Princeton online lexical database of English, WordNet, defines a tragedy as a “drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance”
. In my case, the protagonist was the poor little Pepper shaker that we bought on our trip to Thailand (that’s right Jason!) and the superior force was the espresso tamper that went flying out of my hands and chopped off both its arms at once… there goes 30 baht…
I now present you, The Pepper Tragedy in four acts:
The Pepper Tragedy, Act I: View On Black.
The Pepper Tragedy, Act II: View On Black.
The Pepper Tragedy, Act III: View On Black.
The Pepper Tragedy, Act IV: View On Black.
Last week I learned about this motivational poster produced in 1939 by the Birtish Government! I thought I would share it with you guys. Doesn’t it just sum up beautifully the gentlemanship of the Englishman ?! It’s a brilliant poster with great design. It says so much, with so little. Apparently, it was intended to be used if the Nazis ever took control of the country during the war, but it was never displayed to the public (Read more about it here). Later found in 2000… it has now, obviously, been used in a ton of advertisements worldwide.
Although not as funny as the title might lead you to think, the latest Adam Sandler movie was excellent. In a nutshell, it’s the story of George Simmons, the biggest comedian in American history, who is diagnosed with a life threatening illness which will more or less change his life. Funny at times, but also quite profound, I think funny people is definitively worthy of a visit to your local theater. Enjoy!
