what Dave thinks about movies, books and everything
{4.5/5} “Our ability to find humor in the world, to make connections between previously unconnected notions, to create new ideas, to share in a common culture: All these essentially human acts depend on memory.” Moonwalking With Einstein by Josh Foer, published in 2011 The subtitle of this book is: The Art and Science of Remembering […]
{4/5} “If there’s going to be a world where there’s no time for sentiment, then that’s a world I don’t want to live in.” A Single Man, released in 2009 George’s partner of 16 years, Jim, has died and he’s been drifting through life ever since. We follow George through his interactions with various people […]
There are two types of science fiction conventions, media and literary. Typically they’re separate, and I’ve been to several of each. In the good old days (10 to 20 years ago) at the media conventions (at the time they were called Star Trek conventions) you could get an autograph from your favourite science fiction TV […]
Has this happened to you? Someone is telling you about creationism and you’re pretty sure they’re wrong but you’re not sure exactly what to say. Here’s a YouTube video I came across that will help. Top Ten Creationist Arguments And here’s a great blog on evolution and creationism. It keeps you up to date on […]
I learned a lot about classical music from music courses when I was in university. One course took place over a month in Vienna, where we went to concerts virtually every evening. I’ve recently renewed my interest in classical music, listening to music I haven’t listened to in years and also picking up some music […]
Here’s a web site that has a lot of music lists. They have lists for all styles of music — rock, blues, jazz, fusion, country, folk, and classical. They have lists by album, song, and artist. If you’re interested in learning more about a particular style of music, you could start here. They also have […]
I used to sing in an all-male a cappella quartet. So that’s one type of music that I like — the Nylons and the Essentials, as well as the Flying Pickets, the House Jacks, the Alley Cats, and the Bobs. I like songs where I can understand the lyrics — otherwise what’s the point of […]
If you’re interested in soundtracks, you might find this site useful. They review a lot of soundtracks, and they even give out their own awards each year. For a bunch of prolific composers they have a list of all the soundtracks they’ve done. I might not agree with everything the reviewers say, but they’re very […]
What kind of music do I like? I’ll divide my list into three categories: soundtracks, popular, and classical. A few months ago I started using iTunes. I’ve copied all of my CDs onto my computer, and bought a few new albums. I’ve also bought some single songs from iTunes — most songs are $0.99 and […]
{4.5/5} “I’m still technically the mayor until 5:00, so if there’s anything illegal you want to do I can pardon you.” Napoleon Dynamite season 1, aired in 2012 I thought that the movie Napoleon Dynamite was hilarious. If you thought so too, then you might be interested in the animated TV show based on it. […]