Chasing Ice — A Movie, And Evidence, Not To Miss
We’d put Chasing Ice, a new documentary by Jeff Orlowski, on the second tier of movies-to-see over the holidays. But …
Monthly Archives: December 2012
Finding George Orwell in Burma, Emma Larkin — A Literary Traveler
When I first came across Emma Larkin’s title, Finding George Orwell in Burma I didn’t know what to make of …
Dueling the Devil on a Ranard-Ek in Thailand
The tale of a possessed guitar player dueling with the devil to reclaim his soul is well known among American blues fans. …
Mandala Snow Art
Burmese Days, George Orwell, 1934
Burma was the land of mystery in my youth. Daring men who fought in secret wars in dark green and …
Autumn Landscape, Hồ Xuân Hương, early 19th Century, Vietnam
Begining to think about a trip to South East Asia, including 12 days in Vietnam, I turned to a friend …
The Sorrow of War by Bao Ninh, Vietnam
Bao Ninh’s convention shattering novel of war, The Sorrow of War, (1991/1994) opens at war’s end. Kien is in the …
Cambodia: Through a Thief’s Eyes
The first I ever heard of Angkor Wat’s fabulous temple complex was reading Andre Malraux at a young age, probably …
The Life of Pi: To Believe or Not to Believe
I am trying to understand why I came out grumpy rather than enthused from Ang Lee’s spectacular CGI movie, The …
Girl By the Road at Night: Misery Writ Small
Girl By the Road at Night (2010) by David Rabe, a highly praised playwright and author of several other novels, …
Platoon: Americans In Vietnam
With a trip to Vietnam a few months ahead of me I’ve been running old movies and new books through …