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BlueQ Shoppers - tote bags
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I've been using my two shopper bags from BlueQ, and often get compliments on them from the check-out employees at Publix and Whole Foods. They fit a good load of stuff, and I've had mine for probably around five or six months now, and there's been no breaks, rips, or tears. They're an awesome substitute for the bland tote bags often for sale in the stores, and they're a bit more structured than the larger, formless IKEA bags, making them a bit more practical for most shopping trips. I plan on picking up another bag or two, since I always seem to keep using the ones I have to the point where I sometimes leave things in them.
Updated Apr 19, 2008
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The Flying Club Cup - Beirut
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From BaDaBing! Records:
The highly anticipated follow up to Gulag Orkestar does not disappoint. Recorded by Zach Condon with a full band, guest stars like Final Fantasy's Owen Pallet (who added lush string arrangements), and at a variety of locations, The Flying Club Cup is an expanse, glorious and enrapturing album which takes a nod towards the finest of France's musical culture.
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One of my most favourite albums of 2007, if not the top pick, The Flying Club Cup gives off a feel of sepia-toned Western European holidays and haunts, mimicking subconscious collective memories of an earlier time and an earlier sincerity. Zach Condon's voice is soaring over the melodies he performs with the proper Beirut band, who were minted with the EP Lon Gisland. It's gorgeous, enthralling and amazing beyond words and comprehension.
Updated Apr 19, 2008
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Last Life in the Universe
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This is a wonderful story, showcasing both the lovely direction of Thai director Pen-Ek Ratanaruang and the talented cinematography of Christopher Doyle, who is also known to work with Wong Kar-Wai on his films.
The characters are both interesting, and their interactions with each other--the awkwardness of men-women relations coupled with language and culture barriers--are fun to watch. It was a unique treat for me, being a fan of both Thai and Japanese cultures.
Updated Apr 19, 2008
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Surburban Light - The Clientele
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A collection of earlier singles, Suburban Light, released in 2001, showcases the lonesome dream-pop works from British band The Clientele. In comparison to their later releases, this collection is a bit more lo-fi and the melodies are sweet, melancholy and ever-so-lovely. The soft voice of Alasdair Maclean is best played loud.
Perfect for those who like to walk in the rain, linger next to a window darkened by the night, reminisce about a lost love, and enamoured with an aching sense of longing.
Updated Apr 18, 2008
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Revolutionary Road - Richard Yates
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This book was my introduction to Richard Yates, who has become one of my favourite writers because of the melancholy lining his work. He writes a wonderful and tragic story of ambition, dreams deferred and desires that are never quite followed through.
Although sometimes referred to as a Beat Writer, Yates to me is set apart from Kerouac & crew, focusing instead on the undercurrents of unhappiness in "normal" life. The characters in the book are familiar and timeless, as the story itself was published in 1961.
That this was Yates' first novel is astounding. It's a work so exceptional and perfect, that the characters, especially April Wheeler, still enter my mind long after I've read it. If you love good writing and would like to see the quiet fuss about this "writer's writer," please pick up a copy of this book from your library or purchase a copy.
Updated Apr 18, 2008
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Harakiri by Masaki Kobayashi (The Criterion Collection)
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This film is so good, it's out of control. One of my favourite samurai films, it deals with, and challenges, the myth of honour among samurai. Masaki Kobayashi, who also directed the amazing film of a similar motif, <i>Samurai Rebellion</i>, gives us some amazing scenes in this film, using camera angles to convey the twists and turns in the story into a visual form.
And it has one of the best fight scenes in Japanese cinema. The end.
Updated Apr 17, 2008
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The 400 Blows by François Truffaut (The Criterion Collection edition)
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The 400 Blows by François Truffaut was truly a film that opened my eyes to French New Wave and foreign films in general. I had happened upon it while flipping channels years back and it was on television, possibly on Turner Classic Movies, late at night.
The film is amazing, truly a bright star amid the constellation of films. Although set in France, the character Antoine is easy to relate to in his rebelliousness and disinterest in school. He isn't a bad kid, per se, but perhaps all too human, with the faults and foibles that come with being one. The same could be said for many of the film's characters, and in showing the human struggles of ordinary people, Truffaut helped spawn a film movement we continue to talk about today.
Updated Apr 17, 2008
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Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
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This is the first volume of the two graphic novels that inspired the eponymous film, and it's excellent. It's a quick read, but the intensity of the author's experiences and family history are weighty, but very pertinent in helping us understand the Iranian Revolution, and its affect on everyday people.
The story is told honestly and in an entertaining manner, and I love the simplicity of the artwork as well. It's an essential read for anyone into graphic novels and memoir.
Updated Apr 17, 2008
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Black Moleskine Squared Pages Notebook 5x8
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I'm using this for my journal at the moment, and the pocket is dead handy. I write on graph paper, since my handwriting is small and I just love the orderly look of little squares on paper--which I ruin when I scrawl my ruminations over it in black ink (always black ink).
Updated Apr 19, 2008
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Suite Française - Irene Nemirovsky
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This elegant, heart-wrenching work by Irene Nemirovsky was intended to be part of a larger novel, but was left unfinished because she was sent to a concentration camp during World War II, where she met her unfortunate death.
What we do have from Irene Nemirovsky is a work of deep humanity, including a sympathy for her characters and their flaws, as well as an understanding in how people can be motivated in their actions. I loved this book--the writing is graceful and wonderfully descriptive, and it gives a slice of life during the Nazi Occupation of France, which is a subject not many Americans are familiar with.
Updated Apr 16, 2008
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