://bit.ly/u2eVKh
If you had only one Bergman film for your desert island cache (and you dropped The Seventh Seal overboard by accident), this is the film you would build your new world around. His most accessible work and the colors!!!! The Christmas scenes [...]
Before and After MEDITATION
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It appears that there is some controversy about the spelling of “corndog.” Some prefer “corn dog.” Me, it’s one word.
Corndogs
A corn dog is a hot dog sausage coated in a thick layer of cornmeal batter and deep fried in oil, although some are baked. Almost all corn dogs are served on wooden [...]
Support your local retailers
One fun way to help the economy is to shop locally. A hand-wrapped holiday gift from a local boutique (sent via US Mail to support your local letter carrier) is much more meaningful than something bought online from a huge corporation. It’s also good for your [...]
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/11/we-are-stardust-photographs-of-the-great-beyond/247802/
A new exhibit at the Smithsonian showcases magisterial images of stars and planets light years away from our own…
When Jonathan McDowell first got interested in space when he was a kid, growing up in the United States and England during the space race. “It’s always been a bit of a philosophical thing for me,” he [...]
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-night-hodgman-20111104,0,173688.story
John Hodgman “That Is All” book release with special guests
Where: Largo at the Coronet, 366 N. La Cienega Blvd.
When: 8:30 p.m. Friday
Price: $35, includes copy of book
Info: http://www.largo-la.com
El día de los muertos
My husband and I recently celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary. Six years ago today, we were honeymooning in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico as the town was getting ready for the día de los muertos/Day of the Dead holiday. Marc and I were [...]