It is a serious drag not having DSL anymore. I've been dealing with this mind-numbing situation for about 6 months. But soon, soon my friends, I will have DSL once more... And then I won't have to abstain from using the web on the weekends...

But, no, this is not germane to the post at hand, my brothers... I am posting to share with all of you a couple of interesting reviews of books and films that I found, which perchance you may go see, and be entertained.

A film called Satin Rouge is discussed on Salon, about a pudgy middle-aged woman in Tunisia who finds herself through belly-dancing. It sounded really interesting earlier today, but now, I'm about to crack up. No! Maybe it's cool! Maybe! No, I can't be serious right now... ;)

A book review on Salon about Cicero — just the thing I would love to read if I had the cash to blow on more books. Looks cool. I do want to read this one sometime. Hopefully it's more entertaining than Plutarch.

And on Shift, a film that really looks neat — Hotel, by Mike Figgis... Yes. Looks to be a good film to see sandwitched between espressos and pseudo-intellectual conversations! :) I love that. (BTW, I use that term self-mockingly, although I actually believe that 'pseudo-intellectual' is a term coined by pseudo-intellectuals to cement their egos and their tenuous status. Hmmm.)