Tonight I trekked out to my husband Tom's old stomping grounds to see New York Times best-selling author Jamie Ford. I've read both of his novels--Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet (Ballantine, 2009) and Songs of Willow Frost (Ballantine, 2013), so thought it would be fun … [Read more...]
The Poseidon Project
In 1931, a Chinese steamship and the British submarine HMS Poseidon collided off the coast of northern China. It was a turbulent time in the region and just months before Japan invaded Manchuria.The Poseidon was hailed as the best of its kind, not unlike the Titanic. A new … [Read more...]
The Tokyo Olympics the last time around
When I learned that Tokyo will be hosting the 2020 Olympic games, one thought came to mind before all others: my mom was at Olympics when it last was in Tokyo.That was in 1964.According to my mom, the city wasn't yet equipped to hold the masses of spectators who … [Read more...]
Back to Broadway
Ever since I turned 40, my husband Tom, number one son Jake, and I have been going to hole-in-the-wall restaurants for my birthday. We've done Ethiopian, Costa Rican, Korean, and last night Vietnamese.We trekked out to New Chinatown, an area on the northside of Chicago … [Read more...]
The Grandmaster
Last night I dragged my 15-year-old son and a friend of his to see Wong Kar-wai's latest film, The Grandmaster. I'm not super into the somewhat-recent kung fu flicks, although I loved Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. But to me, anything by Wong Kar-wai deserves a cinema … [Read more...]
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