there was nothing wrong with your tv

i'm glad that other people thought something was wrong with their tv at approximately 10:03 last night when the most anticipated moment of the sopranos series finale turned into a blank black screen. at first, i thought that meadow was shot as soon as she ran through the door after her frustrating parking dilemma (what was up with that?) however, i was left unsatisfiedly satisfied like the rest of east coast sopranos fans.

this is the new york times' cover picture (of the arts section, of course)--an homage to the final, quiet moments of the sopranos.


last night i thought i was more disappointed than i actually was. everyone was talking about how horrible the ending was and how absolutely nothing happened, but i didn't actually feel disappointed. i bet i would be more disappointed if someone in the family actually did get shot and we were left with a final, unfinished moment of bloodshed. the new york times' critic, alessandra stanley explains, "there was no good ending, so 'the sopranos' left off without one." and she's right. any ending would have been a letdown--the letdown essentially is that the show is over and it had to end somehow. ok, now i will stop analyzing my feelings about the end of the show. its too bad its over, but it was a "perfectly imperfect finish" as stanley writes.

i wonder how many people called time warner cable, though, asking why their cable went out.

the coast of utopia

my biggest regret about leaving new york for the month of january through may of this past year is the fact that it forced me to miss the massive production of tom stoppard's trilogy the coast of utopia at lincoln center.



the play focuses on the philosophical debates in pre-revolutionary Russia during the mid 19th century. the play was directed by jack o'brien, who won a tony last night for his work on the production, and featured an amazing cast of actors, uncluding brian o'byrne, jennifer ehle (who won a tony last night), billy crudup (who also won a tony last night), ethan hawke, and martha plimpton. images of the production, like the one below, look incredible.



i'm in the midst of reading part one, "voyage", which you can buy on amazon here.

prazske quadriennale

the prague quadrennial is supposedly the most important international theater event--i was reminded of this over and over again by my theater teacher while i was in prague. unfortunately, i left the czech republic a month too soon. starting this week, from june 14th through the 24th, theater artists, designers, and scenographers will flood the city to exhibit some of the innovative concepts they have been working on. there will be lots of performances throughout the city streets--anne bogart and the siti company will be performing at the archa theater. blahblahblah i'm not in prague anymore, however if you're interested in theater you should check out the program and look into some of the design competitions.

this photo appeared in the new york times article about the quadrennial. the photo below appeared in the article. it is of an austrian set design for "west side story" that is being presented at the quadrennial.

the final whack

boo hoo. the sopranos finally ends tonight. ny magazine's vulture has tons of articles with predictions on whats going to happen. in all honesty, i don't think tony is going to get killed...that would be too much of a depressing note to end television's most incredible dramatic series on.

anyway, i'm psyched. not too psyched though, because ever since chris got killed off a few episodes ago, my love for the show died a litle. i'm way too attached to this show, i can't believe i'm this excited for the finale. i even bought a bottle of chianti for the evening. i still have to finish 1 1/2 more episodes before 9pm. i've been attached to this show for about a year and a half now, since the first season was put on hbo on demand and i was doing research for a monologue i was doing from "goodfellas". i was also an extra last summer, you can see me and my boyfriend up close and personal sitting behind to soprano family in the episode "stage 5" at the cleaver premiere.



check out this article from the new york times about the final whack. and watch the finale at 9m tonight!

bad ass

however unlikely it is of me, i am in love with amy winehouse.

i just found this link on vulture to download an old song of hers, "there is no greater love".



i think she is bad ass.

ketchup part two

here is the second commercial in the heinz series that i posted below. this one is called "my eyes hurt":



vote for it here!

free fader

did you know that you can download fader magazine for free through itunes? i didn't! anyway, you can download it through itunes by clicking here and it comes up as a podcast, then opens up as a pdf.