A Confederacy of Dunces
By: John Kennedy Toole
Read by: Barrett Whitener
11 CDs – 13 ½ Hours
You probably saw me walking with earphones on and carrying my CD Player and laughing out loud. Here is the most ridiculous novel chronicling the swath cut by Ignatius J. Reilly through New Orleans. A preparation for the efforts of FEMA [...]
Archive for October, 2007
A Confederacy of Dunces – Audio CD Review
October 25, 2007Bread & Tulips – movie review
October 23, 2007This is in Italian. I enjoyed this movie for it offbeat feel and the meandering path on which it led me. Here’s the synopsis: “When a harried housewife is accidentally left behind while on vacation with her family, she decides to take a holiday of her own in Venice. She becomes charmed by the city [...]
The Prestige – Movie Review
October 9, 2007Submitted by Jason Davis
The Prestige (2006)
Synopsis: Robert and Alfred are rival magicians. When Alfred performs the ultimate magic trick, Robert tries desperately to find out the secret to the trick.
Director: Christopher Nolan
MPAA: PG-13
Running Time: 2 hrs. 15 min.
Release Date: Oct 20, 2006
Great film that harkens back to the wonder of the Silent Films of [...]
A Cynthia Ozick Reader – Book Review
October 8, 2007PS 3565 .Z5 A6 1996
I read an article from the July 29, 2007 Boston Globe called “Lost in the Blogosphere” which had quotes from an article “Literary Entrails” in April 2007 Harper’s Magazine by Cynthia Ozick. I was intrigued by her comments about the lack of literary critics, not just book reviewers, but people who make [...]
W. H. Auden; Poetry – Book Review
October 5, 2007Collected Shorter Poems, 1927-1957 by W. H. Auden.
PR 6001 .U4 A17 1967
I just discovered W.H. Auden this year as a result of being a Ralph Fiennes fan. There was a blog post from the Guardian on Auden’s birthday with a link to Ralph reading one of Auden’s best known poems “As I walked out one evening“. [...]
For Whom the Bell Tolls – Movie Review
October 5, 2007I loved this movie not because of the performances of Gary Cooper or Ingrid Bergman. It was touted as one of the greatest on screen love stories ever. I was sorely disappointed in that build up. I could not believe how locked down the two main characters were in their stereotypical roles. The emotional weakness of the [...]
New Educational DVD’s
October 4, 2007Battling Eating Disorders
Fat: What No One is Telling You
Gospel of Judas
Gaza Strip
When Kids Get Life
7 Secrets of Savvy Students
Comedy of Errors
Monster of the Milky Way
New International DVD’s
October 4, 2007Army of Shadows [French]
Daddy (Tato) [Polish]
Pigs (Psy) [Polish]
Two of Us [French]
Myth of Sisyphus – essay comment
October 1, 2007A comment was sent about this essay, which we have in a book entitled Myth of Sisyphus, and other essays, by Albert Camus. The call number is PQ 2605 .A3734 M913 1991
I wanted to repost it here so it would be found:
Mikeni:: – September 29, 2007
The Myth of Sisyphus
The myth of Sisyphus is an essay [...]
