As a soulless Imperialist swine who believes in Capitalism and the rights of young women to wear t-shirts and jeans in public, I found Reading Lolita in Tehran an intriguing book. It tells the surprising story of Intellectuals living in Iran in the years after The Revolution. Odd, my only thoughts on the people who stayed in Iran after Ayatollah Khomeini took over was that they were all fundamentalist nutcases with no brains at all. At the very onset Azar Nafisi says that she changed names and combined characters in order to protect the people she talks about in her…
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God, No!
God, No! is a collection rants, some of which are about being an atheist, and many of which appear to be random blog posts about nothing in particular. Being a rich and famous guy, he talks a lot about hanging out with other rich and famous folks, and mentions many times that one of the benefits of being rich and famous is having a lot of naked women wander in and out of his life. He’s also very fond of repeating himself, which kind of works in standup comedy, but gets old pretty fast on the printed page. Penn Jillette…
Man In The Dark by Paul Auster
The audio book of Man in The Dark was read by author Paul Auster and he does a brilliant job of bringing this odd story to life. His voice has a soft cadence and a deliberate touch which perfectly matches the slow paced story of a seventy-two year old man who can’t quit get to sleep. As our tale opens, we find our hero alone in the dark, staring at the ceiling he can’t see, surrounded by an emptiness that he can’t quite feel. To keep himself occupied, he tells himself a story. A man wakes up in a perfectly…
The Illusionist (2010)
A French cartoon about a magician nearing the end of his career. We follow him around as he performs his tricks for disinterested audiences, or practically no audience at all. He is an old school sort of act, who can’t compete with things like rock n roll. For company he has a slightly ill tempered rabbit-and a young woman who follows him from one of his few successful gigs. The animation is in the style of Disney’s 101 Dalmatians, the original version with it’s hip and cool 1961 feel to it. The Illusionist is a stunningly beautiful film. London and Edinburgh have starring…