The people of that town looked always east. It was summer there and nearing harvest, and the fields stretching from the town in every direction were golden with wheat.
Simon walked down the main street of the town. A warm wind, always easterly, ruffled his shirt and pushed at his back. It stung Simon’s soul somehow, [...]
Winter touched the earth. Darkness opened up and the womb of the night lay barren. The moon hid her face. But there was movement in a small farm along the deserted road. Blown away by dry winds, the topsoil had vacated its home. It gone, the aging man gave it no heed. The trees that [...]
So, I finally got around to watching one of the most revered science fiction films of all time: Stalker (1979)… and I’m still not sure what happened. It’s not really science fiction. There are no gadgets and no visible monsters. It is a long movie with slow shots, sound manipulation, and an extremely fluid feel. [...]
Jane Campion, responsible for such wonders as the film adaptation of Henry James’ Portrait of a Lady, has recently given us Bright Star, a biopic of John Keats: somewhat in the vein of Becoming Jane, or so it appears from the trailer. As much as I love movies with literary connections, I’m a bit skeptical [...]
Halloween is over. I’m not content yet to leave the season of masks and dark nights, though. As it turns out, the season has only succeeded in prompting too many thoughts to be held by one candy-steeped weekend (or a Protestant memorial, which is its own kind of masquerade). We are surrounded by horror movies [...]
Dead languages are always spoken. In fact, dead languages are only spoken.
In honor of what appears to be Existential Week on this website. Stay tuned next week for Streetfighter: Kalvin vs. Kierkegaard! (Or something like that.)
You go outside. You take the tube, ride a bus, or catch a cab. Many decisions are made on faith, but there is always risk in every moment. We hope that the bus will be on time, we expect that gravity will hold us down as we are thrown through the universe, and we pray [...]