Or, in this case, when one bumps into one's past - twice - within the last 24 hours. The first bump: it happened yesterday, on my way to the movies. I met this girl whom I used to share a flat with during the first years of college. She had moved (far) away after she graduated and now she's back in town. The second bump: while I was at this brunch/ ( Read more... )

HBO's The Wire starts its third season this weekend (September 19th). In honor of the "event," I've hunted down some writings on the fabulous previous episodes as well as a couple of reviews about the new year.

The 1st season: HBO fleshes out all sides of drug war in 'The Wire'

David Simon, creator of 'The Wire,' on why even the best cop shows are ( Read more... )

Saturday night: uneventful, unless one considers watching three movies in a roll a terribly exciting thing... I guess it would depend on the selection, really. Mine is as follows,

Tango - like all Carlos Saura's previous films, it featured beautiful music and great dance numbers. The plot, though, didn't do the musicians and dancers justice. As it ( Read more... )

And so it begins...

Channel surfing at four in the morning. As expected, there's nothing on that's worth writing home about. A quote, then, if nothing else: british author Jeanette Winterson, on time, physics and lies,

Lies 1: There is only the present and nothing to remember.
Lies 2: Time is a straight line.
Lies 3: The difference between the past and ( Read more... )