April-Showered Reading, WatchingApril-Showered Reading, Watching
  • Monthly Reading, Viewing Report

April-Showered Reading, Watching

2 years ago

Rereading Shakespeare, Borges; then reading stories by Walter de la Mare. Re-watching two films by David Lynch—neither being "Blue Velvet"…

Discovering Robert Southwell’s Metaphysical PoetryDiscovering Robert Southwell’s Metaphysical Poetry
  • Sub Specie 16-17th Century Aeternitates

Discovering Robert Southwell’s Metaphysical Poetry

2 years ago

A few reflections on the discovery of 16th-century poet Robert Southwell, apparently an exemplar of English Metaphysical Poetry.

Meticulous March: Reading, WatchingMeticulous March: Reading, Watching
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Meticulous March: Reading, Watching

2 years ago

Nothing that meticulous about it. Finished at least one book. Mostly underwhelming days.

Psychology or Demonic Influence: Ari Aster’s “Hereditary” (2018)Psychology or Demonic Influence: Ari Aster’s “Hereditary” (2018)
  • On Film, Movies, Cinema

Psychology or Demonic Influence: Ari Aster’s “Hereditary” (2018)

2 years ago

Ari Aster's debut feature film Hereditary (2018) plays on the devilish ambiguity articulating the affinity between the histories of demonic…

Fearless February 2023 Reading, WatchingFearless February 2023 Reading, Watching
  • Idle Reflections

Fearless February 2023 Reading, Watching

2 years ago

The fight for my consciousness took place on the page and on the screen, through reading and viewing. Was bloody.

Newly Reading/Viewing January 2023Newly Reading/Viewing January 2023
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Newly Reading/Viewing January 2023

2 years ago

The New Year January 2023 of reading/viewing with Stendhal's "Charterhouse of Parma" and Hamaguchi's 2022 film "Drive My Car"

G.I.Joe and “G.I.Joe: The Rise of Cobra” (2009): Some HistoryG.I.Joe and “G.I.Joe: The Rise of Cobra” (2009): Some History
  • Idle Reflections

G.I.Joe and “G.I.Joe: The Rise of Cobra” (2009): Some History

2 years ago

Idle reflections on the G.I.Joe action figures and comic books as formative influences of my childhood

Conscientiously Reading, Watching December 2022Conscientiously Reading, Watching December 2022
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Conscientiously Reading, Watching December 2022

2 years ago

In December I started a new position as an SEO associate at Sagapixel. In the 45 days that have followed…

Cultural Consumption, 2022-Style! Best of!Cultural Consumption, 2022-Style! Best of!
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Cultural Consumption, 2022-Style! Best of!

2 years ago

The best books and films of 2022, some description thereof, as well as a few of the worst.

Jane Eyre: Post-Colonial Christian Zealotry?Jane Eyre: Post-Colonial Christian Zealotry?
  • On Literature, Books

Jane Eyre: Post-Colonial Christian Zealotry?

2 years ago

Reading "Jane Eyre" for the second time revealed a quite different— quite Christian and not postcolonial—one from what inhabited my…