丹布朗小說

作為一位（偽）文青，實在不應承認自己讀過丹布朗如此商業化的作品，原來他寫過七部小說，我竟然讀了兩本半（《達芬奇密碼》、《地獄》、及正在閱讀的《起源》，亦認識了他的創作公式：
必以某個歐洲名城為背景：包括達芬奇密碼的巴黎，地獄的佛羅倫斯，起源的巴塞羅娜。
必和某個歐洲著名博物館建築物有關：包括巴黎的羅浮宮，佛羅倫斯的聖約望洗禮堂，畢爾包的古根漢藝術館。
必以某驚世秘密開始，然後花極多篇幅兜圈及放大此秘密。
必定雷聲大雨點小般結束。
所以，每本書首本部都讀得停不了手，然後50-75%有點等待完結，最後25%是因為已經讀了很多而覺得棄之可惜才讀完；直覺《起源》也會是這樣，且拭目以待！

French Jazz

After writing about Croatian jazz, of course the next topic is French jazz! I actually experienced it in person at the Duc Des Lombards jazz club in Paris years ago. And we all know quite a few American jazz musicians spent a lot of time in France. The most famous one is probably Dexter Gordon. However, I wanted to listen to French musicians and found these two saxophonists:

This one by Richard Raux sounds more traditional
while this one by Celine Bonacina sounds more modern
And here is a good article about French Jazz on Vinyl.