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As I was returning “Silence” to the shelf, my gaze accidentally fell upon “BATMAN: Nightwalker” by Marie Lu. Marie Lu… why did she seem familiar to me even before? The answer emerged after a brief rummage through my library. The “Legend” trilogy. Neatly lined up and ready to be read. Hmm… should I write…
The Briefcase When you finish reading The Briefcase by Hiromi Kawakami, you’ll be left with mixed feelings. And not in the sense of whether the book is well written or not—stylistically, it absolutely is. The confusion is more emotional: you won’t be sure whether you’re supposed to feel happy, sad, nostalgic, lonely, or something entirely…
The Power of Gratitude: The Key to a Fulfilled Life I must admit I’m still amazed when I meet quite educated people, who know both psychology and holistic/esoteric/spiritual themes well, yet have such superficial and naive understandings of some principles, such as “law of attraction,” “affirmations,” “manifestations”… … or “power of gratitude.” Naive understandings start…
More than 25 years have passed since legendary Ang Lee honored the world with his mystical dramatic wuxia treat “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.” The West fell silent before the appearance of this spectacle and saw that Asian cinematography is ready for the 21st century with its films where martial arts can quite successfully be…
Love Death and Robots (season 3) As I mentioned in my review of the second season of the anthology series “Love Death and Robots,” the third season appeared (at least for me) unexpectedly on Netflix. After the phenomenal first season, the second had a small, let’s say, drop in quality (though visual progress was obvious)….
One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way Kaizen (noun): Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement of work habits, personal efficiency etc. (definition from “Oxford Languages”) Kaizen – literal translation from Japanese: improvement, perfection Kaizen – something that sounds equally cool to say aloud as bankai, except the former is more realistic and…
Samurai Champloo Simply, there are some series creators who are auteurs in the true sense of the word. They know how to make a good thing and that’s that. Shinichirō Watanabe is one of those people. If he wants to make a good anime, he has things he won’t give up on. It must deal…
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith Obi-Wan: It’s over Anakin, I have the high ground. Anakin Skywalker: You underestimate my power! Obi-Wan: Don’t try it. And we’ve reached end of one trilogy… “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith”. George Lucas immediately started working on this title after finishing…
Mission: Impossible Jim Phelps: [in a safe house in Prague] Any questions? Ethan Hunt: Yeah. Could we get a cappuccino machine in here? ‘Cause I don’t know what you call this. Jack Harmon: I call it cruel and unusual. Claire Phelps: Hey, I made that coffee. Ethan Hunt: Exactly. Although our first association with…
No Longer Human If you thought only Russian, English, and (occasional) French classics could delve into the theme of human soul despair, just wait until you see what Osamu Dazai and his “No Longer Human” will do to you in less than 120 pages! What all can fit on 120 pages? Well, let’s say, the…
