Category Archives: Entertainment
Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village
If you’ve ever read or watched any of Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple stories, or seen the Midsomer Murders TV series, or even some of the episodes of Inspectors Morse or Lewis, then you’ll know that picturesque English villages are actually … Continue reading
The Dark Side of the Moon
50 years age this week, Pink Floyd released The Dark Side of the Moon. On March 1 to be exact. It was the band’s eighth studio album and included their first hit single, Money. The Dark Side of the Moon … Continue reading
Mozart’s Starling
On the 27th of May 1784, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wandered into a Vienna pet shop not far from his home and heard a starling singing a near-perfect imitation of a theme from his Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major … Continue reading
Strictly Ballroom
We watched Strictly Ballroom last night. Again. Hadn’t seen it in years. I first saw it at the Toronto International Film Festival where it won the People’s Choice Award. A few months later, when it was released in theaters, I … Continue reading
Beethoven’s 9th
I can’t remember when, or even if, I’ve ever listened to Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 from start to finish. I’ve certainly never heard it performed live. Until last night. We attended a performance of the Ninth by the Seattle Symphony … Continue reading
Wish You Were Here
40 years ago today Pink Floyd released Wish You Were Here. It’s one of my favorite albums. I still vividly remember the first time I heard it. I was walking through school after class one afternoon when the opening synthesizers … Continue reading
The Imitation Game
I’m sure the Imitation Game takes all sorts of liberties with the story of Alan Turing’s life and his contribution to breaking Nazi codes during WWII. It’s not a documentary after all. But the broad outlines of the story and … Continue reading
Awesome cyclist
This is just jaw-droppingly cool. The guy and his bike are one. http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1137883380?bctid=21337502001
Richard Wright, Pink Floyd founding member, dies at 65
Richard Wright, keyboardist and founding member of Pink Floyd died today at his home in England after a brief battle with cancer. The LA Times published an obituary here. I think the band said it best themselves in Time from … Continue reading
George Carlin (1937-2008)
Lots of tributes pouring in for comedian George Carlin who died on Sunday, June 22 at the age of 71. Carlin was one of the first comedians I ever heard about as a kid, along with Bill Cosby and Cheech … Continue reading
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