An Embarrassment of Riches The many ways to approach books, movies, and music. 1. I’ve always liked the phrase “an embarrassment of riches”. It has the same strange...
An Embarrassment of RichesThe many ways to approach books, movies, and music. 1. I’ve always liked the phrase “an embarrassment of riches”. It has the same strange...
"Petals for Armor": Why it hurts to growHow Hayley Williams' intimate and personal music explores the pains and pleasures of growth. 1. “I myself was a wilted woman, Drowsy in a...
On "Birdman" or (The People Who Burn, Burn, Burn)On the meteoric ascent and inevitable crash-and-burn of the tragic hero, from Achilles through Nietzsche to Birdman. "The only people for...
Categorically Great: Bad, good, and great fiction and filmSome books and movies make us think, others make us feel – a smaller selection of the truly brilliant do both. So what separates a good...
"Klara and the Sun": On Friendship and Being SeenOn Kazuo Ishiguro's latest novel, the existence of the soul, and what makes for a great friendship. 1. I speak with my aunt far more...
"Lost" to "WandaVision": The joys of weekly watchingWe might be at a decisive moment in the history of how we watch our favourite shows. Will the relatively new binge-watching model win...
