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Thursday, August 12, 2010
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Monday, August 09, 2010
Saturday, August 07, 2010
Thursday, August 05, 2010
Sunglasses + syphilis
Who knew there was a connection between sunglasses and syphilis?
Mister B didn't.
But all is revealed . . . thanks to this great article about sunglasses (ancient and modern) in The Economist's lifestyle magazine: intelligent life
Mister B didn't.
But all is revealed . . . thanks to this great article about sunglasses (ancient and modern) in The Economist's lifestyle magazine: intelligent life
Sunday, August 01, 2010
Not Dark Yet
There have been no posts this past week because Mister B's trusty little camera (a Canon G7) has started having focusing problems, and so has Mister B.
Currently, both problems have no easy solutions.
Still, it's not dark yet.
For the meantime, posts are liable to be episodic at best.
Best wishes and thanks to you all.
Currently, both problems have no easy solutions.
Still, it's not dark yet.
For the meantime, posts are liable to be episodic at best.
Best wishes and thanks to you all.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Otis Spann: Good Morning Mister Blues
For the weekend, a guilty pleasure.
One of Mr B's favourite CDs, this is the title track . . .
Gulp! I just checked. . . the CD now retails at US$124.72
One of Mr B's favourite CDs, this is the title track . . .
Gulp! I just checked. . . the CD now retails at US$124.72
Friday, July 23, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Eye | Land | View
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Monday, July 19, 2010
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Rev. James Cleveland and Dr. Charles Fold: This Too Will Pass
For the weekend, a guilty pleasure.
In times of trials and tribulations . . .
In times of trials and tribulations . . .
Friday, July 16, 2010
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Monday, July 12, 2010
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Joyce Hor-Chung Lau: Hong Kong's art scene
Good overview of Hong Kong's art world. Make that the plastic arts (painting, calligraphy, installation, etc). The article appeared in the International Herald Tribunal late last week.
For ease of convenience, you can read it on the author's blog: joyceland
For ease of convenience, you can read it on the author's blog: joyceland
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Schubert: Death and the Maiden
For the weekend, a guilty pleasure.
Alban Berg Quartet, first part of first movement . . .
Alban Berg Quartet, first part of first movement . . .
Friday, July 09, 2010
Thursday, July 08, 2010
Michael Jackson: The "Thriller" Diaries
What's not to love? The inside story on the making of Michael Jackson's epic 1983 video, Thriller: vanity fair
This year the video was designated a national treasure by the Library of Congress, the first music video to be inducted into the National Film Registry. Glorious, just glorious: youtube
This year the video was designated a national treasure by the Library of Congress, the first music video to be inducted into the National Film Registry. Glorious, just glorious: youtube
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Eye | Land | View
The Other Side
Far down the eastern end of Hong Kong island is Chaiwan. Up over the hill and and off to the left on the road to Shek O sits the massive public hospital Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital (PYNEH).
Discussing its long name with a friend, we finally decided English speakers who are newly arrived probably call it "the Pamela Youde" whilst oldtimers surely refer to it as "the Nethersole'; whilst Cantonese speakers have no problem at all, they just call it "Eastern Hospital".
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
Monday, July 05, 2010
Sunday, July 04, 2010
Saturday, July 03, 2010
Richard and Linda Thompson: I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
For the weekend, a guilty pleasure.
What it says on the label . . .
What it says on the label . . .
Friday, July 02, 2010
Thursday, July 01, 2010
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Eye | Land | View
Pak Tai Temple
Tomorrow is 1 July, already.
Hereabouts, tomorrow is also Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day, which means it's a public holiday.
For some, the holiday has already started.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Friday, June 25, 2010
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Jean-Luc Godard: Éloge de l'amour
For the weekend, a guilty pleasure.
In Praise of Love, a film by JLG with music by David Darling and Ketil Bjornstad (ECM Records) . . .
In Praise of Love, a film by JLG with music by David Darling and Ketil Bjornstad (ECM Records) . . .
Friday, June 18, 2010
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Eye | Land | View
Dragon Boat Festival
Today in the harbour of a little island in the South China Sea.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Eye | Land | View
Dragon Boat Festival
As well as it being Bloomsday, tomorrow is also the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar aka Dragon Boat Festival.
As part of the celebration, many of the trawlers in the harbour of a little island in the South China Sea are flying pennants.
Racing in the harbour will be from 10am till 4:30pm. Of course, it is really hot and humid then . . .
James Joyce: Ulysses
Tomorrow marks the anniversary of the day James Joyce's Leopold Bloom, Molly Bloom, Stephen Dedalus and others go about the business of their ordinary lives on 16 June 1904 in Dublin.
Yes, it's Bloomsday!
The final chapter of Joyce's wonderful novel Ulysses closes with Molly Bloom's interior monologue. Here are the exquisite, extraordinary, only terminally punctuated, final lines:
Yes, it's Bloomsday!
The final chapter of Joyce's wonderful novel Ulysses closes with Molly Bloom's interior monologue. Here are the exquisite, extraordinary, only terminally punctuated, final lines:
O and the sea the sea crimson sometimes like fire and the glorious sunsets and the figtrees in the Alameda gardens yes and all the queer little streets and pink and blue and yellow houses and the rosegardens and the jessamine and geraniums and cactuses and Gibraltar as a girl where I was a Flower of the mountain yes when I put the rose in my hair like the Andalusian girls used or shall I wear a red yes and how he kissed me under the Moorish wall and I thought well as well him as another and then I asked him with my eyes to ask again yes and then he asked me would I yes to say yes my mountain flower and first I put my arms around him yes and drew him down to me so he could feel my breasts all perfume yes and his heart was going like mad and yes I said yes I will Yes.
Trieste-Zürich-Paris, 1914--1921
Monday, June 14, 2010
To torrent a film or not to torrent a film -- that is the question
An independent film maker writes:
In a nutshell, I believe the only films that are hurt by torrent sharing are mediocre and bad films. In contrast, the good films of any genre only benefit from file-sharing. Due to this, I feel the current file-sharing trend is a catalyst for a true evolution in filmmaking and attempt to explain my theory in this article.To read the whole thing, go here: torrentfreak
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Friday, June 11, 2010
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Tuesday, June 08, 2010
Monday, June 07, 2010
Sunday, June 06, 2010
Saturday, June 05, 2010
Vanessa Carlton: A Thousand Miles
For the weekend, a guilty pleasure.
A voice, a piano, and a microphone . . .
A voice, a piano, and a microphone . . .
Friday, June 04, 2010
Thursday, June 03, 2010
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
Tuesday, June 01, 2010
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