The unbearable lightness of eating (what’s right)

by | Jul 14, 2013 | Post

I enjoyed a memorably weird dinner with my dear friends at Trattoria Reggiano Taiwan, prepared by executive chef Robert Montano. Nothing went as expected. I greatly suffered—and maybe am still suffering—from cognitive dissonance. http://youtu.be/R1BUtYoP0PU Dissonance...

Adaptation speeds up (d)evolution

by | Jul 13, 2013 | Post

Even though I heard the term “disappearing middle class” over again and the statistics clearly show the trend worsening, I still did not have a clear idea of how it happens, until I started to watch some documentaries. http://youtu.be/kV4grZ_Lw5s In the above clip,...

Man of Steel returns (and fails to remain ‘steel’)

by | Jul 12, 2013 | Post

Man of Steel wasn’t exactly an engaging movie, and when the son of Krypton regained his power at the climax to defeat his strongest and final opponent, General Zod, the entire audience was caught up in a genuine surprise: Wasn’t he already dead? During the next 5...

Man of Steal—ing our time (but giving some goodies back)

by | Jul 11, 2013 | Post

“Man of Steel” is a visually rich but emotionally devoid popcorn movie where the popcorn’s aftertaste still remains in your mouth after you have watched it. The movie does not leave any taste or impression of its own. Probably it is doing its finest work as a mindless...

Time after time

by | Jul 10, 2013 | Post

I saw yet another discussion supporting the four-day workweek on my friend’s Facebook timeline. (Some people even insist on four-hour workweek.) As the world divides up between haves and have-nots, so is the work life. You either punch 50+ hours of work, or...