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Books and movies, untangled for sharper insights and unexpected connections. Perfect for a deep dive or a conversation that actually goes somewhere.
From Opium to Amanita: The Seven Sisters of Sleep
Early users of tobacco in Russia had their noses cut off. Repeat offenders - their heads! In Rome, Pope Innocent XII excommunicated...
6 days ago10 min read
THE AI EXPRESS
They keep scaring us. Every headline, every podcast, every corner of the internet. “AI will take your job.” “AI will end democracy.” “AI...
Aug 295 min read
The Hidden Connection Between Christianity and Amanita Muscaria
A Moment of Historical Wonder That moment when history suddenly winks at you. I had one in Paris last week. I found myself in the Cluny...
Aug 77 min read
The Amanita Gospel According to Baba Masha
Chapter 1: I Wanted This Book to Be Good I really did. The title sounded promising — "Microdosing with Amanita Muscaria" . Finally, I...
Jul 267 min read
You Are Not Your Fucking Khakis: 25 Years of Fight Club
25 years ago, a man with insomnia started a revolution. And the generation who watched him beat himself up — called it a cure. This...
Jul 189 min read
How to Waste 20 Years in "One Day"
The 2024 Netflix romantic drama based on the David Nicholls novel, spans 14 episodes and nearly two decades — and still manages to say...
Jul 115 min read
Memory, Cinema and the Ghosts We Carry:
review of Cerrar los ojos — Close Your Eyes. Spain, 2024. Directed by Víctor Erice. Have you ever heard about Spain’s famous...
Jul 54 min read
Stranded: On Islands, Choices, and the Price of Silence
A Career Coach’s Take on David Mitchell’s Masterpiece This wasn’t my dream. But it lives inside me. Who is Orito — and why do I still see...
Jun 306 min read
A Review of Ray Bradbury's Dandelion Wine
🍷 Chapter 1: A Sip of Summer Dandelion Wine is not just a novel; it is a time capsule. It captures golden afternoons, the sounds of...
Jun 208 min read
The Tinder Swindler or the Secret Thrill of Being Duped
Review of Tinder Swindler crime documentary on Netflix By the time he asked for $30,000 to escape his enemies, she’d already seen the...
Jun 134 min read
Ancient Wisdom for Modern Burnout: A Review of Taoism for Beginners by Elizabeth Reninger
Somewhere around the 6th century BCE, something strange happened. Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, and the Torah all emerged -...
Jun 63 min read
How Christianity Went Viral - and What It Left Behind
Review of “Triumph of Christianity” by Bart Ehrman This is the fourth Bart Ehrma n book I’ve written about. And inevitably, someone will...
Jun 46 min read
“Hit Man” (2023) Review – Nerd, Lies, and Videotape
# Hit Man: A Genre-Hopping Adventure An article about a philosophy professor, two cats, a bunch of wigs, and a fake German accent walks...
May 134 min read
Same Day. New Body. Still Clueless.
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle as a Cautionary Tale for Smart People Who Can’t Choose a Life When was the last time you learned from...
May 45 min read
The Idea of You: A Deep Dive Into the Glamorous Fantasy of Love
Directed by Michael Showalter | Starring Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine A Unique Plot With Unexpected Lessons Plot? Barely....
Apr 204 min read
From Jesus to Constantine: A History of Early Christianity by Bart Ehrman (Audible)
Brand Strategy is the New Theology: A B2B Perspective by Someone Who’s Definitely Not a Heretic (but probably is) I never cared much...
Apr 55 min read
High Drama on Mount Olympus: KAOS and the Curse of Eternal Free Time
Netflix’s KAOS opens with Jeff Goldblum staring at a suspiciously zit-like mark on his divine ass. That’s your first clue: this is not...
Mar 262 min read
Close-Knit and the Quiet Radicalism of Care
On the surface, Close-Kn it (Original title: Karera ga honki de amu toki wa, 2017 ) looks like a cozy Japanese film about cherry...
Mar 252 min read
Being Peace – Thích Nhất Hạnh (Or: How Not to Lose Your Mind in This Hellscape)
Let’s talk about paying attention. Not giving it, no. Paying it—because that’s what it is. A currency. And if you’re not careful, you’ll...
Mar 212 min read
God Bless America (2011) – A Parody of Rebellion dir. Bobcat Goldthwait
God Bless America plays like a parody of Natural Born Killers —except there’s no love, no sex, just two strangers united by sheer...
Mar 203 min read
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