Recommended: The Life of Pi
I’m listening to the audio book of Pi while I run. I like everything this book says about religion and its tone that goes from lighthearted warmth to a troubled journey of survival. The first part of the book prepares you for the trials of the rest, [...]

The Unlikeliest of Double Features: Yesterday afternoon I went from watching The American President to watching Eraserhead, which is like going from having a nice lunch at an outdoor restaurant to having your face torn off by flying monkeys.

Eraserhead.

Both are interesting in their own ways, and you get something good out of [...]

SiS Productions is largely known for its long running Sex in Seattle romantic comedy stage series, which has had 13 episodes so far. This is an extremely popular series that I’m told has quite a following. So naturally Cowboy is a perfect fit for this company and this cast.
I’ve seen this play [...]

This past weekend I had a great time in a great town, wandering up to the Pacific Northwest. Saw yelling fishmongers, space needles, and one of the places where Sleepless was shot. Saw a really great opening night production of Cowboy Versus Samurai, and got to talk back to a really wonderful [...]

Mongolian steppes.

Recommended: The Story of the Weeping Camel
We recently saw a trailer for a film called Cave of the Yellow Dog made by a director named Byambasuren Davaa. This looked really interesting so I checked out her earlier film, Weeping Camel.
Synopsis: A Mongolian family lives in the Gobi desert, herding goats and [...]