Crisis management
Studying the looking glass
Maybe post-pandemic life for the average person should be about carving time for small moments of joy, to treat it as a key moment of crisis rather than an episode to be forgotten.
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Accepting my female gaze
Studying the looking glass
As I become more aware of the art I consume, I’m beginning to see the manifestation of gender in the tiniest of ways.
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Scar tissue and all
Studying the looking glass
As I follow the band’s journey, I don’t think that the path to happiness is linear. I’m not even sure if happiness should be the destination. In his book, Kiedis said it best: “This is my story, scar tissue and all.”
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In The Mood for Loneliness
Studying the looking glass
To watch Chow and Su’s love story in the midst of it all is a reminder of the fact that city life will always feel a little lonely — but to see my life reflected in film comforts my own peculiar urban loneliness.
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Writing in an indifferent universe
Studying the looking glass
Perhaps more than the existentialist confirmation that my work doesn’t really matter in the grand scheme of the universe, it is the acceptance of the fact that I am average. Even, dare I say, mediocre.
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The sunset made me cry and other clichés
Studying the looking glass
Despite my grievances, I do want to embrace the mainstream as a more accessible base to connect with the people around me, to recognize that moments of shared emotion are just as valuable a part in experiencing art.
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‘Wrath of Man’ doesn’t feel like a Guy Ritchie flick
“Wrath of Man” ultimately fails to do something different within the heist genre. It has all the elements and production value of a great summer heist, but its commitment to archetypes outweighs its pursuit of unique storytelling.
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Generation Z comes of age: ‘Beast Beast’ is as indie, cathartic as it gets
The handheld camera and cinematography feel raw and real, following the three leads earnestly to capture their most vulnerable moments.
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An ode to indulgent artists
Reading “difficult” novels trained me to exist in the moment, devoting every ounce of my attention to understanding the words in front of me. I no longer find my eyes flitting to dialogue, skimming past action lines to get to the end of the book.
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February ‘Lockdown Comedy’ is refined, chuckle-worthy online classic for the Zoom Age
Lockdown Comedy finds its strength in the infectious energy shared between the audience and the performers. Sure, it may have momentary lapses of technical confusion or delay, or the sound of raucous laughter may envelope the comic’s monologue, but it turns its faults into strengths.
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