Perhaps (based on emails I received from friends across the pond) I should have clarified that when I said (in my last post) that Shah Rukh Khan stole my pants (in my dream) and wore them in the rain, I meant pants in the American sense, not pants in the British sense (see definition 2b)…. Read more »
Shah Rukh Khan
Dreams, Whales, Books
I’ve been rather itinerant for the last week or so… did some visiting, some birthday celebrating, and so much reading that you’d think I’d be reading in my dreams. Instead, I had a dream that Shah Rukh Khan raided my suitcase, stole my pants, wore them in a rainstorm and ruined them. This is nearly… Read more »
Lost in Translation
It’s funny how you can speak the same language as someone, yet still have no idea what they’re talking about. I followed a link to a very short English-language article on the Indian movie website Filmi Tadka because the headline interested me: “Shahrukh Khan – Don’t Mix Religion with Politics.” Reading the article, I learned… Read more »
“There are shortcuts to happiness…
… and dancing is one of them.” – Vicki Baum Here’s a writing tip: dance. If you’re writing and you get stuck, or you’re tired but don’t want to stop quite yet, or your head is spinning, or it’s just time for a break — if you’re able, and in whatever way you’re able, dance…. Read more »
The Blog: Bollywood Edition
And now I would like to offer a few more movie recommendations for the uninitiated, from the only-recently initiated. I’ve never been one for plot summary. Instead, I’ll tell you a snippet about what struck me, while also trying to convey a little something about why Bollywood has captured my heart. (BTW — if you’re… Read more »
Up There Orbiting the Earth
My subject heading is from my most favorite This American Life ever. It’s spoken by John Hodgman (who is, among other things, that wonderful man who plays the PC in the Mac ads) in a piece he did about the strange phenomenon of fame. The episode is called “Nice Work if You Can Get It”… Read more »
Because I’m Tired
I have been working hard on a LONG speech (60 minutes) I’m giving next week in Chicago, and I feel like I should write something here about speech-writing and revising and timing and practicing, but, you know what? I’m too damn tired. Also, I’ve been researching the American health insurance industry and, well, do I… Read more »
“It’s a barbarity that clarity is a rarity.”
News: the Fire paperback is coming out on January 25, 2011 and is available now for pre-order on Amazon and BN.com. I don’t have any timing information regarding Bitterblue, but I promise to post it here once I do. So, my subject heading is a line of dialogue I enjoyed from last week’s episode of… Read more »
