le cinéma!

I finally made it to the movies. Brokeback Mountain was the choice. I truly enjoyed it on many grounds. I wondered during the movie whether the storyline would be as appealing if it were about heterosexual couple and I believe so. Going through that kind of pain due to separation, thwarted love, exclusion and an unfulfilled life seems miserable, unbearable.

In terms of the Oscars, I don't usually follow the nominations, etc. But I do hope that Paradise Now wins. Saw it many months ago with my mom. I remarked the objectivity it angled to present on such a delicate subject.

The EU tells Kosmo "Stay inside!"

If you are in a protected zone (zone de protection déterminée), keep all your pets inside and if outside on a leash. See latest EU rercommendations.

Sorry Kosmo - no more sparrows on the balcony... Ok Paris is not yet a protected zone, but I'd rather be safe than sorry.

50-year tunnel project creating another hole in NYC

Vinnie the Mole (450-ton tunnel-boring machine) is digging the massive second phase of City Tunnel No. 3, a 60-mile tunnel that began in the Bronx in 1970 and is scheduled for completion in 2020. By then, the tunnel will be able to handle the roughly one billion gallons of water a day used in New York City that originates from rural watersheds to points throughout the city.

The water tunnel has taken its toll in human life, with 24 construction-related deaths. A man a mile, the saying goes among the workers.

A geologist's involvement in the tunnel project makes his geologist friends jealous. "For a geologist," he said, "this is like going to Disneyland."

Read more in the NYT (sign-up needed).

Is 27/02 comment a blog pick-up line or simply nice dying heart liberal stuck in Texas?