well, as it turns out i did not have work today , so i did something i never do. i saw a movie on opening day. i know its cheesy, but i saw the sex and the city movie today.
though it was not exactly what i was expecting, i still enjoyed it. it was a little darker than the actual tv series was. i am glad that they made it, though. it tied up alot of loose ends that the series had left over. in fact, it would have made a better series finale than a movie. in a way im glad they made the movie because it gave me closure ( boy am i pathetic). now i realize how insightful the powers that be were for deciding to end the series when they did. now these characters are all grown up. while this is okay for a movie, it wouldnt have translated well in to a continued series.
without giving away the whole movie, i have to say that i enjoyed the second half better than the first half, because it was more in line with what i had loved about the series.
i would recommend going to see the movie. though it might not be what you expect it to be, it does not disappoint.
Friday, May 30, 2008
momzilla attack!!
my biggest pet peeve is when people use their baby carriages as weapons. its as if they have forgotten that their baby carriage actually contains a baby. you know the type. they stand behind you in line at the supermarket with the wheels of their carriages sinking into your heels, or running over your toes in the summer . what's with these people? its bad enough that they have kids, but dont get violent. i didnt have anything to do with them having a child. and if they are in such a hurry , why take the baby at all? leave the baby at home with a sitter. if they still want to be pushy solo, at least they only are using their bodies to push people out of their way, not a hard edged, hard wheeled baby carriage.
it takes a village
there is a new kosher resteraunt in the village called... kosher village. its on the cornor of third avenue and astor place. its a falafel and shwarma place. its under the ou . the food tastes very fresh. oh... and the most important part is that the front of the resteraunt is open, due to the nice weather, and the view is loads of fun. it is now possible to eat in a kosher schwarma resteraunt on astor place and have an amazing view of the village. if you like to people watch in the village (which i do) this is the place to be.
btayavon!!
UPDATE: JULY 18 ,2008
THIS RESTERAUNT HAS CHANGED ITS NAME AND NOW IT ISNT KOSHER
btayavon!!
UPDATE: JULY 18 ,2008
THIS RESTERAUNT HAS CHANGED ITS NAME AND NOW IT ISNT KOSHER
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
fugitive pieces
there's a great movie out called fugitive pieces. its based on a book with the same name by anne michaels. its about a seven-year-old boy who sees his parents get killed and his sister taken away by the nazis . he had been hidden during this episode. after his family is gone he wanders away by himself and is found by a non-jewish greek man who manages to escape poland with him and hides him in his villa in greece.
after the war the greek man brings the boy to canada to live. they have neighbors who are also survivors who become a part of their lives.
the boy who becomes a man struggles to make sense of his life and learns how to have love in his life because of those in his life who gave him love.
often, because the events of the shoah are so important to remember , the aftermath of the war , and what happened to those who did survive , aren't chronicled as much. this movie tries to delve in to the psyche of one who survived the war.
this is a quiet movie with an important message.
now that i have seen the movie , i would really like to read the book.
after the war the greek man brings the boy to canada to live. they have neighbors who are also survivors who become a part of their lives.
the boy who becomes a man struggles to make sense of his life and learns how to have love in his life because of those in his life who gave him love.
often, because the events of the shoah are so important to remember , the aftermath of the war , and what happened to those who did survive , aren't chronicled as much. this movie tries to delve in to the psyche of one who survived the war.
this is a quiet movie with an important message.
now that i have seen the movie , i would really like to read the book.
Monday, May 26, 2008
warhol's jews
i went to the jewish museum today and saw a fun exhibit called warhol's ten portraits of jews of the twentieth century. this exhibit was fun to see in person, but im not sure that it would be as good if i had seen it in a book about the exhibit.
warhol drew ten portraits of who he considered to be important jewish people of the twentieth century. the catch is that he never met most of them and those who he painted were dead when the original exhibit in 1980 was created. he painted their likeness from photos.
gertude stein, golda meyer, sarah bernhardt, george gershwin, franz kafka , three of the marx brothers, sigmund freud, martin buber, louis brandeis, and albert einstein were immortalized in these paintings. the original photos were included in the exhibit as well. my favorite painting was that of golda meir. he really captured the spirit in her eyes, so much so that even not having actually met her it felt like i had. it was eerie.
the painting of kafka was also quite exceptional.
while i was viewing the exhibit, i was treated to one of the elderly docents giving a tour of the exhibit. it gave the exhibit a true new york jewish flavor. the other nice part of having the docent's tour was that she took everyone up to the third floor to view the jewish painters who had incorporated warholesque techniques in their works.
included in the artists who metamorphosed warhols techniques were those of ben shahn, deborah kass, and alex katz. ben shahn's paintings of photos of the civil rights freedom fighters who were killed were uncanny. deborah kass did a warhol version of elizabeth taylor and barbara streisand. warhol himself refused to do a portrait of barbara streisand.
i would recommend this exhibit. its an enjoyable look at the past. no one is even quite sure why warhol really wanted to do these paintings since he was catholic, which to me adds to the allure.
warhol drew ten portraits of who he considered to be important jewish people of the twentieth century. the catch is that he never met most of them and those who he painted were dead when the original exhibit in 1980 was created. he painted their likeness from photos.
