Unhealed Wound – Page 23

Japanese Art as Metaphor: “Return to the Sea” and “Hanga Reinvented”

Written by diana on July 3, 2013. Posted in Art, Unhealed Wound. 5 Comments on Japanese Art as Metaphor: “Return to the Sea” and “Hanga Reinvented”

Japanese contemporary art can be a wonder to behold, as evidenced by the current exhibit at the Monterey Museum of Art. These two ongoing exhibits are not to be missed. The first is a 300-pound salt installation that covers 1800 sq. ft. of the gallery floor, now roped off so that the observer doesn’t inadvertently step on the salt....

“The Great Gatsby”–Revisiting an American Classic

Written by diana on May 28, 2013. Posted in movie reviews, Unhealed Wound. 4 Comments on “The Great Gatsby”–Revisiting an American Classic

The new version of the F. Scott Fitgerald’s celebrated classic (1925) by Baz Luhrmann (of Moulin Rouge fame) has divided critics. Half of professional movie critics praised the movie, the other half panned it. There will be endless reinterpretations of a novel that has become burdened as a literary icon, the Great American Classic. Mr....

“Shadow Dad”– Flash Fiction in “The Story Shack”

Written by diana on May 19, 2013. Posted in Literary and Art Journals, Unhealed Wound, Writing and Blogging Tips. 2 Comments on “Shadow Dad”– Flash Fiction in “The Story Shack”

“Shadow Dad” was just published in the online literary journal, The Story Shack. The inspiration for the work came to me during a creative writers’ group exercise involving writing within a 15-minute time period. It was fun and revealed how sometimes “over thinking” can detract from the power of the original...

“Orphan Black”–Adopting a New Model

Written by diana on May 8, 2013. Posted in Television reviews, Unhealed Wound.

This new BBC America television series premiered on March 30, 2013. In the opening scene the camera zooms in on Sarah (played by Tatiana Maslany, a Canadian newcomer to television), a grifter desperate to escape her drug dealer boyfriend. Seizing an opportunity to escape her past, Sarah watches as her doppelganger jumps in front of a subway to...

“Top of the Lake”–A Top Notch Thriller

Written by diana on April 29, 2013. Posted in Television reviews, Unhealed Wound.

While some cable and television distributors fund their own productions (note the excellence of “House of Cards”, the final season of “Damages”, and the forthcoming “Arrested Development”), Sundance is in the enviable position of previewing thousands of entries for their annual Sundance Festival. “Top...

Bottega Louie–A Mega Bottega

Written by diana on April 8, 2013. Posted in Local travel, Restaurants, Unhealed Wound.

Bottega Louie opened in 2009 in downtown Los Angeles and is in good company with some of the finest restaurants in the area. The 10,000-square-foot paean to the good life is more than a marble and brass palatial restaurant/gourmet market/patisserie with 20-foot ceilings. No detail has been overlooked. More than three years under...