CaribbeanSome decent performances. Enjoyed the steel drum ensemble and the professional folk dance medley. Meals were way overpriced so tried a few desserts and drinks. Sweet bread and banana bread tasted as good as they looked. Coconut sugar cakes was just shreaded coconut gummed together with pure sugar. Sorrel is very interesting local soft ( Read more... )

After a 2 year hiatus, it's back ( Read more... )

Even though no one uses LJ anymore, I want to keep these Folklorama reviews all in once place for convenience's sake ( Read more... )

Celtic-Ireland - Food was decent but slightly overpriced for what I was getting. Overall, this is similar to the Irish-Ireland pavilion but not as good and the acoustics here are even worse.

Spain - Food is still good but this year it was overcrowded and the lineup to the food stretched halfway around the room such that it blocked the stage. So ( Read more... )

Mindless disaster flicks don’t usually get me thinking. But San Andreas did. Mainly because it presents some interesting moral dilemmas that, because they could really happen, are worthy of some consideration. Furthermore, because it treats its characters’ choices as pat reflections of their contrasting moral character, the movie fails to frame the ( Read more... )

Hello LiveJournal! Greetings to the 4 - 6 people who still come here after all these years.  In appreciation for your tenacity, I present to you a tale of great misadventures and adventures. It is the tale of what happens when you’re going out with someone who expects you to accompany them on the long journey to their homeland. This trip will last ( Read more... )

AndeanOnce again the Notre Dame Recreational Centre proves to be a place of terrible acoustics. From the vast distance that separated me from the stage, where the sound was almost bearable, it was difficult to see the detail of what was going on, but the pan flute player left the impression that he was lip-synching. I liked at least one of the ( Read more... )

More brief reviews of the cultural pavilions this year at the festival.

ChineseDances were graceful and paired with elegant dress and pleasing music. The food was substandard, about food court quality though not as bad as at last years Indo-Chinese pavilion. At least prices were fair. I enjoyed the cultural display here with its hands-on ( Read more... )

Some brief notes to myself about my experiences at the cultural pavilions so I remember for next time ( Read more... )

(One part of a philosophical correspondence ( Read more... )