Thursday, November 12, 2009

the quality of mercy

"The quality of mercy is not strain'd,
It droppeth, as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath: it is twice bless'd;
It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes..."


The Merchant Of Venice Act 4, scene 1, 180–187
-William Shakespeare


and these his words
written about four hundreds years ago
make scintillate my soul
since the beauty they convey
is not only about the artistry of the English word
they are deeper,
they reach my core

if we all could be a bit merciful
then the enemies would turn into love


William Shakespeare, 1564 - 1616

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Wallander: high brow TV

"These are our lives. And they are fragile. Precarious. Miraculous. They're all we have."
Detective Kurt Wallander in Firewall

I have seen only two episodes of Wallander
and I am hooked!

here the opening of the 1st episode I watched
Sidetracked




great darkish photography
great intriguing stories
great technoish music
and of course
superb acting: nothing less than Kenneth Branagh



i am a follower of PBS Masterpiece Mystery!
and this is probably one of their best series
(though i am a fan of Oxford's Inspector Lewis and his sidekick Hathaway too)

Wallander stories unfold in the town of Ystad, Sweden
and are based on the novels of author
Henning Mankell

if you have access to watch this series
give it a try
TV can be a good thing sometimes too

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

The Berlin Wall, 20 years gone - The Big Picture - Boston.com

The Berlin Wall, 20 years gone - The Big Picture - Boston.com
click to see these fantastic and soulful pictures from the fall of the Berlin wall and its twenty anniversary
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