Author Archives: laura

Who Wants A 3D TV For Christmas?

Posted on December 3, 2011 by laura

Last weekend I saw one of those hyped-up 3D TV displays in the window of an electronics shop in Lons-Le-Saunier, the capital city of the Jura in eastern France. There was a little podium outside the shop on which was … Continue reading →

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Is Reading On Your Phone Making You Go Blind?

Posted on December 3, 2011 by laura

The guy sitting in front of me at the Swiss @-print conference today spent some time browsing through articles on his iPhone when the speaker’s topic didn’t interest him. That’s a cropped version of a zoomed image I took with … Continue reading →

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Saturday Afternoon At The Museum: Three Original Views Of America

Posted on November 20, 2011 by laura

A few weeks ago, I wrote about The Other America, an exhibition at L’Elysee, a photography museum in Lausanne. Today is the last day of the exhibition, and I managed to take a few hours out of my schedule yesterday … Continue reading →

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Drive Is Pure Emotion

Posted on November 9, 2011 by laura

I went to see Drive this weekend, and I still can’t stop thinking about it. That’s how good it is. I first heard about the film a few weeks ago on radio France Info. They called it one of the … Continue reading →

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Bleak Sunday Afternoon

Posted on November 7, 2011 by laura
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The Black Swan Effect

Posted on November 6, 2011 by laura

The Saint Petersburg Ballet is currently performing Swan Lake at the Palais des Congrès in Paris. TF1 had a short segment today about the ballet company and Irina Kolesnikova, who dances the roles of the White and Black Swans.

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Rejection Letter

Posted on November 6, 2011 by laura

Early last September, I published an essay I had written for a job application. At the time I published it, I hadn’t received any response from the prestigious organization to which I had applied. Four and a half months after … Continue reading →

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CDs Are For The Birds

Posted on November 4, 2011 by laura

Everyday I look out my office window and am reminded that CDs are still widely used in many places. Photo taken Wednesday, Nov. 3rd.

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Does Apple Want To Wish Me Happy Birthday?

Posted on November 3, 2011 by laura

I finally got around to upgrading my iPhone to iOS5 last weekend. The list of new features sounded exciting, even though I can’t have Siri on my 3GS (that’s still not fair). I didn’t time the installation but it was … Continue reading →

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Tintin In Hollywood

Posted on November 2, 2011 by laura

I haven’t been to see The Adventures of Tintin yet, but when I went to the Casino supermarket in France last weekend I got a taste of what to expect. A big display was set up in the book section.

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