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I recently rewatched Arrival (2016, Denis Villeneuve), adapted from Ted Chiang’s novella Story of Your Life, having first watched it five years ago. My experience, based on what I can remember, was different this time around. There were...
The books of indie publisher Michael Walmer have featured here on the Ramblings a number of times; he releases a wide range of interesting fiction, poetry and non-fiction, and since his relocation to the Shetland Islands (he was...
This WonderSwan exclusive asks me to take control of an adorably harried love ninja, here to help ordinary humans, aliens, …
In the previous article we walked through slices, maps, and channels, and how each of them is structured under the hood. Out of those three, channels are probably the most involved one in terms of how you actually use them — and there’s...
Another Monday Message Board. Post comments on any topic. Civil discussion and no coarse language please. Side discussions and idees fixes to the sandpits, please. I’m now using Substack as a blogging platform, and for my monthly email...
Seeing Hiroshi Sugimoto’s show at the Met in 1995 was a life-changer, and then seeing his Time Exposed (Buddha Series) photos and Accelerated Buddha, his 5-minute video, at Sonnabend in 1997 blew my mind. Sugimoto spent ten days in 1995...
I’ve done all sorts of experiments over the years when it comes to my phone usage. From cutting down my screen time as low as possible, to not using the phone at all, to running it in black-and-white mode, and many others. But this...
I listened to the English audiobook. This is my third or fourth novel by Murakami, and I confirm that he’s not my favorite author at all. Still… there’s something that just stops me from abandoning his books halfway. There is very little...
Perfume PosseSome Perfume Wanders in Paris It’s been cool for May but we appear to be promised warmer, sunnier weather this week. Had an ortho appointment. Good progress. Probably five more months of railroad tracks and then retainer for...
I spent a week walking the 2026 Marché du Film, talking to buyers, sellers, financiers and programmers. The headline numbers were record-breaking, but the interesting movement was under the surface.