St. Augustine conjured a bunch of questions
Michael Gallagher “I was in love with loving”St. Augustine Is Augustine in love with the act itself, the requited aspect of love? Is he in love with the feeling that loving produces…
A comic, by xkcd!
I just found this incredibly amusing.
A Short History of Korean Film by Darcy Paquet
I found this article interesting, not only because I enjoy reading Darcy Paquet’s writings about Korean film, but also because I knew very little of the history of Korean cinema.…
괴물, or The Host
After the debacle that was Taekuggki, this movie provided a wonderful alternative and tipped me to the fact that Korean film has really progresses in the last decade or so.…
Taegukki, or the Brotherhood of War
You know, I had heard this movie was melodramatic even by Korean standards, but I just couldn’t resist getting a glimpse of what Seoul might have been like during the…
Guitar music in Pittsburgh not played by Billy Squire
New Music For GUITAR FROM LATIN AMERICA in Pittsburgh Colombian guitarist Guillermo Bocanegra will offer a recital next Thursday with music by some of the leading Latin American composers of…
Tawny Port
This is Tawny Port, a kind of dessert wine made from red grapes and aged in wooden barrels that eventually evaporate slightly, leaving a nutty flavor. More importantly, it is…