Tripping on Reads and ReelsQuakes, Frogs, and Existential Fun: A Dive into Murakami’s ‘After the Quake’Murakami has a flair for the bizarre. Most of his novels feature quirky, fantastical storylines filled with strange imagery and…Jun 27Jun 27
Tripping on Reads and ReelsBad Luck Banging: A Provocative Satire of Pandemics, Porn, and Post-Soviet PurgatoryRomanian movie “Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn” (Babardeala cu bucluc sau porno balamuc), 2021, features Emi Cilibiu (Katia Pascariu), a…Jun 4Jun 4
Tripping on Reads and ReelsDecoding the Magic of Words: A Fun Dive into Spencer Kelly’s ‘Language and the Mind’What’s our species’ greatest invention? Medicine? Computers? Space travel? Not even close. The innovation that underpins all our…May 31May 31
Tripping on Reads and ReelsLove, Lust, and Liquor: Riding the Emotional Rollercoaster of “Betty Blue”The joys of youthful despair are deliciously contradictory. You gamble with life like you’ve got nothing to lose, diving headfirst into…May 29May 29
Tripping on Reads and ReelsPiano Duels and Psychedelics: The Birth of Victim Culture in Autumn SonataI started watching “Autumn Sonata” (Höstsonaten), 1978, with a sense of reluctance. The film opens slowly, and I found myself struggling to…May 28May 28
Tripping on Reads and ReelsTradition’s Bitter Joke“Late Marriage” (Hatuna Meuheret), 2001, is a film that straddles the line between dark comedy and bleak drama, making “Shtisel” look like…May 27May 27
Tripping on Reads and ReelsDervish Whispers: Mysticism in the DesertNacer Khemir, a Tunisian filmmaker, spins a mystical masterpiece with “Bab’Aziz — The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul.” (2005) It’s an…May 22May 22
Tripping on Reads and ReelsAutumn Despair: ‘Fallen Leaves’ and the Bleak Winds of Finnish CinemaFallen Leaves (Kuolleet lehdet), 2023May 20May 20
Tripping on Reads and ReelsSiddhartha’s Enlightened Path: A Journey Through Hesse’s MindListening to “Siddhartha” by Herman Hesse on Audible offers a supremely pleasurable experience, and I wholeheartedly recommend experiencing…May 181May 181