In the mid-1970s, an American graduate student in anthropology joined the ranks of white-powdered geisha in Kyoto, Japan. Liza Dalby took the name Ichigiku and apprenticed in the famed Pontocho district, trailing behind “older sisters” bemused by this long-legged Westerner intent on learning their arts and customs. Some time ago I wrote about [...]
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National Geographic’s most expansive and sumptuous photography book ever — a celebration of more than a century of collecting and publishing photographs, with remarkable images from around the world. For more than 100 years, National Geographic has set the standard for nature, culture, and wildlife photography. Now, in Through the Lens, 250 spectacular [...]
Fitzgerald was aiming to show the American dream, with all of its grandness and all of its faults, through the life of Nick and Gatsby. After all the extravagant parties, Nick explains how“an extra gardener toiled all day…repairing the ravages of the night before.” Nick also points out that “five crates of oranges and lemons [...]
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“Geisha: The Life, the Voices” is an icon of Japanese culture and custom- the geisha in her role as human work of art and perfect woman.
A hundred years ago geisha numbered eighty thousand; today there is a thousand at most. Luckily, Jodi Cobb can show us- before they disappear- both the ceremonial world [...]
I wanted to write an article about Short Stories by F.Scott Fitzegerald, but yesterday I watched a movie “The Curous Case of Benjamin Button” and.. It was so awe-inspiring, so greatfull…
I don’t like films by classical faction, but this one amazed me. “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” which seizes around 25 pages in the [...]
In a novel that sweeps through one hairpin surprise after another, Lee Child releases a thriller that spreads three decades and gnaws at the heart of America . . . and for Jack Reacher, a man who trusts no one and likes it that way, it’s a mystery with only one answer-the kind that comes when you finally get in person and look at your worst enemy in the eye.
Dan Brown’s most recent success, The Da Vinci Code, has garnered widespread attention. Before Brown’s better known book found success, another novel of his, Angels and Demons, laid out the pattern of things to come. Both stories follow the exploits of the character Robert Langdon, who is a Professor of Religious Symbology at Harvard University. [...]
Same as most of readers, I read Angels & Demons by Dan Brown after reading The Da Vinci Code. And I can to answer the question- “How does Angels & Demons compare to The Da Vinci Code?”- very short: they’re very similar. If you enjoyed The Da Vinci Code, you should enjoy Angels & Demons.
Both [...]
When Kurt Vonnegut died in April 2007, the world lost a ironic interpreter on the human condition. Thanks to this collection of unpublished fiction and nonfiction, Vonnegut’s voice returns full force.
Armageddon in Retrospect is a collection of non-fiction and fiction short stories about war and peace written by Kurt Vonnegut. It is the first posthumous [...]
“I do believe evolution is being controlled by some sort of divine engineer. I can’t help thinking that.. and this engineer knows exactly what he or she is doing and why and where evolution is headed and thats why we’ve got Giraffe’s and Hippopotami and the clap.”- Kurt Vonnegut
The last words, that Kurt Vonnegut wrote, [...]
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