Manolo says, it is Tuesday, time to see what the Manolo is… Reading… Listening to… Watching… The Manolo cannot recommend the new version of the Jane Eyre highly enough. It is moody, expressive, boldly funny, and completely worth your time. The Manolo suggests that after you watch the movie, you turn on the director’s commentary and watch it again, so as to appreciate Cary Fukunaga unconventionally sensitive artistic choices.
Manolo says, it is Tuesday, time to see what the Manolo is… Reading… Listening to… Watching… Ayyyy! The Substance of Style, the very good, very important book by the Manolo’s friend Virginia Postrel is on the sale in the Kindle version! Buy it now, read it today.
Manolo says, it is Tuesday, time to revive this old feature and see what the Manolo is… Reading… Watching… Listening to… It is strange, but the Manolo, who has yet to read the first page of the Harry Potter corpus, picked up The Mysterious Benedict Society at the book store, and found he could not put it down. It was remarkably enjoyable, the perfect thing for the bright 10 year-old reader, or the Manolo.
Manolo says, it is Tuesday, time to see what the Manolo is… Watching… Listening to… Reading… The Manolo has been in need of the motivation these past few weeks. Projects are lagging, and posting at the humble shoe blog has been less than satisfying for all concerned.
Manolo says, it is Tuesday, time to see what the Manolo is reading… What else would the Manolo be reading this week but We Had It So Good, the smashing new novel from his writerly friend, the Linda Grant? Although the Manolo read this book the few months ago, he has returned to it this week, as it has finally been published in the United States. We Had it So Good is nothing less than the biography of the whole generation of middle class peoples, telling the story of the Baby Boomers through the eyes of the Californian who settles…
Manolo says, it is Tuesday, time to see what the Manolo is… Watching… Reading… Listening to… The Platform was the Manolo’s first reading of the Houellebecq, and he cannot say that he will return again. On the one of the hands, Platform is the compelling book. On the other of the hands, in the words of one reviewer, “scabrous”. Yes, it is funny in places, but taken as the whole, it is the grueling slog through much that does not appeal to the Manolo.
Manolo says, it is Tuesday, time to see what the Manolo is… Reading… Watching… Listening to… The Manolo had such hopes for the Luke Wilson, but….
Manolo says, it is Tuesday, time to see what the Manolo is… Reading… Watching… Listening to… The Manolo has twice rewatched FN Shoe Star first episode, and it is really very good. Perhaps you should join him in following this new webseries.
Manolo says, it is Tuesday, time to see what the Manolo is… Reading… Watching… Listening to… Reading… The Rumpole, he continues to be most delightful!
Manolo says, it is Tuesday, time to see what the Manolo is… Eagerly awaiting the publication of… Reading… Listening to… Watching… The Manolo has decided that his literary education has the Penelope Fitzgerald shaped hole, which he will now attempt to fill by reading several of her novels in the quick succession.
Manolo says, it is Tuesday, time to see what the Manolo is… Reading… Watching… Listening to… Just before the Christmas, the Manolo had the pleasure of accompanying some young friends to the new Disney Rapunzel movie, Tangled. He is happy to report that he found both the outing and the movie to be delightful. Two things about this movie were exceptionally gratifying to the Manolo. The first is that the screenplay was unburdened by the endlessly annoying and out-of-the-place pop cultural references and adult-oriented jokes so common in most children’s movies today. In the other words, there was none of…
Manolo says, it is Tuesday, time to see what the Manolo is… Reading… Listening to… Watching… The Manolo made the mistake of going to see this latest movie starring the Johnny Depp and the Angelina Jolie, The Tourist. Watching The Tourist was the disappointing experience, much in the way that setting out for the hairdressers, but somehow winding up at the dentist’s office, where two teeth are extracted, is the disappointing experience, but only if the procedure were done without the benefit of anesthesia. That is to say, it was the sort of nightmare. The nightmare in which, after your…