Y Lee

@YLee
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Expat. Books, coffee, movies, fountain pens, straight razors, rum, beer, bread, chocolate, Heritage style.

Cynicism is cheap–you can buy it at any Monoprix store–it's built into all poor-quality goods.

- Graham Greene, The Comedians

#Books #BookQuotes #Quote #GrahamGreene

A perfect Sunday. 'Nuf said.

#GrahamGreene #Books #Coffee

I became aware of Redzepi over a decade ago with his connections to specialty coffee through Tim Wendelboe & James Hoffmann. I had no knowledge of his horrible actions, but took a disliking to him based on how he projected himself & his restaurant.

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/mar/11/noma-chef-resigns-rene-redzepi
#Coffee #Noma

Noma chef resigns amid allegations of physical abuse of staff

René Redzepi also steps down from non-profit board after accusations of physical and psychological abuse

The Guardian

The Sparrow and the Peacock, one of the best thrillers in modern times, is set to have a film adaptation.

(Yes, I have the author's permission to switch the title around like that. 😁)

#Books #Movies #ISBerry #ThePeacockAndTheSparrow #TheSparrowAndThePeacock

https://variety.com/2026/film/news/peacock-and-the-sparrow-spy-thriller-film-1236682613/

'The Peacock and the Sparrow,' Spy Thriller, Being Made Into Film

'The Peacock and the Sparrow,' a spy thriller set during the Arab Spring, will be adapted for the screen.

Variety

Ladies and gentlemen, may I present what is arguably one of the greatest fountain-pen friendly papers and best notebooks in the world:

Life Noble!

And, of course, it's Japanese. What else did you expect?

https://youtu.be/c_UvVavl-eE?si=wLn1gHZQ5rYcHvlQ

#FountainPens #LifeNoble #Japan

The Art of Making Japanese Notebooks | LIFE Notebook Factory Tour ✨📓

YouTube

"It's a little weird to be getting a lifetime achievement award at the half point of my career."

83-year-old Harrison Ford in his acceptance speech at the 2026 SAG Awards

🤣

#HarrisonFord

Hooray! The province of British Columbia is finally getting rid of the barbaric practice of switching on and off of daylight savings time.

Fun fact, I've never lived in a place that has adhered to this vile custom, and I hope I never have to.

Kudos to Jim Carrey for giving this speech entirely in a foreign language. Love his comment at the end asking about his French.

https://youtu.be/cLQmKyQAplg?si=VPLyoHq1aC7cRHTP

#JimCarrey

La réaction inattendue de Jim Carrey aux César 2026

YouTube

Now I'm not much for the theatrics of the judges on Britain's Got Talent, but this is flippin' amazing! Literally. Or, as today's urban youth would say, it's fire. Literally.

https://youtu.be/k-DLGY5hzoo?si=9TgAXnCOHnzzS7ay

#Taiwan

CAUTION: EXTRA HOT – Danger act Liwei Yang is ON FIRE! | Auditions | BGT 2026

YouTube