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Food for Drama: February 2011
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Monday, February 7, 2011. This very dark novel about Estonian life from the 1930s to the 1990s, especially from the female point of view. The story pictures two sister, envy that leads to betrayal and the Gulag, failure to communicate that leads to more suffering and ultimate loneliness. It is interesting to read how the Russian occupation was perceived, and how the communists, both Russian and Estonian, took control of the people. Friday, February 4, 2011. Sophie Hannah: The Dead Lie Down. However, it p...
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Food for Drama: April 2010
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010. Alameda is an island in the San Francisco Bay, accessible from Oakland via a couple of small bridges and a tunnel, the "tube". Alameda is a conflicted island. On one side, the city of Alameda with picturesc Victorian houses, on the other side a decommissioned Navy base, that is in the process of being turned over to the city of Alameda. Our first stop was at the Rock Wall Wine Company. Right next door is St. George Spirits. Some of the infused vodkas were quite delicious, espec...
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Food for Drama: Mushrooms at Point Lobos
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Thursday, February 3, 2011. Mushrooms at Point Lobos. A park close to Carmel, in Northern California (or more like close to the middle) used to be a major whaling and abalone fishing location. Located at the whale migration path, if was ideally situated for killing whales, a sad and brutal operation (just look at the weapons in Point Lobos' whaling museum). If you can identify a mushroom, please leave a comment, and I'll annotate! Pretty, earmushroom like! Is it a Phaeolus schweinitzii? I stopped even tr...
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Food for Drama: June 2010
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010. R E Conary: Life's a Bitch. So am I. Rachel Cord, P.I. I bought this book because of the title: It promised an entertaining novel, and it actually was entertaining:. I am conflicted about this book. It has a lot of stereotypes, language reminds me of Sam Spade etc. I didn't appreciate at all a very explicit rape/torture scene. On the other hand, I couldn't put the book down. Monday, June 28, 2010. Friday, June 25, 2010. SF Opera's original Spaghetti Western. San Francisco Opera'...
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Food for Drama: May 2011
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Friday, May 20, 2011. This blog is going to continue at http:/ foodfordrama.com. Hope to see you there! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). From a mystery reader, food lover, scientist, computer programmer, ex-wannabe-opera singer, originally from Germany, living in the San Francisco Bay Area, this blog is about the drama that feeds our imagination and our bodies. View my complete profile. The Cozy Mystery List Blog. Great News for Mystery Movie Buffs! At the Studio: Coconut Yellow Split Pea Soup.
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Food for Drama: SFOpera: Gounod's Faust
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Friday, July 2, 2010. Now to the opera itself: The Faust legend in Gounod's interpretation has its emphasis on Marguerite (Gretchen), who has probably the largest part to sing, beautifully portrayed and sung by Patricia Racette.The production has traditional, with nice period costumes, and pretty scenery. The other big part was Mephisto (John Relyea), whose characterization of Mephisto was quite believable and lively. He did remind me of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Food for Drama: Sophie Hannah: The Dead Lie Down
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Friday, February 4, 2011. Sophie Hannah: The Dead Lie Down. The book was slow to start, and I was annoyed with that everybody seemed to be so crazy and disfunctional, the police just as much as the people who were talking about murders that apparently didn't even happen. February 7, 2011 at 4:48 AM. I liked her first book, Little Face, but I (and many other reviewers) agree that the behaviour of the police in her series is incredible. February 7, 2011 at 12:46 PM. Schoen, wieder mal was von dir zu lesen.
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Food for Drama: July 2010
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Wednesday, July 7, 2010. Smita Jain: Kkrishnaa's Konfessions. According to the author, this is a chick-lit. First time I heart this term, I guess I am out of touch (or maybe, not a native English speaker). Friday, July 2, 2010. The other big part was Mephisto (John Relyea), whose characterization of Mephisto was quite believable and lively. He did remind me of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. The Cozy Mystery List Blog. Great News for Mystery Movie Buffs!
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Food for Drama: February 2010
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Sunday, February 28, 2010. Japanese Crime Fiction and Edogawa Rampo. Edogawa Rampo's 1934 novelette The Black Lizard came bundled with a shorter one: Beast in the Shadows, and also with an introduction about the author and Japanese crime fiction in general. Edogawa Rampo (the pen name of Hirai Taro) was instrumental in bringing crime novels to Japan. His name is supposed to sound similar to "Edgar Allen Poe", as a homage to Poe, who Taro adored. Saturday, February 27, 2010. S Mountain View Cemetery.
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Food for Drama: New Blog Location
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Friday, May 20, 2011. This blog is going to continue at http:/ foodfordrama.com. Hope to see you there! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). From a mystery reader, food lover, scientist, computer programmer, ex-wannabe-opera singer, originally from Germany, living in the San Francisco Bay Area, this blog is about the drama that feeds our imagination and our bodies. View my complete profile. The Cozy Mystery List Blog. Great News for Mystery Movie Buffs! At the Studio: Coconut Yellow Split Pea Soup.
