Written, Directed, Edited, and Produced by Julie Delpy
2007, 96 minutes.
Starring: Julie Delpy, Adam Goldberg, Marie Pillet, Albert Delpy
2 Days in Paris is a penetrating, wry, and at times terrifying film about a visit by a young couple to Paris. This is no honeymoon. The pheromones have worn off and the excitement of […]
Filed under: Uncategorized on March 22nd, 2008 | No Comments »
After Dark by Haruki Murakami.
Knopf, 2007, 175 pages.
Translated from the Japanese by Jay Rubin.
The celebrated Japanese writer Haruki Murakami reveals himself to be human with the technically innovative but ultimately unsatisfying novel After Dark.
This short work depicts the interweaving narratives of several late night Tokyo denizens afflicted by insomnia, jazz, and dead-end jobs. […]
Filed under: Uncategorized on March 22nd, 2008 | No Comments »
My next post is a short story about a journalist attempting to penetrate a notorious Cape Town minibus taxi gang. The story emerged from my conflict resolution research into the Cape Town gangs, whose bosses rule entire neighborhoods and are not afraid to get into gun battles with the police. Four Lions was […]
Filed under: Uncategorized on March 17th, 2008 | No Comments »
My second post is an article that documents the attempt by the Mountain Club of South Africa to apologize for its discriminatory policies during apartheid.
But apologizing in post-apartheid South Africa is not nearly as simple as it seems. The article features a number of interviews with climbers and analyzes the apology through […]
Filed under: Uncategorized on March 8th, 2008 | No Comments »
After several fits and starts, I am happy to present the first story available on ReturnoftheDeji.com, a short creative non-fiction piece set in a tea shop in Boston. To download the story, click this link here. To view the story on the website, click here.
Filed under: Uncategorized on March 7th, 2008 | No Comments »
