we don't get a lot of things to really care about
Sunday, January 30, 2022
Saturday, January 29, 2022
Maule MAULE (2022)
British Columbia needs a re-brand
Moksmg'ol is the Tsimshian word for the spirit bear. could do worse
Ursus americanus kermodei may you recessive miracles outlive us
Sunday, January 23, 2022
Monday, January 17, 2022
Sunday, January 16, 2022
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma HERMENEUTICS (2021)
if I could do it all again, i'd be in the vineyards, preparing them for seasons, pestilence to come
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
The Coen brothers already showed their love of Portis with True Grit, and I think they could make a tremendously funny film out of this book, a loving satire of the lonely oddballs that are drawn to secret fraternal orders, hidden knowledge, goofy ceremonies, mysterious relics and speculative histories. Portis populates the story with some very amusing con men, extremely supportive wives, confused politicians, and name-drops enough real gnosticism to show he'd done his homework. It is very interesting how these societies rose and fell in the 19th and 20th centuries, only to have a resurgence in interest in the Wikipedia age, which similarly plays fast and loose with citations, authorship, and alternative narratives. The lengths to which people will go, in order to grasp the mysteries of humanity, is equal parts tragic and hysterical, and Portis has enough heart to give these all-too-relatable losers a gentle, jolly end.
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