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Sunday, January 28th, 2018

Austenland

Categories: [ TV/Cinema ]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austenland_(film)

Wikipedia

Jane is a huge fan of Jane Austen's novels. She spends all her savings to go to England to a Austen-themed holiday mansion. There she plays the role of an orphan who has been taken in by a rich family. Two other, rich american women play the role of rich, single ladies. Jane is first attracted to Martin, a stableboy, but is then courted by Mr. Nobley, who at first seemed to be a grumpy young man. Knowing that the holiday is scripted, and that the love affairs are part of the story, she sets her heart to Martin, who seems to be genuinly in love with her. On her last day, she learns that Martin was the one who was scripted for her, and that Nobley was the one genuinly in love with her. Upon her return to America, Nobley pops up at her door.

[ Posted on January 28th, 2018 at 14:58 | no comment | ]

Golem

Translation: [ Google | Babelfish ]

Categories: [ Books ]

ISBN: 9782072723704

© Amazon.fr

Gustave Meyer, grand maître d'échecs, est accusé du meurtre de son ex-femme, Marie. Durant sa fuite, il découvre que son ami Klapman, neurochirurgien qui lui a implanté des éléctrodes dans le cerveau pour limiter ses crises d'épilepsie, a aussi ajouté un module expérimental qui augmente considérablement sa mémoire. Meyer a l'impression d'avoir été transformé en golem, et que sa vie ne lui appartient plus vraiment. Au fil des jours, le blog de Marie continue de publier automatiquemet des articles dénonçant certains membres de mouvements transhumanistes. Meyer entreprend un périple à travers l'Europe centrale dans les villes qui ont une importance historique pour le peuple juif. Il termine à Prague, ville où se déroule un championnat d'échecs qu'il devrait gagner facilement grâce à sa mémoire augmentée, en même temps qu'un congrès de neurologie qui devrait récompenser les travaux de Klapman. Meyer accuse publiquement Klapman de pratiques contraires à l'éthique et déclare forfait au début de sa partie d'échecs.

[ Posted on January 28th, 2018 at 11:29 | no comment | ]

Fentimans Spiced Ginger Beer

Categories: [ Beer ]

Fentimans_spiced_ginger_beer

Not a real beer, but a real ginger ale. Tastes clearly like ginger and other spices, maybe cinnamon. Quite hot, too.

Fentimans Ltd, Hexham, Northumberland, England. 4.0% alcohol.

[ Posted on January 28th, 2018 at 11:14 | no comment | ]