Monthly Archives: March 2010

Engle: Tropical Secrets (2009)

Posted on March 31, 2010 by

After returning home from last night’s Seder at the synagogue I felt inspired to sit down and read a book about what happens after a miraculous escape. Margarita Engle‘s “Tropical Secrets: Holocaust Refugees in Cuba” provided me with that kind … Continue reading →

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Dogtown And Z-Boys (2001, USA)

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Not much of the US skateboard (sub-)culture reached me behind the iron curtain in the 1970′s when I was a kid. “Dogtown And Z-Boys” enabled me to catch up a little. Dogtown was a nickname for a part of Los … Continue reading →

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Zangwill: The King of Schnorrers (1893)

Posted on March 29, 2010 by

I don’t remember when was the last time I had so much fun reading a book, when I was reading Israel Zangwill‘s “The King of Schnorrers.” I laughed out loud several times and I was aware of the constant smile … Continue reading →

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The Pink Panther 2 (2009, USA)

Posted on March 28, 2010 by

I write my little movie reviews/reflections with two purpose in mind. One of them is to keep track of what movies I’ve seen. I watch a lot of movies and my memory is finite. Thus when selecting what to watch … Continue reading →

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1000th post

Posted on March 28, 2010 by

This is the 1000th post in this blog. I use this opportunity to post a little snapshot of the blog as is now. I started to blog January 2003. Here is the list of how many entries I wrote each … Continue reading →

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Bornai: Loj az ordogre (Shoot at the devil, 2009)

Posted on March 26, 2010 by

Unexpected consequences is one of the central themes of Tibor Bornai‘s “Shoot at the devil.” (The original title of this book, published only in Hungarian, is “Lõj as ördögre.”) The story follows the life of three friends from the late … Continue reading →

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