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Wednesday
Wednesday “Wednesday’s child is full of woe…” – from the lullaby “Monday’s Child” Although I saw that the series “Wednesday” received good ratings (both from audiences and critics), I wasn’t in any rush to watch it. And when I finally got around to watching it, I had absolutely no expectations… it turned out that…
The Sandman
The Sandman “If dreams disappear, humanity will disappear too” – Morpheus/Dream The news that “The Sandman,” Neil Gaiman’s cult comic/graphic novel, would be adapted into a live-action series was met with support and enthusiasm from fans… accompanied by mild apprehension about how it would turn out, since “Netflix” took the reins for making the…
Samurai Champloo
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…
The Song of Achilles
The Song of Achilles When it comes to choosing books, for me (I believe, and for a good number of other people) it’s based on two approaches: either I choose a book intuitively/instinctively (i.e., something strongly attracts me to the title) or I’ve previously researched the book, reviews and the like (though I apply this…
Karma
Karma The desire (and action) to defeat, overcome myself and my weaknesses, constant improvement and continuous reading… and on top of all that the will to be “open-minded,” led to the fact that I can “challenge” some things and concepts/dogmas/beliefs for the sake of a better life. I’m very spiritual (but very, very, very moderately…
Good Vibes, Good Life
Good Vibes, Good Life With hundreds and hundreds and hundreds (“Okay, we get it, the number exceeds a thousand, blablabla…” – note from the subconscious) of books read from the field of personal and professional development, after some time you start noticing patterns. New authors constantly appear writing books on how to improve your life……
Cowboy Bebop (Netflix)
Cowboy Bebop (Netflix) This might sound like a cliché, but I had a feeling that “Cowboy Bebop Netflix” (let’s christen the 2021 Netflix version this way) wouldn’t be a faithful adaptation of the original legendary 1998 anime series of the same name. Maybe because I was influenced by the film (trilogy/pentalogy) adaptation of the equally…
Men Without Women
Men Without Women [Text started somewhere in spring 2017, preserved in original, without any changes] Haruki Murakami is a specific beast in the world of prose. People experience him either as a genius or as literature’s oddball. But the fact is his works leave no one indifferent. I consider myself his admirer. For me his…
The White Knight
The White Knight We all have our life story. And like (almost) everyone’s story, it has some dark details (in varying degrees of intensity). When we reach some (relatively) adult phase of life, it happens that some (partially or completely) suppressed emotional ideas and understandings (usually from childhood) begin to create psychological conflict within us,…