Why reading slowly, especially War and Peace, should be practiced with solicitude, so as to fully appreciate the journey reading is.
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Some of my favorite writings from this site.
The Genius of Ozu’s “Good Morning” (1959)
Children in Good Morning protest social mores because they fail to appreciate the rules governing the relations of families and neighbors.
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- 2020-07-14
- Faves On Film, Movies, Cinema Viewing Journal
What is a flâneur?
An explanation of the cryptic subtitle of my site, namely, that I am an erstwhile flâneur.
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- 2020-06-28
- Faves On Ideas, Concepts, Intuitions
Sexy Idea #1: Rousseau’s Noble Savage
Some ideas are “sexy,” ahem, because they baffle the imagination and excite the intellect (or vice versa). Rousseau’s noble savage is a case in point.
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- 2020-03-06
- Faves On Ideas, Concepts, Intuitions
Reading the News? 3 Reasons to Stop
Civic responsibility entails reading the news regularly, to keep abreast of the world’s turnings. But does this practice actually improve us as persons?
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- 2020-01-05
- Faves On Ideas, Concepts, Intuitions
Only Boredom Can Save Photography Now
Photography is under siege by the smartphone, the device that has made everyone a photographer while equally rendering all unable to appreciate images.
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- 2019-12-17
- Faves On Ideas, Concepts, Intuitions
Hitchcock’s “Rear Window” (1954): Murder as Fantasy, Sex as Violence
Rear Window appears a murder mystery in which Jeff and Lisa play amateur sleuths. In truth, the film is a fantasy about the strange gravity between sex and murder.
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- 2007-12-08
- Faves On Film, Movies, Cinema