With all the controversy and commotion over Amy Chua's new memoir, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother (Penguin, 2011), I am so excited to feature guest blogger and artist Chandrika Marla's review of this book.Here's Chandrika:I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and more or less … [Read more...]
Postcard from Porto
Late last year my friend Vanessa sent me this postcard from Porto, Portugal.As I posted yesterday, I spent my honeymoon in Portugal five years ago. Besides Lisbon, we also visited Porto.In this postcard, Vanessa writes:This delicious Art Nouveau deli has been in … [Read more...]
Postcard from Lisbon
Planes, trains, and...trams! For some reason, I've always had a thing for trams. Funiculars, trams, street cars--if a city I visit employs any of these as a means of transportation, I'm there.My friend Vanessa so generously sent me this gorgeous postcard from Lisbon.It's … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Matterhorn
Last week while I posted snippets from my trip to Vietnam 20 years ago, I was also engrossed in Karl Marlantes' debut novel, Matterhorn (El Leon/Atlantic Monthly, 2010).The story follows US Marine Lieutenant Waino Mellas, a naive Ivy-educated patriot who's plopped down on … [Read more...]
Happy Lunar New Year!
When people think of China these days, they think of goods. Exports, great shopping deals, and knock-off designer accessories.But back in 1991, the Chinese economy was just beginning to come out of the cold. And the market in this photo was about as good as shopping got back … [Read more...]
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