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Acquiring books | The Crawdad Hole
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November 21, 2010. Filed under: book report. 8212; by Studio Byrd @ 9:42 pm. So many books, so little time. How do you choose which book to read next? Inside a large bookstore I am paralyzed, but a cart outside in the street is irresistible. I know I may only find a gem or two and will be able to weed out all the rest. For example, I bought. Smilla’s Sense of Snow. Le Charme des après-midi sans fin. The Charm of Endless Afternoons) by Dany Laferrière was pure delight. It is simply written, befitting ...
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The Soloist | Popcorn Parables
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Posts on movies and other miscellany. January 8, 2015 in Uncategorized. Steve Lopez (Robert Downey Jr.), an LA Times reporter, happens upon a street musician (Jamie Foxx) who makes ethereal music on a ratty violin with only two strings. Because Lopez’s job is to write stories, he stops to talk to the musician and quickly realizes that the man is homeless, mentally ill and a former student at Julliard. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. From Page to Page. Last Holiday ».
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Shop Class as Soulcraft | The Crawdad Hole
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February 7, 2011. Shop Class as Soulcraft. 8212; by Studio Byrd @ 7:15 pm. 8220;The modern personality is being reorganized on a predicate of passive consumption, and it starts early in life,” says Matthew Crawford, author of. Shop Class as Soulcraft. Of the two Scotsmen on the voice-activated elevator. Crawford’s treatment of dilemmas such as these is cathartic in its illumination of our frustration and dismaying in its portent. Crawford’s summary of the history of industrialism was eye-opening...
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The Social Network | Popcorn Parables
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Posts on movies and other miscellany. September 8, 2013 in acting. Zuckerberg retreats to his dorm room, blogs nastily about his former girlfriend, and by dawn he has created a website where students can compare photos of Harvard women (stolen from the on-line facebooks of the various sorority houses). The site is so popular that it crashes Harvard’s entire network. From Page to Page. Our Father's Daughters. Comments feed for this article. September 13, 2013 at 6:14 am. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
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We Are All Free | The Crawdad Hole
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March 7, 2011. We Are All Free. 8212; by Studio Byrd @ 3:02 pm. We Are All Free. Is a historical work built around the events of June 20, 1793 the day when the representatives of the French government declared the abolition of slavery in Saint-Domingue. The author, Jeremy Popkin, engagingly describes what led to that surprising decision and the effects along both sides of the Atlantic. The Haitian revolution was incredibly complex, as Popkin notes:. All Souls’ Rising. I enjoyed this book very much and wo...
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The Painted Veil | Popcorn Parables
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Posts on movies and other miscellany. March 29, 2014 in acting. From Page to Page. Our Father's Daughters. Comments feed for this article. April 1, 2014 at 2:00 am. We saw this movie a while ago and I despaired of writing a review that does it justice. You have managed it admirably! April 1, 2014 at 5:47 am. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out.
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zetwal | Popcorn Parables
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Posts on movies and other miscellany. You are currently browsing zetwal’s articles. December 17, 2015 in Uncategorized. Wouldn’t you know that Georgia’s boss, the greedy Kragen himself, is vacationing at the same resort, along with a couple of Louisiana politicians he’s hoping will change laws so he can acquire even more riches. Suffice it to say that Georgia wins over the whole hotel staff, including the superstar chef (Gerard Depardieu), which makes Kragen jealous of the attention she’s receiving.
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cbs3arizona | Popcorn Parables
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Posts on movies and other miscellany. You are currently browsing cbs3arizona’s articles. March 29, 2014 in acting. September 8, 2013 in acting. Zuckerberg retreats to his dorm room, blogs nastily about his former girlfriend, and by dawn he has created a website where students can compare photos of Harvard women (stolen from the on-line facebooks of the various sorority houses). The site is so popular that it crashes Harvard’s entire network. March 6, 2012 in acting. Mao’s Last Dancer. Of course Li soon f...