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]]> Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0200 http://babakfakhamzadeh.com/site/index.php?c=3&i=4949 http://babakfakhamzadeh.com/site/index.php?c=3&i=4949 Sketches for my Sweetheart the Drunk. It took another ten years for Buckley to actually reach the charts, with his Leonard Cohen cover of Hallelujah, after it was performed by one of the contestants on American Idol. If I'm not mistaken, Nick Cave also covered it, and I seem to remember I liked that version better.

Buckley's music, dramatic, occasionally bordering on folk but mostly rock, has sweeping vocals and easily conjures up emotions. David Bowie said that Buckley's Grace would be one of ten albums he would take with him to a deserted island.]]> Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0200 http://babakfakhamzadeh.com/site/index.php?c=4&i=4948 http://babakfakhamzadeh.com/site/index.php?c=4&i=4948
The series opens with a pilot which aired nearly a year before the first season kicked off. The first few episodes aren't too spectacular, but as the season progresses, the stories find their footing, partially due to the introduction of additional characters, some hilarious, as well as, indeed, the many references. Particularly the David Bowie references I found funny and, so I hear, mister Bowie will play an important role later in the series.

My favorite character is Doctor Orpheus, the live-in magician at the Venture compound.]]> Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0200 http://babakfakhamzadeh.com/site/index.php?c=13&i=4947 http://babakfakhamzadeh.com/site/index.php?c=13&i=4947 Doodle Chaos and there are quite some similarities, as this is, too, a physics oriented game. The graphics are a bit more stylish, but the puzzling does feel a bit limited.
The game's iTunes page is full of rave reviews. Though I found the game more engaging than Doodle Chaos, I still wasn't interested to play past the demo levels.]]> Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0200 http://babakfakhamzadeh.com/site/index.php?c=13&i=4946 http://babakfakhamzadeh.com/site/index.php?c=13&i=4946
Though enjoyable enough, I couldn't sustain my interest past the introductory collection of levels.

Levels for this physics oriented game are typically created by other players, not by the guys behind the game itself.]]> Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0200 http://babakfakhamzadeh.com/site/index.php?c=3&i=4945 http://babakfakhamzadeh.com/site/index.php?c=3&i=4945 Irish violinist and a Norwegian pianist. The music is neo classical but also has a strong Gaelic feel to it.
The duo won the Eurovision song contest in 1995, the second time for Norway, with what, so far, has been the only predominantly instrumental track to win the contest. In fact, the track originally was completely instrumental, but for the purpose of  the event, some Norwegian lyrics were added.
The pianist, Rolf Løvland, also co-wrote the song La det swinge, with which Norway won the competition for the first time, ten years prior.

The Eurovision song contest kick started the duo's career, with their first album being released a year later.

Their most famous song, You Raise Me Up, has been covered over 125 times.]]> Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0200 http://babakfakhamzadeh.com/site/index.php?c=13&i=4944 http://babakfakhamzadeh.com/site/index.php?c=13&i=4944 You can choose to just swipe in the direction you want your little yellow friend to move, or swipe a virtual joystick in the corner of the screen, or use the device's accelerometer, tilting the iPad to move Pac Man in the right direction. Unfortunately, none of these methods works accurate enough to really enjoy the gaming experience.]]> Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0200