Love lesson of the day:

Some women find it terribly romantic when you fake your death and then have them arrested for it. More details here.

Having now seen all three of the movies in the Trois Couleurs trilogy, I am planning on exploring more Kieslowski films - especially "The Double Life of Veronique" and "The Decalogue" (the latter of which is really a series of films).

Since I have nothing original to say today, let me direct your attention to some of the blogs and other sites that I have linked on the right. I hope you are already familiar with Bartleby (where you can find classic literature, reference, and other texts online for free). If not, go there and read some Yeats already.

You may not be familiar with Cosmoetica, but you should be. Nijinsky may have said "criticism is death," but he went crazy, remember? The creator and main voice of the site is Dan Schneider, an unfortunately lesser known critic of literature, film, and lots in between. Some of his articles and opinions may rub you the wrong way, but that's what good criticism should do. I stumbled upon the site several years ago when I was looking around for articles on Harold Bloom's silly book "The Anxiety of Influence." Schneider's criticism of the book made me gleefully happy at the time. (If you've ever attempted to read Bloom's aforementioned book, read the article by Schneider that tears it apart, and you'll see what I mean.)

The next is the blog of Jessica Schneider which, among other things, will give you an idea of what good authors have to go through to get something published (or, as the case may be, not published). Both her site and Cosmoetica will also alert you to authors and films that might otherwise pass you by. (I, for one, would likely not have heard of Kieslowski, James Emanuel, and who knows how many other great artists without the help of these sites.)

Another one to check out is Too Many Commas, my friend Elissa's blog - especially if you like seeing rather egregious typographical errors (not hers!)

I read The Dirt Field simply because the author is a fellow law school drop out, and I feel immediate kinship with law school dropouts. She's also quite funny.