Monthly Archives: November 2010

An European Vacation / 19 – Route des Vins

This episode is less about the wonderful Alsatian wines than one would expect. I surely would have liked to write more and especially to taste more wine during the driving tour we made in the 7th day of our vacation … Continue reading

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An European Vacation / 18 – Eating in and around Strasbourg

Alsace is a special place from a culinary perspective. Some say that French and German influences combine to create une cuisine which at best is refined as the French know to make it and solid as the German like it. … Continue reading

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Book: Philip Roth – The Humbling

The previous book of Philip Roth that I read was The Plot Against America which a historical ‘what-if’ type of story describing an alternative path that the American history could have taken in the period at the start of the … Continue reading

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The Cape Town Opera with ‘Porgy and Bess’ in Tel Aviv

Gershwin’s (or The Gershwins’ as the performance program says) Porgy and Bess performances in Israel were not spared of some non-musical controversy, as a few weeks before the show there was big pressure on the Cape Town Opera to cancel … Continue reading

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Film: Inception (Christopher Nolan – 2010)

With Inception Christopher Nolan ends a decade in his carrier marked by a series of movies which brought together the best in the traditional Hollywood cinema with intelligent scripts that explore the space beyond reality. His latest film is closer … Continue reading

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Carte: Petru Popescu – Fata din Nazaret

Ametitoare este cariera de scriitor a lui Petru Popescu, cariera intinsa deja in timp peste mai bine de patru decenii. Dupa ce debutase ca poet, isi face nume de romancier de mare succes la critica si public intre anii 1969 … Continue reading

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An European Vacation / 17 – Two Museums in Strasbourg

I will start by mentioning the museum that we did not get to see, although we very much wanted to. It’s the Musee d’Art Moderne et Contemporain which was recommended to us by knowledgeable friends.  Unfortunately the time was too … Continue reading

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An European Vacation / 16 – The Notre Dame Cathedral in Strabourg

The Notre Dame cathedral in Strasbourg is one of the two poles of attraction of the city of Strasbourg. Beyond being one of the most beautiful religious monuments in Europe its history is deeply related as in the case of … Continue reading

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Yoav Kutner Tells the Beatles Story

I was last week in Beijing for the IETF meeting, and after an intense week of work as all IETF meeting weeks are and one day spent on airplanes and airports I landed in Israel late on Saturday night (or … Continue reading

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Carte: Cristian Teodorescu – Medgidia, orasul de apoi

Lectura cartii lui Cristian Teodorescu ‘Medgidia, orasul de apoi’ mi-a adus imediat in minte ‘Cartea soaptelor’ a lui Varujan Vosganian. Cele doua carti aparute in ultimul an au multe elemente comune. Ambele sunt intitulate ‘romane’ dar structurile lor epice sunt … Continue reading

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