Siddhartha Golu
Siddhartha Golu
Siddhartha Golu
Homepage containing my reflections on everything from cinema, books to programming and home servers.
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Verdict: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ Check it out on Letterboxd There are films which you wish you had watched earlier in life, and there are others which don’t make sense until you have had your fair share of world experiences. Waking Life falls in the...
Also published on Goodreads I have a special affinity towards people/books/shows/films which make me laugh at the horrible human experience, while at the same time, allowing me to introspect and be amazed at how clear and precise their...
Check it out on Goodreads (For some reason, this review has resonated with a lot of people - it’s currently the top review for the book!) I don’t have a lot of friends who are supporters of the ruling BJP (well at least the ones who have...
Check it out on Goodreads Reading fiction has always been a double-edged sword for me. Some of the most intimate moments I’ve spent alone is while reading fictional stories, while at the same time, feeling a pang of disappointment for...
I don’t know why, but I liked the eyes-only version more. Linked below is the work-in-progress sketch:
I used to be obsessed with Sherlock (the HBO show) during the time it aired, and part of my fascination was with Martin Freeman here, who so brilliantly played the role of Watson.
I have a particular affinity towards this sketch as I was very apprehensive about attempting Einstein, his face had much more complexity than what I usually dealt with, but it turned out good enough in the end.
Completely botched this drawing, but it reminds me of the drawing streak I used to have back when I was in my hometown during college vacations.
I was either high or I had watched a sad movie before attempting this piece. A strange juxtaposition of Chaplin and Hitler.
My first attempt at drawing after dabbling in caricature pieces in my childhood :)
Verdict: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ Check out this review on Letterboxd Anhedonia. The Wikipedia entry for this word says: a diverse array of deficits in hedonic function, including reduced motivation or ability to experience pleasure. At one point or...
Check it out on Goodreads How to fool the world and become a Billionaire I remember hearing about Elizabeth Holmes when I was in my late teens, at that impressionable age when you get hyper-inspired by reading about icons that are going...
Check it out on Instagram I’m scared. No, not because there’s a pandemic going on, even though that itself is enough to make one lose their mind. There’s another deadly virus crawling its way into my whole being. Slowly eating away at my...
Check it out on Goodreads A disappointing jumble of thoughts Disappointed. I am an atheist interested in the power of mindfulness and the whole world of so-called spirituality, so naturally, I am the ideal audience that Sam Harris is...
Check it out on Goodreads World history in a nutshell More than 1100 pages, this behemoth of a book still fails to capture the whole essence of world history - and rightly so. How can you combine over 2000 years of human history and...