Jul 28, 2004 9:59:45 PM
Okay, the options for theater in London on a Sunday is pretty limited. The grossest of the tourist oriented shows are on ("Stomp," "The Lion King," "When Harry met Sally," "Tonight's the Night" - "The Rod Stewart Musical!"); the best are not. However, there are several fringe shows that stand out in such thin company, such as "White Wedding" ("Set in London's club scene of the 1980s, two entrepreneurs both vie for the limelight!" - 4 PM) and "Soldiers/Soldaten" ("Looks at the contested history of Churchill's role in the saturation bombing of Hamburg during the latter stages of the Second World War," - 3:30 PM). However, I thought the most promising was "The Backpassages Of Spitalfields" (6:30, Sundays only) which looks like it basically tweaks the whole idea of the tourist walk, sort of like the overground tour of Seattle given long ago by Jason Rackerby of the Seattle Cacophony Society (alas no longer referenced on Anita's Book of Days).Posted by webcowgirl @ Jul 28, 2004 9:59:45 PM [Link]
Jul 26, 2004 11:23:16 AM
I'm having a hard time deciding what shows to see while we're in London. Fortunately, the New York Times has a list of shows that are up, but there are so many I can't figure out where to start. The review of Iphigenia at Aulis was pretty compelling, however, so I think it's a must. Neil Gaiman recommended "Jerry Springer the Opera" on his blog, and it looked pretty funny, so we're considering that although the ticket prices are quite steep. I also saw in a pop-up list of photos on the New York Times website a mention of a show called "Guantanamo - 'Honor Bound to Defend Freedom'," which sounded like just the kind of very political show I'm not having the opportunity to see here in the states, so I think I'm going to want to see that, too.Posted by webcowgirl @ Jul 26, 2004 11:23:16 AM [Link]
Jul 22, 2004 10:48:47 PM
Friday June 25 (notes copied from my diary) - Today was a day of much learning. While out on our kayak tour, I discoverd, that the kelp with little fingery pockets is called "fucus." I learned the grass I saw in the tide pools yeseterday is called sea grass, and it and ell grass are two of only three flowering aquatic plants (maybe marine plants is correct). I learned that eagles make kind of a chittering noise to each other, and that the birds with the whistling trill I hear singing every time I come to the Pacific coast is called a winter wren. I'll have to look and see if the bird I hear singing from our room is a wren; it sings a little differently (no high trill on the end).Posted by webcowgirl @ Jul 22, 2004 10:48:47 PM [Link]
Jul 12, 2004 3:29:24 PM
There was a good article in the New York Times about carb consciousness and the American diet. The author's argument was carbs, schmarbs, Americans eat like pigs and shouldn't be surprised that they look like them. Actually, he wasn't quite that rude, but his point was valid. I've attached the text below.Posted by webcowgirl @ Jul 12, 2004 3:29:24 PM [Link]
Jul 2, 2004 5:38:34 PM
I finally got through the last of three Real videos on the LA Times' story about the recent recreation of Ed Rickett's and John Steinbeck's journey to the Sea of Cortez. I'm going to stick the story up here - the text - so I can read it at my leisure later.Posted by webcowgirl @ Jul 2, 2004 5:38:34 PM [Link]