kgroChronotope-centric WeltanschaungA piece of Performative Philosophy as an aesthetic expressionJul 16Jul 16
kgroReading Notes — 2666 by Roberto BolañoAfter devouring multiple amazing heavy-hitting books, including several Nobel Prize winners and underground cult classics, I found myself…Jul 10Jul 10
kgro“This Is How You Lose the Time War”: An Annotated Review“…mocking growth into a promise never kept, a sheet of music never played.”Sep 5, 2023Sep 5, 2023
kgroA Philosophical Exploration of ‘The Piano Teacher’: Hegel, Foucault, and Posthumanism“The Piano Teacher” is an intricate novel that explores the psyche of Erika Kohut, a character whose complexities are unraveled through a…Aug 10, 2023Aug 10, 2023
kgroA Hegelian Dissection of “Destroy, She Said”: Class Struggles and Power Dynamics Within a…ReadingAug 5, 2023Aug 5, 2023
kgroXiqu: critique beyond rice cooker lookMy architect friend asked me today what I thought about the Xiqu Centre in Hong Kong. Since I am not an architect, it is difficult for me…Mar 27, 2022Mar 27, 2022
kgroCaptain Obvious’ short explainer of Squid Game’s cultural meaningsConsidering the impact the series has made on contemporary pop culture, I felt that I had to watch it. After all, meanings are constructed…Oct 25, 2021Oct 25, 2021
kgro[ruining your childhood by literary analysis] Sleeping BeautyToday I went to the HK Ballet production of The Sleeping Beauty and I think I’ve figured this thing out. Stay with me, as the story is…Oct 17, 2021Oct 17, 2021
kgroOrientalism exercise — kintsugi explainter in frenchWhy Guerlain Orchidée Impériale Black Cream Kintsugi Limited Edition Reigns SupremeNov 13, 2020Nov 13, 2020
kgroHeadbanging to popan extract of a paper, future of which will never be knownAug 12, 2020Aug 12, 2020