gertude stein, golda meyer, sarah bernhardt, george gershwin, franz kafka , three of the marx brothers, sigmund freud, martin buber, louis brandeis, and albert einstein were immortalized in these paintings. the original photos were included in the exhibit as well. my favorite painting was that of golda meir. he really captured the spirit in her eyes, so much so that even not having actually met her it felt like i had. it was eerie.
the painting of kafka was also quite exceptional.
while i was viewing the exhibit, i was treated to one of the elderly docents giving a tour of the exhibit. it gave the exhibit a true new york jewish flavor. the other nice part of having the docent's tour was that she took everyone up to the third floor to view the jewish painters who had incorporated warholesque techniques in their works.
included in the artists who metamorphosed warhols techniques were those of ben shahn, deborah kass, and alex katz. ben shahn's paintings of photos of the civil rights freedom fighters who were killed were uncanny. deborah kass did a warhol version of elizabeth taylor and barbara streisand. warhol himself refused to do a portrait of barbara streisand.
i would recommend this exhibit. its an enjoyable look at the past. no one is even quite sure why warhol really wanted to do these paintings since he was catholic, which to me adds to the allure.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
jules feiffer
two thursdays ago i went to the most amazing book reading at the strand. the author who spoke was jules feiffer . im embarrassed to say that i had never heard of the pulitzer prize winning cartoonist and satirist. however time out magazine had advertised that a gentle cartoonist who also was a satirist as well as political satirist who had written a cartoon for the village voice for 4o something yrs was going to be at the strand for a book reading... well that definitely peaked my interest.
anyway, mr. feiffer was this adorable older man who outlined his career and described how he persisted in creating his own brand of satire. as bold as his vision was, he also maintained his integrity . he was a gracious team player for those he wrote for.
there was even a woman in the audience who thanked him for his contribution to an 80's tween magazine she had edited, and thanked him for how wonderful he was to deal with.
mr. feiffer spoke about his works and exhibited the most wicked and sharp sense of humor i have ever heard.
after the book reading i skimmed through his new book the explainers which is a compilation of all of his strips for the village voice from 1956-1966 and it really tickled my funny bone.
needless to say i purchased the book. i wanted to have this book signed by its author. as they say there is no time like the present.
there is nothing like a book reading to open up a world that one never knew existed.
anyway, mr. feiffer was this adorable older man who outlined his career and described how he persisted in creating his own brand of satire. as bold as his vision was, he also maintained his integrity . he was a gracious team player for those he wrote for.
there was even a woman in the audience who thanked him for his contribution to an 80's tween magazine she had edited, and thanked him for how wonderful he was to deal with.
mr. feiffer spoke about his works and exhibited the most wicked and sharp sense of humor i have ever heard.
after the book reading i skimmed through his new book the explainers which is a compilation of all of his strips for the village voice from 1956-1966 and it really tickled my funny bone.
needless to say i purchased the book. i wanted to have this book signed by its author. as they say there is no time like the present.
there is nothing like a book reading to open up a world that one never knew existed.
Friday, May 23, 2008
yada ..yada...yada
everyone has there "thing" . for some people its their hair, others their sense of humor. my thing is looking young. bli eyin harah. and no im not kidding. i could lie about my age if i wanted to and lie big and you would still believe me. but i dont.i go to singles events and meet men 10 yrs younger than me who think that im much younger than they are. its bizarre. its cool , and i know not many people can relate to this, but its truly like being in the twilight zone. i always bring id with me because i always get carded when i buy wine, beer , etc. sometimes when they see my i d they make faces . im waiting for the day that someone thinks it a fake id!! again, i know that no one has sympathy for me.
at first when men 7-10 yrs younger started hitting on me i would tell them my age so they would back off. i dont do that anymore. it didnt stop them and then they knew my age. now if they are too young i just say im not interested.
once in a while i do give in and go out with much younger men, just to be able to say i went out with someone that much younger. its alot of fun, but frustrating. if only i was their age it might really work. alas , reality.
i meet men 10 yrs younger who want to date me and people want to set me up with men 10 yrs older. either way i lose. the men much younger dont want anyone much older for anything real and the men much older act like they have one foot in the grave.
once in a while i meet someone good who is closer to my age and it does work out for awhile. thats what im waiting for. at least then i might have a chance at finding true love, marriage ,the whole shebang....yada... yada... yada....
at first when men 7-10 yrs younger started hitting on me i would tell them my age so they would back off. i dont do that anymore. it didnt stop them and then they knew my age. now if they are too young i just say im not interested.
once in a while i do give in and go out with much younger men, just to be able to say i went out with someone that much younger. its alot of fun, but frustrating. if only i was their age it might really work. alas , reality.
i meet men 10 yrs younger who want to date me and people want to set me up with men 10 yrs older. either way i lose. the men much younger dont want anyone much older for anything real and the men much older act like they have one foot in the grave.
once in a while i meet someone good who is closer to my age and it does work out for awhile. thats what im waiting for. at least then i might have a chance at finding true love, marriage ,the whole shebang....yada... yada... yada....
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