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by Dan Geddes They say you can get the best apple-pie in Amsterdam on Saturday at the little café on the Noordermarkt. I get mine smothered with plenty of slagroom (whipped cream) to dunk the last pieces of piecrust in, and a cappuccino. Apple-pie is but on... More »
By Dan Geddes 12 September 2006 Are you a conspiracy theorist? Please take this self-test. If you frequently read internet news, then you may have unwittingly become a “conspiracy theorist.” Test Instructions Please check the box of the answer that... More »
Gravity’s Rainbow Thomas Pynchon Essay by Dan Geddes 7 July 2006 Contents Introduction Part 1 – Beyond the Zero Part 2 – Un Perm’ au Casino Hermann Goering Part 3. In the Zone Part 4 – The Counterforce Anarchy Over Monopoly Conclusion Further reading... More »
Not German. That’s the first thing they tell you, in the Dutch language books and everywhere else. Well, it’s really not. Linguists even date Dutch as the older of the two languages, though with a common ancestor. But there is still some bitterness... More »
by Dan Geddes When you think of Holland, the bicycle stands right up there with dikes, windmills, cheese and wooden shoes. It’s very flat here of course, so hills are almost nowhere an issue. Bridges represent the steepest vertical challenge. Many peop... More »
NEW YORK. Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore reportedly will no longer fly on commercial airliners out of fear of a possible crash. “Well, maybe I’m superstitious about it. But I’m not taking any chances,” said Moore. When asked whether his new fear... More »
Review by Dan Geddes See also reviews of Rushmore and Moonrise Kingdom. Cast Gene Hackman … Royal Tenenbaum Anjelica Huston … Etheline Tenenbaum Ben Stiller … Chas Tenenbaum Gwyneth Paltrow … Margot Tenenbaum Luke Wilson … Richie ... More »
Imaginary review Dan Geddes Voice of Saul James Woods Voice of King David Brad Pitt Voice of The Lord (Yahweh ) James Earl Jones Voice of Goliath Hulk Hogan Voice of Bathsheba Salma Hayek Voice of Michal Cameron Diaz Continuing its recent strategy of animating... More »
An Accidental Family – Fyodor Dostoevsky Review By Dan Geddes 10 October 2004 Dostoevsky’s An Accidental Family is probably the least known of his long novels. It is a first-person narrative, presented as the private “notes” of a twenty-year old ba... More »
Review by Dan Geddes Vineland (1990) Thomas Pynchon See also: The Crying of Lot 49, Gravity’s Rainbow, Inherent Vice, Bleeding Edge and Dys, an imaginary Pynchon novel Contents Infiltrating the Resistance Movement The Repression: America as Garrison Stat... More »
by Dan Geddes A friend once told me that was Amsterdam was the greatest place on earth, “except for the weather. When you find yourself on the Kalverstraat on a cold, rainy day, you might wonder what you are doing here.” There are many great things... More »