Two books to talk about this week. The first is by British writer Jonathan Rendall, who I knew previously from his classic This Bloody Mary is the Last Thing I Own. While searching for more information about him online, I found an excerpt from his 2006 release Garden Hopping. This memoir is about his search for [...]

Was flipping channels and caught an old Seinfeld. Then I thought about the time I saw Jason Alexander on David Letterman explaining what he was working on a few years back. While he’s gotten more than a few bit parts and other assorted roles, he really hasn’t had any notable appearences.
Is it devastating a personal [...]

Here are two short clips that deserve a viewing: The first is on Bernard Hopkins; the second is about Winky Wright. Take a look, they are well put together and engaging.

Last Sunday, when the waitress spilled coffee on Tye, she told him, “Don’t worry about it. It’s on me.”
I said, “Clearly, it’s on him!”
After gorging myself with the all-you-can-eat Sunday wings special, my friends and I headed out to the creek with our gear. I should say their gear, because I don’t have any serviceable [...]

From the opening scene where a group of wannabe-gangster youths are smashing a Gora (a white male) for supposedly calling them pakis to the turnaround lick that appears on the final pages, Gautam Malkani’s Londonstani is a captivating measure of Desi-Lit.
Currently the editor in charge of the Creative Business section of The Financial Times having worked his [...]

Ate at a place on Charles Street called ‘Wish’. Discovered the history and character behind my fellow diners. Also gleaned the inside track on various news items.
What I can’t tell is if I’m running hot, or if I’m just warming up.

The humidity was terrible this afternoon– but I just discovered that The Weather Network’s prediction for Sunday is this: 15-20 degrees Celsius; cloudy with showers; and wind of 25 km/h. Those are ideal conditions for me.
Here’s another tip to help you save money: If you find a 450 gram box of Vector cereal with a [...]

When I first walked through College Park to shop at the Dominion supermarket there, I noted the Richtree Cafe (part of a chain of restaurants that was formerly called Movenpick before being bought out). I initially assumed they would be pricy, but after closer examination, I have found several good deals.
First, there are the muffins. [...]

‘The Parking Lot Is Full’ is a comic series that I used to love back in the day. There was one in particular that becomes more and more relevant in these trying times: http://plif.andkon.com/archive/wc236.gif (cut and paste the link directly into your browser; for some reason the original link won’t lead to the comic).
Reference it [...]