Albrecht Dürer

Albrecht Dürer: Art in Transition exhibition is open at the Museum of Biblical Art in Manhattan, New York (USA). Ken Johnson writes about Dürer's graphic works + other viewpoints @ http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/16/arts/durer.php

Useful links:
www.mobia.org
www.hlmd.de

A must visit.

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Vicky Cristina Barcelona is a 2008 film by Academy Award-winning director Woody Allen. It's wonderful + brilliant + funny.

Useful link:
www.vickycristina-movie.com

Woody Allen still has it + I am a huge fan + I wish best of luck to Woody Allen for his new movie.

Random Thoughts

And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife
And you may ask yourself -Well...How did I get here?
And you may ask yourself
Where is that large automobile?
And you may tell yourself
This is not my beautiful house!
And you may tell yourself
This is not my beautiful wife!

-Talking Heads, David Byrne lyrics to Once in a Lifetime
www.davidbyrne.com

I liked it.

BBC Proms

BBC Proms is the world's greatest classical music festival. Go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2008 for further information. Don't miss it.

Chocolate Consumption

Consumption of chocolate products may be slowing down in volume in the U.S + selective markets worldwide due to economic downturn, high prices and health worries, but dark chocolate, organic, and single origin cholocate seems to be recession proof, depending on product type. At the end of the day how many people can really resist a chocolate? I am a dark chocolate addict.

Useful links:
www.theobroma.com
www.jganesconsulting.com
www.icco.org
www.mintel.com

Heard On The Street

The next President of the United States will implement alternative energy on a grand scale like never before.

R. Kikuo Johnson

R. Kikuo Johnson's storytelling is superb + I think poems via comic strip would also be a great idea.

Useful links:
www.seabread.com
www.poetryfoundation.org

The State Of Africa

The State of Africa: A History of Fifty Years of Independence by Martin Meredith is a fascinating book on post-colonial Africa + provides remarkable insight into African nature + leadership crisis and the impact. A must read.