Lately I've been so in love with collages. I didn't use to like this medium before, probably because I was so suspicious of modern art in general, which led me to be suspicious of contemporary art too. But the more I see collages the more I feel inspired to try making my own! I've recently discovered the work of Nicola Starr, a Canada...
Idiocracy is probably one of the most recent mainstream movies to deal with the contemporary cultural crisis. And let me tell you, it is not an easy watch. The movie tells the story of a mediocre guy (Luke Wilson) who participates on an army experiment. He was supposed to hibernate for a year but things go wrong and he gets frozen for 500...
Reality is more real than fiction, but is it more pleasant? It is a truth universally acknowledged that neighbors suck. Our relationship with them range from hate (because of their pets, kids, music taste etc) to neutral cordiality (usually chit chat about the weather and how you've grown and - oh, my! did you see that article about that stomach reduction operation?). On...
The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck (1434) If you’re like me, you’ve seen this portrait a thousand times and never really understood why it’s so famous. According to the Wikipedia it is “one of the most original and complex paintings in Western art history”. I decided to do a little research and find out more about it. For starters, the couple in...
I rarely write about action movies but that doesn't mean I don't watch them - at least once in a while. Most recent action movies are a bit too violent for my taste, so I tend to stick with the older ones - which are a bit violent too. Here are some of the action movies I love: Die Hard (1) Maybe an...
How do you imagine Holden Caufield? What do you think Emma Bovary (and her husband's childhood hat) look like? Does Gatsby look more like Leonard diCaprio or Robert Redford? The other day I came across The Composites, a website that uses a sketch software and book descriptions to make mug shots of literary characters. It's funny because the result is very realistic but...
