first impressions of an emotional experience without words
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on actively relating to art, culture & knowledge
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reading this felt like reading a translation of my life. a fresh, funny story for displaced souls
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my review of DP — which I binged in a weekend — about a deserter pursuit unit in korean military service, and the system’s abuses of power.
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my review of a wonderfuly complex yet light-hearted korean drama about an autistic lawyer and her trials & tribulations (season 1)
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my review/analysis of The Disciple (2020) — a film about the journey of an Indian classical vocalist — as a portrait and guide for how NOT to be a struggling artist.
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my digestions of Jordan Peele’s 2022 film, Nope — on alien-monster as metaphor, and a spectacle culture to kill us all
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a book review — a story of two refugees in love — in an unnamed city at war — from the slow & sharp collapse of their normality to a life of constant movement — through doors — that lead them from one world to the next.
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the most important relationship in this show is with chess
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This week on Inspiration Logs: electro-swing music, an old Obama book, a Japanese storybook artist, a poem, and a new hobby.
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This week on inspiration logs: my reactions to the film Moonlight, an On Being podcast episode with David Whyte, a map of NYC featuring subway stops named after women, a vintage children's book, and piano solos by Khatia Buniatishvili.
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This week: a collection of things from my cross country road trip! Rock and roll posters, vintage posters from the National Park Service, the biggest log hotel in the world, an illustrated book on horticulture, and photographs of the Pacific Northwest.
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This week, I was inspired by tons of picture books! Surrealist illustrations from Shaun Tan, pencil sketches from Winnie-the-Pooh, ink drawings from Russian fairytales. Then there's Green Fingers and a delightful cover of Destiny Child's Say My Name. Inspiration Log is my weekly collection of 5 things that have inspired me creatively.
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This week: some mountain photographs I love, Hope Gangloff's gritty portraits, a quote from Rainer Maria Rilke, a very sensual logotype, and one more electronica song. Inspiration log is my weekly collection of 5 things that have touched me creatively.
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This week: Marc Johns's playful, funny drawings, The 100 Day Project, photography of a mail order sex doll by June Korea, The Time Well Spent movement, and a poem from Don Paterson. Inspiration log is my weekly collection of 5 things that have touched me creatively.
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This week: analog data postcards, minimalist hand-lettering, Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert, Degas at MoMa, and a beautiful clock. Inspiration log is my weekly collection of 5 things that have touched me creatively.
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This week: a romantic image from a 1950 film, intricate hand lettering from Tanamachi Studios, Sunday morning figure studies, an all-female production of the Taming of the Shrew, and some indie music I loved in high school. Inspiration Log is a weekly collection of 5 things that have touched me creatively.
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This week in Inspiration Logs: a Parisian illustration and design studio, drawings of grief from Anders Nilson, Alvin Ailey, a weekend exploring color theory, and a song from The Beach. Inspiration Log is my weekly collection of 5 things that's touched me creatively.
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This week's inspiration logs include The Ones We Love, a photography collection exploring human connection, passages from The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran, art-deco street typography, and Max Richter's Vivaldi Recomposed. Inspiration Log is my weekly collection of 5 things that's thrilled me creatively.
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Inspiration Log is my weekly collection of 5 things that's thrilled me creatively.
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