Blognitive Dissonance

“Mann trakht und Gott lakht”

Kite Runner and Stardust

danithew | December 23, 2007

I’m not sure why critics (in general) aren’t giving “The Kite Runner” higher ratings.  For some reason metacritic.com only rates it at 60.  IMDB rates it a little better at 7.6 (out of 10). We loved this movie.  It deals with some very serious and mature topics in the lives of one family – as [...]

Raffetto’s Pasta

danithew | December 10, 2007

If you live in New York City and want fresh pasta, go to Raffetto’s at 144 West Houston Street. This is a store, not a restaurant – so you pick up what you want and then take it home to prepare it. When ordering you choose the pasta width you desire and watch them cut [...]

Links of Interest [11/28/07- 12/4/07)

danithew | December 4, 2007

Note: I may soon be getting rid of the Asides/Notes From All Over feature in the side panel and replacing it with some kind of weekly “links of interest” post.  Just something I’m thinking about … Science/Tech A robotic exoskeleton (made by Sarcos, a Utah company) gives human beings much greater strength and endurance – [...]

#49

danithew | December 3, 2007