Tripping on Reads and ReelsFrom Minnesota Nice to North Dakota Nonsense: Fargo Season 5’s Unholy MessFargo’s fifth season is a spectacle that somehow manages to be both wildly unremarkable and excruciatingly painful to endure. It’s as if…1d ago1d ago
Tripping on Reads and Reels“Madness and Mysticism: The Untold Tales of Dervishes”“Tales of the Dervishes,” compiled by Idries Shah3d ago13d ago1
Tripping on Reads and Reels“The Golden Apples of the Sun” by Ray Bradbury (Audible)Published in 1953, this anthology showcases Bradbury’s extraordinary imagination and knack for spinning tales that dance on the edge of…Jul 14Jul 14
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