February 28, 2016July 4, 2017 by Michael Janairo

My Oscar picks (of what I’ve seen in the last year)

Best best picture nominee, that I’ve seen
Spotlight, but I’ve only seen Spotlight, the Martian, and Mad Max: Fury Road (I liked them all)

Best Star Wars thing
Sure, the movie was fun, but the Solo Family Portrait blew me away.

Best real depiction of journalists
Spotlight has been hailed for its realistic portrayal of the process of investigative journalism. Just as important was showing actors looking like real journalists. What stood out for me was Brian D’Arcy James in Spotlight, at right, looking so much like the Times Union’s Tim O’Brien, at left.

Best nominee I’ve met
David Lang, shown below, in the elevator at the Tang Teaching Museum — photo by me. He’s nominated for his composition “Simple Song #3” from the soundtrack for “Youth.”

Best accent to listen to
Saoirse Ronan’s Irish accent rocks.

Best accent to do
Tom Hardy’s character Ivan Locke in the 2013 movie Locke: “Yes, it’s there, it’s there. It’s got everything you’re going to need in there. All the numbers, the sign offs, the road closures that you have to confirm with the police. The drawer above the blow heater.”

February 16, 2016July 4, 2017 by Michael Janairo

My entry: New Yorker cartoon contest #509

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January 17, 2016July 4, 2017 by Michael Janairo

Views of Agua Volcano, Antigua, Guatemala

Agua Volcano dominates the southern skyline from the city of Antigua, Guatemala. With the city’s streets on an easy to navigate grid, Agua serves as a constant reminder of which direction you’re headed in the city. So here are some views of Agua — sometimes behind clouds, sometimes from city streets, and most often from a hill upon which is a cross just to the north of the city.

January 10, 2016 by Michael Janairo

Video: A humming bird at home in Guatemala

I was just sitting down to lunch at the home I’m staying at in Antigua, Guatemala, when a hummingbird stopped by.

That’s when I got my camera, in case the humming bird stopped by again. It did.

January 7, 2016July 4, 2017 by Michael Janairo

Colors of Antigua, Guatemala

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What stands out when walking around Antigua, Guatemala, are the many colors on the sides of buildings and walls that line the city streets. Here are a few of them.

What stands out when walking around Antigua, Guatemala, are the many colors on the sides of buildings and walls that line the city streets. Here are a few of them.