Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea
Title: Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea Paperback: 192 pages Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly (May 1, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 1897299214 ISBN-13: 978-1897299210 This is a graphic novel that describes the author’s stay in North Korea, working on animation for European television. Its odd and depressing. There’s more that’s gray than just the black and […]
January 24th, 2008 by alephnaught
The Orphanage
Guillermo del Toro’s latest movie is yet another fantastic journey Guillermo del Toro’s new movie, “The Orphanage,” follows in the footsteps of his other movies. Â This is magic realism set in an orphanage where, as you’d expect, things are not what they seem. In this film, the special effects take a back seat to the […]
January 17th, 2008 by alephnaught
Haganah
Title: Haganah Hardcover: 295 pages Publisher: New American Library (1964) ASIN: B000JJVW5E I found this book at a rare and used bookstand at an antique sale on Randolph Street a couple of months ago, and I finally finished it. Its a good book on a subject rarely covered, the defense (which is a loose translation […]
December 30th, 2007 by alephnaught
The Accidental Investment Banker: Inside the Decade That Transformed Wall Street
Title: The Accidental Investment Banker: Inside the Decade That Transformed Wall Street Author: Jonathan A. Knee Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks (July 31, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 0812978048 ISBN-13: 978-0812978049 I bought this book at the Phoenix airport on the way home from an interview (I didn’t get the job, bummer). Â This […]
December 24th, 2007 by alephnaught
Youth Without Youth
We saw “ Youth Without Youth,” the new Coppola movie. The internet database entry is here and the studio web site is here. I liked this movie and Aviva didn’t – its a story about love, life and the metaphysics of time. Â Tim Roth plays the main character, who is struck by lightening and becomes […]
December 16th, 2007 by alephnaught
The Kite Runner
Saw it this afternoon at a midday matinee. Wow, what a movie – I cried twice during the film, and Aviva cried through most of it. Its a story of family, trust, friendship, bullys and standing up for one’s beliefs. Â Its set mostly in Afghanistan just before the Soviet invasion and then during the Taliban. […]
December 8th, 2007 by alephnaught
Spertus Museum reopened and the One of a Kind sale
We did two things this week to take my mind off of my job search. The Spertus Museum, which is attached to the Spertus College here in Chicago, is a Jewish museum and educational facility on Michigan Avenue. Â We went in on Thursday this week to check out their new digs – its a […]
November 19th, 2007 by alephnaught
The Medici Giraffe
Title: The Medici Giraffe Author: Marina Belozerskaya Hardcover: 432 pages Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (August 21, 2006) Language: English ISBN-10: 0316525650 ISBN-13: 978-0316525657 The title of this book is a misnomer – only one chapter out of 7 talks about the Medici Giraffe, which was a gift from an Egyptian ruler to get the […]
November 11th, 2007 by alephnaught
Medici Money: Banking, Metaphysics, and Art in Fifteenth-Century Florence
Title:Â Medici Money: Banking, Metaphysics, and Art in Fifteenth-Century Florence Author: Tim Parks Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: W. W. Norton; 1 edition (May 15, 2006) Language: English ISBN-10: 0393328457 ISBN-13: 978-0393328455 I read this book while traveling to and from San Diego for an interview. The book is very interesting – it weaves the historical events […]
November 4th, 2007 by alephnaught
13949712720901ForOSX
13949712720901ForOSX You can read about why this string is important here. Suffice it to say that this seems like a nice, non-violent way to support the port of Java 6 to the Mac platform. Although, I suspect Apple has it almost ready anyway – they delayed the Leopard launch to get the iPhone done, and […]
January 29th, 2008 by alephnaught
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