March 11, 2009
First of all, the organisers of this year’s festival deserve credit for a great series of fixtures, with some smart and courageous decisions on artists and staging. Second, they seem to have done a good job with ticketing, with far fewer of the good seats at events going empty (and seat alloca...
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February 26, 2009
Last week I mentioned that we are, at least in the short term, not attending church. Like a lot of people who find themselves in this situation, ours is not a conscious or active decision. We haven’t “lost our faith,� succumb to any major conflict, or radically changed our outlook on church li...
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February 03, 2009
A couple of Friday’s back, we had the chance to enjoy some of the best local jazz talent in the first ever Hong Kong Big Band festival at City Hall. It was a very mixed affair, with five bands entertaining a very enthusiastic audience. Perhaps the best thing about the night was the chance to e...
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January 26, 2009
Golf courses are fascinating places for honest conversation. There’s something about the space, the length of time required or a round and occasional waits that encourages folks to be less reserved. I recall one fascinating conversation with a friend from New Zealand, while walking down the 13...
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January 20, 2009
The inauguration will be televised live on BBC, Sky News and CNN International, with coverage beginning at 4pm local time. A roundup of inauguration events taking place Tuesday in London: Democrats Abroad is hosting a black-tie London Inaugural Ball. More......
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January 01, 2009
One thing I don’t like about social networking is the way applications and communication streams can breed added and perhaps unnecessary complexity in our lives. I appreciate the benefits of sustaining and developing friendships, but I’m loathe to invest any more time in “virtual&#...
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December 27, 2008
Director : Howard Hawks Release Date : 20 January 1945 (USA) Genre : Adventure, Romance, Thriller, War Cast : (Complete credited cast) , Humphrey Bogart as Harry ‘Steve’ Morgan, Walter Brennan as Eddie, Lauren Bacall as Marie ‘Slim’ Browning, Dolores Moran as Mme. Hellene de ...
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November 27, 2008
There were some very interesting phrases in Bill Clinton’s address to the Democratic Convention some months back. But one line jumped out at the time. “People the world over have always been more impressed by the power of our example than by the example of our power.” How true - es...
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November 23, 2008
[See: Carnival Culture Index] When I Lay My Burden Down Let’s face it: travel is a wearying business. A life on the go means you get really tired and in need of rest and relaxation. For the itinerant scholar, the peripatetic performer, the nomadic herder, the man of the road and lifetime wande...
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Someone looking to move to Hong Kong posted an interesting question today on one of the ex-pat forums. They were wondering if there was a district in Hong Kong with an artsy vibe, like the 3rd in Paris or Chelsea in New York. The consensus from the respondents was that Hong Kong can’t offer th...
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