Monthly Reading, Viewing Report

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Ominous October 2023 Reading/Writing

Little aliens deeply impressed by the British Invasion arrived in Philadelphia, begged me to read and watch through October.

1 year ago
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Scintillating September 2023: Reading, Writing

Greatest hits of September: the charming memoir "Family Lexicon" by Natalia Ginzburg, Luchino Visconti's "The Damned" and then "The Seven…

1 year ago
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Listless July/August Reading/Writing

Reflecting on these reminds me of how great "Germany Year Zero" and "The Player" really were. Also, "Yoga" and Henry…

1 year ago
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Dull June 2023: Reading, Watching, No Writing

Greatest reading and watching hits of June 2023 included "Men", "Sword of Doom", "Heat", "Merry Wives of Windsor", and "The…

1 year ago
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Sumptuously Reading, Watching, Viewing: May 2023

Reading 15th- and 16th-century lit and watching contemporary, 21st-century film. Greatest hits: Heat (1995), Montaigne, Shakespeare (immer wieder).

1 year ago
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April-Showered Reading, Watching

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

2 years ago
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Meticulous March: Reading, Watching

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

2 years ago
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Newly Reading/Viewing January 2023

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

2 years ago
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Conscientiously Reading, Watching December 2022

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

2 years ago
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Cultural Consumption, 2022-Style! Best of!

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

2 years ago