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There is a scene a third of the way through Asghar Farhardi’s latest drama/mystery/family saga when the audience witnesses a death. At the time, they do not realize it. Or perhaps they do? The scene replays itself at the end when another death is implied, but has apparently already occurred off screen. Is either … Continue reading
Ishiguro’s methodical and systematic unraveling of a character’s inner life typically leaves readers either enthralled or exasperated (and readers at my book club exhibited both reactions in equal measure!) I definitely fall into the former, and revel in the “peeling-the-onion” mystery of his best work (the butler in “Remains of the Day”; the painter in … Continue reading
Hack Your Brain to Use Cravings to Your Advantage Cravings are not a good thing. In fact, the triggering of the stress response means we usually feel uncomfortable when a craving comes on. Because of that, we don’t want to overuse a lot of these methods, but you can create temporary triggers that can help … Continue reading
Excellent way to end procrastination and become more productive: – Choose just THREE tasks you wish to achieve – Set MINIMUM goals you wish to accomplish each day – Have a DAILY calendar that you can see at all times – Make sure you CROSS OFF your goals as you accomplish them – Don’t break … Continue reading
Martin Luther King – “I Have a Dream” 1. I have a Dream – Martin Luther King Jr. August 28, 1963; Washington D.C. “I Have a Dream” is one of the most popular speeches in the history, delivered by Martin Luther King, Jr., in which he called for racial equality and an end to discrimination. … Continue reading
From The Guardian, (Sunday February 12th) It was the holy grail of investors. The Black-Scholes equation, brainchild of economists Fischer Black and Myron Scholes, provided a rational way to price a financial contract when it still had time to run. It was like buying or selling a bet on a horse, halfway through the race. It … Continue reading
William Safire (the author of the New York Times Magazine column “On Language”) 1. Remember to never split an infinitive.2. The passive voice should never be used.3. Do not put statements in the negative form.4. Verbs have to agree with their subjects.5. Proofread carefully to see if you words out.6. If you reread your work, you … Continue reading
The Recognitions, William Gaddis Organized like a triptych, this book, whose many shifting scenes and characters are concerned with fallacy, mistaken identity, and forgeries — an extreme of the Holden Caulfield syndrome, as it were. Characters lose their names and gain others, dialogue may float unattributed, allusions abound. Gaddis famously said, ”I do ask something of … Continue reading
Yes, it is – deal with it! 1. Coffee slashes your risk of developing type 2 diabetes. 2. Coffee can counter cancerous cell damage. 3. Coffee may lower your risk of dementia. 4. Coffee protects (men, anyway) against Parkinson’s disease. 5. Coffee may buffer depression. http://www.caring.com/articles/5-best-reasons-to-drink-coffee?utm_medium=email&utm_source=suggests&utm_content=20120207
Aphrodisiac takes us back to the turn of the Millennium, the time of the Clinton impeachment and the drama about Gary Condit. For those who have forgotten Condit, he was the Congressman from California accused of having an affair with a young intern, Chandra Levy, who subsequently disappeared, and whose dismembered body was found several … Continue reading
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