Archive for December, 2003
Happy New Years!
Too much sad news. Let’s hope and pray for a happy and safe new years. May 2004 usher bigger and better things =YC
Posted: December 31st, 2003 under Brooklyn.
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Anita Mui, 1963-2003
A legend lost with Mui’s passing (The Star Online), Hong Kong star dies from cancer (BBC News, video) Listen: Xi Yang Zhi Ge (MIDI) For those of you that aren’t Cantopop fans, Western audiences know Anita Mui as the shopkeeper in Jackie Chan’s Rumble in the Bronx. Those that are more familar with Asian film [...]
Posted: December 31st, 2003 under Brooklyn.
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Eve of New Year’s Eve
Slate.com’s new ad commentator, Seth Stevenson, presents a hilarious review of the ad for “Levitra” (a Viagra competitor). He’s different from Slate.com’s previous ad commentator, Rob Walker – Stevenson’s quite sharply funny (with fine tuned opinion-making), while Walker was more analytical and less ha-ha funny (but still witty and critical). David Bianculli, tv critic of [...]
Posted: December 30th, 2003 under Brooklyn.
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Year’s end notables
The Explainer on Slate.com notes, “Which Movie Critics Really Matter?” to help us figure out which year’s end award to take seriously (I still wouldn’t take the Golden Globes that seriously, but it’s fun to watch on tv). Consider the following: Some weeks ago, I noticed that the TD Waterhouse commercials no longer had the [...]
Posted: December 29th, 2003 under Brooklyn.
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Let’s not forget our History …
Japanese internees see modern parallels What’s our law schools teaching on this topic? I’m sure Con Law classes must be a-twitter over this. They should be reversing Korematsu! I visited Manzanar last year around this time. I couldn’t freaking believe how beautiful this place was, smack in the middle of Owens Valley between two mountain [...]
Posted: December 29th, 2003 under Brooklyn.
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Lord of the Rings
Finally saw the third movie of the “Lord of the Rings” today. Great movie. Great acting. Sean Astin ought to be nominated Best Supporting actor for his role; I’m not just saying that because his character was good, but because his acting was so strong. He stood out. Viggo Mortenson as Aragorn was also great. [...]
Posted: December 27th, 2003 under Brooklyn.
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A Time for Giving?
[Scene: The A train to Brooklyn, Christmas Eve] Panhandler #1 (male, caucasian near side exit): Can anyone spare a dime, nickle, quarter? If you have food, any left overs, or sandwich would be cheerfully accepted. Panhandler #2 (stocky female caucasian, dressed for the cold, jumping from handicap seat): Sandwich, I want sandwich! #1: Huh? #2: [...]
Posted: December 27th, 2003 under Brooklyn.
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The Day After Christmas
NY Times’ Quotation of the Day of December 25, 2003: “I understand. It’s not the same kind of world it once was. I think everybody understands that.” – ROANNA GLYNN, a Los Angeles schoolteacher who was supposed to fly from Los Angeles to Paris, but her flight was canceled. Yes, our world is what it [...]
Posted: December 26th, 2003 under Brooklyn.
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The subway
Whenever I visit NYC, I get a serious jolt looking at the subway maps and all the new alphabet lines (eek: Revised Subway Map (and Alphabet) Awaits Riders in ’04. It just makes me nostalgic for the good ol’ days which forever remain the good ol’ days. =YC
Posted: December 25th, 2003 under Brooklyn.
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The almighty snowflake
Falling Physics, When the Weather Outside Is Frightful Yes, let’s all be careful and pray for some peace on this earth. Life is short, precious and beautiful! =YC
Posted: December 25th, 2003 under Brooklyn.
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