When I read about Eileen Chang's translation (with much editing from Eva Hung) of The Sing-Song Girls of Shanghai (Columbia University Press, 2007) by Han Bangqing, I naturally added it to my list of books to read. And that's what I finished last week.I was interested in … [Read more...]
Macao dining room, Sheraton Chicago
Yesterday I posted a card from the Saigon dining room in the old Sheraton Chicago. Today I found a postcard of another dining room in the kitschy Kon-Tiki Ports concept, also at the Sheraton Chicago.Meet Macao.I'm enthralled by the dark, opium den/Chinese curio shop … [Read more...]
Kon-Tiki Ports, Chicago
There's so much going on in this postcard, I don't know where to begin.First of all, this restaurant--called Saigon--was in the Sheraton Chicago on North Michigan Avenue sometime in the early to mid-1960s. (The Sheraton is long gone; an elegant and refined InterContinental … [Read more...]
Postcard from Taipei, 2010
I've always loved receiving postcards. Not only do you get a cool picture, but also a personalized note. Long after t-shirts and tchotchkes tear or break, postcards can last for years and are easy to store.My friend Jean sent me this elegant postcard from Taipei last week. I … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Lust, Caution
I usually never advocate watching a film before reading the book it was based on, but like most things, I have exceptions.Lust, Caution (Anchor Books, 2007) by Eileen Chang is one of those cases. (Another, at least in my opinion, is The English Patient by Michael … [Read more...]
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