Movie Review – Ajami – An Israeli Tale of Communal Mistrust, Without the Finger-Pointing – NYTimes.com.
Something to look out for – opens today in NY. For once, no politics or sentimentality, and no group therapy. Unsparing narrative of life in Arab Yafo. Enjoy.
Books of The Times – Unwitting Donor to Science in ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ – Review – NYTimes.com.
Fascinating read combining the best of investigative science journalism, the worst of medical ethics, and one of the more interesting (and yes, tragic) chapters of American history. If you’ve ever heard of the famous HeLa “immortal” [...]
Nikolaj Znaider Plays Fritz Kreisler’s Music (And His Violin) At WGBH : NPR.
Absolutely delightful playing of some violin favorites – Fritz Kreisler’s Schon Rosmarin, Liebesleid, and others. Nikolaj Znaider is a most worthy inheritor of Kreisler’s 1741 Guarneri instrument.