In the veil of rain, a hooded figure disappears into the concrete jungle. No one really comes this way, no one knows the existence of the hooded person or the trail that appeared over the past 7 years

Hello again, folks! I've been gone for a quite a long time and as life never forgets to endow us with a colorful stay, I have had done so many thing, been to so many places! I used to write a lot of film

Barbie Greta Gerwig As a film enthusiast, my initial reason to want to see the movie is none other than Greta Gerwig—she is an important filmmaker of this era and Im always curious about how the young

There is a public opinion/saying that runs rampant among the online society of my country (or perhaps everywhere else as well) that—well-read/knowledgeable people are humble. And when an implied intellectual

65 (2023) By Scott Beck and Bryan Woods I’ve always maintained a strict policy with my media consumption until I didn’t. These days I’ve allowed myself to see numerous subpar stuff just because the initial

It’s been a hectic week for me and I hate to admit that I have absolutely nothing to show for it—it’s all meandering fleeting moments with me passing through it cluelessly. By the time I get a hold of

While I like taking a stroll in the countryside, following a viny old dirt road made by humans or other animals, or the quiet walk by the beach as much as the next person, I also have another type of

“But luxury has never appealed to me, I like simple things, books, being alone, or with somebody who understands.” ― Daphne du Maurier While I categorically agree with Daphne Du Maurier, I've much pondered

If you're not a language enthusiast and aren't familiar with the little corner of the internet that spends its days oozing over languages, let me tell you, it's a chaotic world ruled by an equally chaotic

Last weekend was a welcoming change for me, as the weather cooled down and I finally made myself leave the shade of my home and attend a festival of some sort. It was mostly oriented around better living

Let’s break the ice. Yes, Joseph Conrad is one of the greatest novelists of all time, Yes, Under Western Eyes is one of his most acclaimed books, it is a compelling thriller of a sort, that is also true—and

I think I have a love-hate relationship with productivity preachers on youtube. I do watch their videos like an obsessed puppy, but I also kind of know that most of what they say is rehashed from each

Last summer my aunt and her family came to visit me. I was still living in the city I grew up in, which was also her hometown a few decades ago. This was her first visit home in such a long time, she was

It’s amusing how I turned into a coffee junky these days, yet coffee for me was somewhat exotic and distant, maybe a bit irrelevant too even a few years ago, just before the Covid pandemic. In South Asia,

A Pocket History of Human Evolution Silvana Condemi, François Savatier Living in a conservative country that favors creationism and puts frequent restrictions on teaching evolution in the compulsory education

The Iliad Homer Reading The Iliad, perhaps the most curious trivia I came to learn of is that people consider it a gay novel. When they say this, they are primarily pointing fingers at the Achilles/Patroclus

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Anne Bronte Seeing me reading The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, someone asked what it was about. A thought immediately ran through my head, and formed the following idea—this is

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig It is no secret I mostly read the classics to save me from disappointment and better utilization of time. It’s been years since I’ve last picked a book written after 2010

A review of Dickens' epic

This last year has been a drought for me in terms of reading or watching films. The situation is so bad that to end the year I picked a book that could potentially make up for slacking off. It is a Victorian