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Brüno is funny. That's all.
A few nights ago, I saw a free screening of Brüno at the BAM theater in Brooklyn. As we were entering, several security guys methodically and politely collected cell phones, Blackberries, and iPhones … more →
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Brüno is funny. That's all.
elainemeyer wrote 1 week ago: A few nights ago, I saw a free screening of Brüno at the BAM theater in Brooklyn. As we were enterin … more →
“Oh, very badly!” said she. “I have scarcely closed my eyes all night. Heaven only knows what was in the bed, but I was lying on something hard, so that I am black and blue all over my body. It’s horrible!”
zwysket wrote 1 week ago: So, since everything is going wrong. Since work sucks, people suck and even my lovely friends are be … more →
Quote of the solstice
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elainemeyer wrote 3 weeks ago: Do you always watch for the longest day of the year and then miss it? I always watch for the longest … more →
Whatever Works kind of works
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elainemeyer wrote 3 weeks ago: My brother and I have seen two movies together since I moved to New York City, both by Woody Allen, … more →
Strange San Francisco
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elainemeyer wrote 4 weeks ago: In order to gear up for my trip out West this August, I’m reading a book called San Francisco … more →
Escapism does not equal cheesy romcoms
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elainemeyer wrote 3 months ago: Last night the siblings and cousins were flipping channels together, through 24-hour news TV, throug … more →
Review of Motown: Music, Money, Sex, and Power
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elainemeyer wrote 4 months ago: Motown: Music, Money, Sex, and Power by Gerald Posner My review rating: 3 of 5 starsA highly … more →
Preserving "the individual soul" in a world of generalizing studies
elainemeyer wrote 4 months ago: This morning as I read my usual websites, I noticed two articles that seemed to me at unintended odd … more →
Quote of the evening-Camus
elainemeyer wrote 5 months ago: “Afternoon with the students. They don’t feel the real problem; however, there nostalgi … more →
Astute words from an old poet
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elainemeyer wrote 9 months ago: I have been reading some of the poetry of W.H. Auden lately. I think my sister might have turned me … more →
Journeys with George, 8-years later
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elainemeyer wrote 9 months ago: Thanks to my school’s movie night committee, I finally saw Journeys with George, the documenta … more →
Movie Review: Vicki Cristina Barcelona
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elainemeyer wrote 11 months ago: You could only be in Manhattan when a cinema’s showings of the new Woody Allen movie rival tho … more →
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
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Ilana's Reality Take wrote 11 months ago: As I mentioned earlier I just finished this book by RobinSharma. It was excellent. Easy to read a … more →
My favorite bookstore clerk
elainemeyer wrote 1 year ago: My brother was in a recent New York Times Book Review feature on observations from New York bookstor … more →
Sex... and the verdict
Ilana's Reality Take wrote 1 year ago: As everyone is undoubtedly aware SATC opened on Friday so my sister and I went to the matinee show t … more →
Disengaged political science
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elainemeyer wrote 1 year ago: I just found a constructive critique of political science in today’s world, from Matthew Crawf … more →
"Midwestern clarity"
elainemeyer wrote 1 year ago: It is funny that a Midwestern origin is often associated with plain-talk, like in this homage to Rog … more →
The '60s examined, again
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elainemeyer wrote 1 year ago: To this day, people have been eager to blame their problems — moral decay, crime, violence, an … more →
Book Watch: Stanley Fish's Save the World on Your Own Time
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elainemeyer wrote 1 year ago: Stanley Fish’s forthcoming book, Save the World on Your Own Time, about the proper and imprope … more →
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