feist, french, SF moma, The Imaginary Invalid, NYC moma, new yorker cartoon contest, iphone
Feist
Last Tuesday I caught Feist at the Fillmore in San Francisco. The legendary Fillmore is a great venue. I highly recommend catching a show there. The Doors have performed there. Parking is difficult to find around the venue, but it's worth the pain.
Feist gave an amazing performance. With such a sultry/complex/echo-y voice, it was great seeing her live. Her music gives me a warm feeling when I listen to it. Maybe you can identify with it as well? Some of her music is danceable, while some of it is the kind that you must sit down and listen to. Feist's newest album "The Reminder" has received good reviews across the board, and it's one of my favorite for 2007. She even played some new stuff that she's been working on. One of the best parts of seeing artists live is that they play new creations that they've been working on.
Here's a mix of old and new songs from her:
french
I am determined to become conversational in French by the end of the summer (before I take off for Australia). Last week I started Pimsleur's French lessons. Teaching yourself a language is not easy, but Pimsleur definitely makes it easier. Originally I was using the Rosetta Stone program, but I found that it's method of graphically associating the language with text would work well for young children. Instead I turned to Pimsleur which seemed to have rave reviews.
It has certainly lived up to its hype. It is audio only though. Which means that I am quite incapable of writing it, as French is not the easiest phonetic based alphabet to use for a novice.
Je'compain aparle'francais?
It's just so easy to toss on the audio lessons while driving to work.
SF MOMA
I spent some time at the MOMA in San Francisco yesterday. The museum has a good collection.
One of the main features right now covers the sculptures of Matisse. Personally, I enjoy Matisse's paintings more than his sculptures. The museum did have one Rodin along with the Matisse sculptures. Rodin stands as my favorite sculptor.
The exhibition that I enjoyed the most was that of the Hungarian photographer Martin Munkacsi. It celebrates the "dynamism of modern life." If you are in San Francisco and a fan of photography, please do check it out. His shots include pictures from his travels all over the world. There are a series of shots taken on German beaches that are fun to browse through.
Imaginary Invalid
I caught Moliere's Imaginary Invalid yesterday at the American Conservatory Theater last night. The theater has student rush tickets for half-off. We got $50 seats for $25!
The play was very funny, but it had a much greater emphasis on slapstick than Tartuffe. I still enjoyed it.
NYC MOMA
has a cool exhibition going on by Dan Perjovschi, the Romanian artist. The exhibition, called "What happened to us?" features drawings on a wall. Perjovschi uses simple drawings to communicate complex ideas.
You can see some here. It's fascinating!
new yorker cartoon contest
every week the new yorker has a cartoon contest. It gives readers a chance to submit a caption of 25 words or less for a cartoon. They are are generally hilarious with a somewhat dry sense of humor. Here is a recent winner.
Winning Caption:
“Don't tell Noah about the vasectomy.”
David Kempler
Island Park, N.Y.
Too funny.
iphone on conan
Last Tuesday I caught Feist at the Fillmore in San Francisco. The legendary Fillmore is a great venue. I highly recommend catching a show there. The Doors have performed there. Parking is difficult to find around the venue, but it's worth the pain.
Feist gave an amazing performance. With such a sultry/complex/echo-y voice, it was great seeing her live. Her music gives me a warm feeling when I listen to it. Maybe you can identify with it as well? Some of her music is danceable, while some of it is the kind that you must sit down and listen to. Feist's newest album "The Reminder" has received good reviews across the board, and it's one of my favorite for 2007. She even played some new stuff that she's been working on. One of the best parts of seeing artists live is that they play new creations that they've been working on.
Here's a mix of old and new songs from her:
french
I am determined to become conversational in French by the end of the summer (before I take off for Australia). Last week I started Pimsleur's French lessons. Teaching yourself a language is not easy, but Pimsleur definitely makes it easier. Originally I was using the Rosetta Stone program, but I found that it's method of graphically associating the language with text would work well for young children. Instead I turned to Pimsleur which seemed to have rave reviews.
It has certainly lived up to its hype. It is audio only though. Which means that I am quite incapable of writing it, as French is not the easiest phonetic based alphabet to use for a novice.
Je'compain aparle'francais?
It's just so easy to toss on the audio lessons while driving to work.
SF MOMA
I spent some time at the MOMA in San Francisco yesterday. The museum has a good collection.
One of the main features right now covers the sculptures of Matisse. Personally, I enjoy Matisse's paintings more than his sculptures. The museum did have one Rodin along with the Matisse sculptures. Rodin stands as my favorite sculptor.
The exhibition that I enjoyed the most was that of the Hungarian photographer Martin Munkacsi. It celebrates the "dynamism of modern life." If you are in San Francisco and a fan of photography, please do check it out. His shots include pictures from his travels all over the world. There are a series of shots taken on German beaches that are fun to browse through.
Imaginary Invalid
I caught Moliere's Imaginary Invalid yesterday at the American Conservatory Theater last night. The theater has student rush tickets for half-off. We got $50 seats for $25!
The play was very funny, but it had a much greater emphasis on slapstick than Tartuffe. I still enjoyed it.
NYC MOMA
has a cool exhibition going on by Dan Perjovschi, the Romanian artist. The exhibition, called "What happened to us?" features drawings on a wall. Perjovschi uses simple drawings to communicate complex ideas.
You can see some here. It's fascinating!
new yorker cartoon contest
every week the new yorker has a cartoon contest. It gives readers a chance to submit a caption of 25 words or less for a cartoon. They are are generally hilarious with a somewhat dry sense of humor. Here is a recent winner.
Winning Caption:
“Don't tell Noah about the vasectomy.”
David Kempler
Island Park, N.Y.
Too funny.
iphone on conan
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