Kish, Russell, and I went to see Shutter Island last night. The theater was packed, and the audience reaction was mixed. The three of us liked it, but I overheard the teenage girl sitting next to me tell her friends: “Well, that is the worst movie I’ve ever seen.” Richard’s review does a good job [...]
Archive for February 28th, 2010
Shutter Island
Posted in Movies, tagged Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese, Movies, Shutter Island, The Shining, The Sixth Sense, The Usual Suspects on February 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Science And Art Intersect
Posted in Art, Technology, tagged Art, Technology on February 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The BBC has an interesting article on the use of lasers in cleaning works of art — including not only stone and metal objects, but also paintings. Check out the extraordinary difference the laser treatment has made on Lorenzo Ghiberti’s Gate of Paradise.
Thank God For G.P.S.
Posted in Technology, Travel, tagged directions, global positioning systems, GPS, Technology, Travel on February 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Completing our weekend travel adventure, Kish and I drove home from Vassar today. Russell graciously let us use his car after it became apparent that it would be very unlikely that we could fly back today, due to the disruption caused by the weekend snow storm in the Northeast. (Even today tens of thousands of [...]
