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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.
Sorrow Overload: Burn It Already!
A review of Francis Weller’s "The Wild Edge of Sorrow" (audible) This book is like the Temple at Burning Man : a space designed to...
Nov 16, 20243 min read
For a Boardroom-Date Fever Dream: A Game of Corporate Overkill
Tetris (2023) Dir. Jon S. Baird Imagine gearing up for a movie night only to realize you’re about to watch a two-hour LinkedIn...
Nov 1, 20242 min read
For a Spy Date: Secrets, Betrayal, and a Walkman
Movie : L'affaire/ Farewell "Farewell" is your classic Cold War spy thriller, but with a twist: it’s more about midlife crises, awkward...
Oct 15, 20242 min read
Heaven and Hell: Bart Ehrman's Journey through Early Christian Texts
Did you know Jesus had a twin? His name was Judas, but sometimes also Thomas. Judas Thomas was the first missionary in India—though he...
Oct 7, 20243 min read
I Heart Huckabees: A Screwball Comedy for the Existentially Curious
Tough sell, this one. So tough that co-writer and director David O.Russell struggled to get it off the ground—his fevered pitch likely...
Aug 21, 20242 min read
Drunken Masquerade: Polanski’s Boozy Trainwreck at The Palace
Welcome to a palace where the absurd and the ridiculous join forces in a masquerade of vanity and lunacy, and you’ve got Roman Polanski's...
Aug 14, 20243 min read
Delving into the Mystical: Alan Watts' "Cloud-hidden, Whereabouts Unknown" Reviewed
Embark on a mesmerizing journey through the wisdom-laced pages of Alan Watts' Audible collection, "Cloud-hidden, Whereabouts Unknown."...
Aug 7, 20243 min read
How to Spot a Messiah on Mars: Divine Encounters and Toad Companions: 📚 Long After Midnight by Ray Bradbury (Audible) 📚
🌟 A Door to Magical Terrain🌟 This anthology of short stories is a door leading to a magical terrain. Behind it may lie the story of a...
Aug 5, 20244 min read
Dancing with Death: The Macabre Magic and Tequila Dreams of Ray Bradbury's "The October Country"
Reading this collection of mystical stories by a celebrated sci-fi author is like stumbling upon a cavalry painting by Norman Rockwell ...
Aug 2, 20242 min read
🔮✨🍄 "Secret Drugs of Buddhism: Psychedelic Sacraments and the Origins of the Vajrayāna" by Mike Crowley - A Trip Down Buddha Lane! 🍄✨🔮
Hey there, spiritual explorers and history buffs! Hold onto your meditation cushions because Mike Crowley's book is flipping the script...
Jul 31, 20242 min read
From Minnesota Nice to North Dakota Nonsense: Fargo Season 5's Unholy Mess
Fargo's fifth season is a spectacle that somehow manages to be both wildly unremarkable and excruciatingly painful to endure. It's as if...
Jul 23, 20243 min read
“Madness and Mysticism: The Untold Tales of Dervishes”
“Tales of the Dervishes,” compiled by Idries Shah In the 20th century, there were many events one would be curious to witness personally....
Jul 21, 20244 min read
"Unlock the Universe: Dive into Ray Bradbury's 'The Golden Apples of the Sun'"
Published in 1953, this anthology showcases Bradbury's extraordinary imagination and knack for spinning tales that dance on the edge of...
Jul 14, 20243 min read
Quakes, Frogs, and Existential Fun: A Dive into Murakami’s ‘After the Quake’
Murakami has a flair for the bizarre. Most of his novels feature quirky, fantastical storylines filled with strange imagery and...
Jun 27, 20243 min read
Bad Luck Banging: A Provocative Satire of Pandemics, Porn, and Post-Soviet Purgatory
Romanian movie “Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn” (Babardeala cu bucluc sau porno balamuc), 2021, features Emi Cilibiu (Katia Pascariu), a...
Jun 18, 20243 min read
Decoding the Magic of Words: A Fun Dive into Spencer Kelly’s ‘Language and the Mind’
What’s our species’ greatest invention? Medicine? Computers? Space travel? Not even close. The innovation that underpins all our...
Jun 18, 20244 min read
Oliver Twist: The Action Hero We Never Needed
A star-studded, tasteless Audible hit produced by Sam Mendes (which duped me into listening), dubbed “mouthwatering” by the Guardian —...
Jun 18, 20242 min read
Love, Lust, and Liquor: Riding the Emotional Rollercoaster of “Betty Blue”
The joys of youthful despair are deliciously contradictory. You gamble with life like you’ve got nothing to lose, diving headfirst into...
May 29, 20243 min read
Piano Duels and Psychedelics: The Birth of Victim Culture in Autumn Sonata
I started watching “Autumn Sonata” (Höstsonaten), 1978, with a sense of reluctance. The film opens slowly, and I found myself struggling...
May 29, 20243 min read
Tradition’s Bitter Joke
“Late Marriage” (Hatuna Meuheret), 2001, is a film that straddles the line between dark comedy and bleak drama, making “Shtisel” look...
May 28, 20242 min read
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