Monthly Archives: January 2012

Eating out in Toronto: Cheap Snacks, Sushi, Ethnic & Vegetarian Cuisine [quick list]

. Last week, I asked Reddit’s Toronto experts [Link] to give me recommendations for cheap, tasty food in downtown Toronto: Eating out on a Budget: Name your five favourite places! [Link] . I love sushi – preferably all-you-can-eat. My favourite … Continue reading

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…nominiert für den Oscar: Academy Awards, 2012 – die Nominierten

. Die nominierten Filme für die 84. Academy Awards [26. Februar, Link]. grün: gesehen und gemocht blau: gutes Gefühl, will ich sehen rot: schlechtes Gefühl. Nicht sehenswert? . Bester Film “War Horse” [imdb: 7.4] “The Artist” [imdb: 8.5] “Moneyball” [imdb: … Continue reading

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Underdog Literature, January 2012: 15 fresh or amazing, off-the-wall titles

. Here are 15 books that caught my interest lately. Fresh, off-beat, quirky or curious titles that might deserve more attention: . 01: MATTHEW NORMAN, ‘Domestic Violets’, 352 pages, 2011. 02: PIERS BRENDON, “The Dark Valley: A Panorama of the … Continue reading

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Best Books of the Year: My personal Top 20

. (After a quick teaser / similar list in October [Link]…) …here are the 20 very best books I’ve read in 2011: . 20: LEIF RANDT: “Schimmernder Dunst über CobyCounty”, (German) Novel, 2011. 19: JASON: “I killed Adolf Hitler”, Norwegian … Continue reading

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