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Rewired on Reads & Reels
Books and movies, untangled for sharper insights and unexpected connections. Perfect for a deep dive or a conversation that actually goes somewhere.
Dervish Whispers: Mysticism in the Desert
Nacer Khemir, a Tunisian filmmaker, spins a mystical masterpiece with “Bab’Aziz — The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul.” (2005) It’s an...
May 28, 20242 min read
Autumn Despair: ‘Fallen Leaves’ and the Bleak Winds of Finnish Cinema
Fallen Leaves (Kuolleet lehdet), 2023 The latest cinematic perplexity from Finnish auteur Aki Kaurismäki, takes the concept of a...
May 21, 20242 min read
Siddhartha’s Enlightened Path: A Journey Through Hesse’s Mind
Listening to “Siddhartha” by Herman Hesse on Audible offers a supremely pleasurable experience, and I wholeheartedly recommend...
May 21, 20244 min read
On Mice and Men: Navigating Dispenza’s Verbal Maze
Dr Joe Dispenza “Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself” (Audible) First and foremost: books in self-help and non-fiction categories should...
May 16, 20243 min read
Sound and Fury, Signifying… Not Much: A Review of “Evil Eye”.
Oh, the joy of diving into Madhuri Shekar’s “Evil Eye”, an Audible original that’s like ear candy with its lush sound production and...
May 16, 20242 min read
FLUENTLY OBVIOUS (a book review)
“Becoming Fluent: How Cognitive Science Can Help Adults Learn a Foreign Language” by Richard Roberts and Roger Kreuz on Audible is...
May 16, 20242 min read
Death at a funeral and other party favors
In Frank Oz’s “Death at a Funeral” (2007) the grim reaper doesn’t just stop by for tea; he knocks over the china, trips on the rug, and...
May 16, 20242 min read
“Change Your Paradigm, Change Your Life” by Bob Proctor (Audible)
If you ever wanted to eavesdrop on a conversation that could potentially dismantle the psychological framework of your very being, then...
May 16, 20242 min read
Ruth Wilson Stole My Sleep: A Tell-Tale Review
The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe (audible) Narrated by: Ruth Wilson If you’re planning on cozying up with Ruth Wilson whispering...
May 16, 20241 min read
Leafy Lunacy: Unraveling “Plant Spirit Medicine” by Eliot Cowan
In the realm of spiritual enlightenment and self-discovery, Eliot Cowan’s Plant Spirit Medicine wanders off into a dense forest of...
May 16, 20242 min read
Cacao and Characters: Stirring Up Innocence:
Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton In the 1870s New York, where the gossip is as thick as the fog, Newland Archer is gearing up to marry...
May 16, 20243 min read
Eckhart Tolle “The Power of Now” (audible, read by the author)
In the heart of Eckhart Tolle’s “The Power of Now,” lies a vibrant call to arms — or rather, a call to calm. Tolle, with the wisdom of a...
May 16, 20243 min read
The Europeans by Henry James (Audible)
Diving into Henry James’s “The Europeans” on Audible felt like crashing a high-society party from James’s own playbook. Rumor has it, the...
May 16, 20244 min read
The Little Friend by Donna Tartt
Donna Tartt’s prose is my drug of choice, yet her second offering, “The Little Friend” turned the tables on me, weaving a tale that’s as...
May 16, 20243 min read
The House of Mirth
"The House of Mirth” throws us into the deep end of New York’s high society, where Lily Bart is bobbing along like a diamond in a...
May 16, 20243 min read
February movies I survived
Napoleon, 2023 Ridley Scott decides he’s going to make a movie about Napoleon. So far so good. After all, previously he managed to turn...
May 16, 20247 min read
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