February 2009
9 posts
Zipping up about buttons already
Turns out that someone had already summarized the entire synopsis of TCCOBB - in a single paragraph of prose, no less.
Moreover, from a remarkably optimistic perspective
Original’s in Italian (i think??), here’s the translated version:
Life should be lived in reverse.
Beginning in your dying moments on a hospital bed and recovering backwards day after day.
You’re released...
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Button's Up! (Con't)
The poignancy of the show stayed with me long after I trudged back home and into bed.
In fact TCCOBB turned out to be so affecting I spent much of the night being ruminant and contemplative about life and love, and I’m really not that type.
Pitt’s performance was disarming in the sense of how much of an anti-protagonist his portrayal of Benjamin Button was, considering the title of the movie.
I...
Button's Up!
As the credits rolled, i was decidedly undecided about TCCOBB.
My immediate thoughts were how flatlined the narrative appeared to be for what was meant to be a soaring, inspirational epic (or so i thought it was meant to be..).
This one could be a slow-burner. More on this later.
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Freedom of Nespression
Officially, the singular item on my 2009 wish list this year.Was having a casual walk at the Mall with the Family when we were drawn by the greatest smell on planet earth - the aroma of freshly brewed coffee - to a little unassuming booth/space. Seeing that we were already baited, what with the glazed nespression (there you go!) on our faces, the sales person proceeded to make two cuppas of...
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I'm crazy like the rest of us.
not sure if he’s going to perform in this garb at the SIS but..
JASON MRAZ IS COMING TO TOWN!
His Mosaic visit in 06’ was a stripped-down (yes, pun absolutely intended), acoustic performance at the Esplanade with just him and Toca, and it worked well in the dreamy, intimate setting with Jason showcasing his soaring pipes (I’m a rocket...
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Out with a bang and a sloggy splash
Now I’m not a big fan of gruesome health warnings on cigarette boxes, but ladies and genteel man, i think we have found the definitive proof that smoking does make you age.
BEFORE - Need a shave but looking sharp
AFTER: 10 years and 65,731 fags later…
Oh, about the game. First off, it certainly demonstrates the gargantuan storage capacity of the Blue-Ray disc (and its...
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#@@(*@#zenit! Give me my Gooners jersey already.
Come on, Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, Arshavin. Nomenclature wise, it already makes sense. Don’t make me kick your Ars.
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Hullo, hullo
Its apt that U2, the prehistoric “rock band of the ages” should attempt to make history with an album title that essentially proclaims their dominance not just in eons past but in futures yet to come. No Line on The Horizon, set to launch worldwide in 03 March, comes laden with expectations that U2 can never leave behind with every album release.
Producers Daniel Lanois and Brian...
