Most of the English-speaking world knows Nikita Mikhalkov as director and star of “Burnt by the Sun.” I used to think this was an excellent thing. Now I am not sure. This has to do with the fact that I want the English-speaking world to also know (and love) Nikita Mikhalkov for “12” – theContinue reading “Nikita Mikhalkov’s “12” is the Best Movie I’ve Seen All Year”
Monthly Archives: October 2007
Love letters, part two
Nothing will come of nothing: speak again. – William Shakespeare. I breathe on the window and my breath condenses. I step away, and the foggy film shrinks back on itself. The glass remains unchanged. I can see the street again, and the marmalade light of the lamp shining on a gray-haired woman hastily tying upContinue reading “Love letters, part two”
You’re not alone, La Lubu
As much as I hate myself for meta-blogging – this post makes me want to jump up and shout, “you are absolutely not alone!” To clarify, even though I’m bouncing all over the place right now (without caffeine buzzing through my veins, even), I see myself as complicit in a lot of the stupid crapContinue reading “You’re not alone, La Lubu”
And a *shrug* is in order here
(Picture property of I Can Has Cheezburger) Unless you’re a lit-geek or a giant homophobe looking for more evidence that teh gayz are taking over the universe, the Dumbledore outing was a pretty much a non-story. If I wasn’t a lit-geek, I probably wouldn’t be addressing it on my blog. There are more hot picturesContinue reading “And a *shrug* is in order here”
Post me some pictures of Beautiful Women
One of the most popular posts in the Russian blogosphere (hipsters have warned me to stay away from the word “blogosphere” – I warn hipsters to stay away from me) as of late was a simple “post pictures of women you consider beautiful” on some dude’s LiveJournal. The author later revealed that he was bettingContinue reading “Post me some pictures of Beautiful Women”
Natalia A. 