Heredia, Costa Rica is in the mountain valley and visually stunning. I don't know if I will get another internet connection again, as I am heading north, so I will try to get some more pictures in if I can. I think it will rain soon, so that may put a damper (quite literally on my photography plans)...

I am not remotely pleased about this, but here we are - again - on the day that will live in infamy. I was hoping to spend the day hiding from the reality of aging. Instead, I will be with the family, god help me. If you don't have a Jewish mother, you have no idea the mental torture that awaits me....

This is a hodge podge, but it is what I have on ipod (a sample of what I have is more accurate). The videos I found on YouTube, but it is the songs I am pointing you to, not the videos per se.  So enjoy your Sunday and/or your holiday. Burning and Lootin by Bob Marley (IMHO, the BEST Marley son...

I know boys and girls, I have not done a l'art pour l'art entry for a while. Those of you new to this, see here. Now for the usual class, instead of doing film, I thought this would be a good time to discuss Portishead's new album, Third. If you are not familiar with my absolute adoration for the mu...

Sorry to have been MIA folks, but my laptop was messed up. To add misery upon misery, I was stuck in a storm and lost electricity, including phone and internet. In other words, I was disconnected from any meaningful news and information for nearly a week. I also missed two deadlines. Here is what I ...

This is the official blowing smoke up my own ass thread. The whole interview below is incredibly interesting and has a great deal of important information ranging from Sibel Edmonds to Plame-Wilson's discussion of her work at the agency. But at 34:00 is where I have to stop and blow smoke up my own ...

Today class we will be examining scenes from a few exceptional films (or trailers for lack of available clips), as a much needed break from political scandal and the 24/7 news cycle. Let us begin at the beginning: My Sin, My Soul: Nabokov is my god and the opening of Lolita is the most stunning and ...