Next to the already mentioned MS Artsville and Robi the Dog exhibition I managed to snag quite a few cultural offerings of various kinds in August. What a spread :-)

Journal_ist and I managed to catch a fantastic performance of Porgy & Bess by the New York Harlem Theatre. The story is still sad but the music is also still magnificent ( Read more... )

I admit, I have always been a DC reader, preferring Batman, Catwoman and Teen Titans, not to mention Sandman, Fables and a few others, before sliding into the (sometimes) edgier indie comic scene ( Read more... )

On a completely shallow note.
I needed a reprieve from all the havoc in the world (natural and men-made) and finally watched the film adaptation of Where the Wild Things are.
All I can say is I love it, it's own sort of mayhem and all. It beautifully highlights how children feel (from overwhelmed, to helpless, acting out, trying to get things ( Read more... )

well now that I am out of a job, I finally have the tiem for strange things ( Read more... )