Roundtable
The Hot List:
A Single Pleasure Ere Summer Fades
NEW YORK TIMES
THE ROUNDTABLE OPEN FORUM # 71
Just one thing, you tell yourself, as the summer slips by, like so many summers before it.
If you manage to do nothing else for your own pleasure in this season of unclaimed hours, you will read that book, see that movie, watch that show, gaze at that painting, listen to that guitarist.
Even people who do these things for a living can’t always organize their cultural calendars to include what they most want to do.
We ask you, as part of this week's Roundtable Open Forum, to share the single item at the very top of your bucket list for this summer - something you have specially enjoyed and what stands out above all - that book, movie, TV show, poem, shabad, piece of music, painting ...
Edited for sikhchic.com
July 16, 2011
Conversation about this article
1: T. Sher Singh (Mount Forest, Ontario, Canada), July 16, 2011, 4:20 PM.
I recently found a treasure lode of old, classic TV series in the library in our village, and have had a ball discovering them. I have been dipping into them, slowly but steadily, for much of this past Spring and, of course, this Summer. The ones that have given me endless delight include "John Adams", "Upstairs Downstairs", "The West Wing", and "Napoleon in Love." And, guess what! Haven't seen any regular TV programming for months! The two offerings are a world apart.
2: Roop (Reigate, United Kingdom), July 17, 2011, 3:35 AM.
I went out and purchased 30 Punjabi novels, opposed to English ones, and so far have really enjoyed reading these and improving my Punjabi vocabulary. I have read such gems as 'Dracula', 'Barh Koee Balda Diva', 'Marhi Da Deeva' and 'Shishsay Tay Vherah' so far.
3: Taran Singh (Punjab), July 19, 2011, 4:35 PM.
I recently discovered the songs of Satinder Sartaj. He's bowled me over - I've heard them over and over during the last few weeks. Indeed, he's made this summer a memorable one.