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After █████████: on "Flesh," and not.

After █████████: on "Flesh," and not.

There's something terrible about the way normality asserts itself. About the way that summer insists on happening.  "Flesh" by David Szalay did not grip me for most of it. I did not love it. Part of it may be a resistance to identifying with Istvan, the
Jake Feb 6, 2026
Glug, Glug, Glug

Glug, Glug, Glug

In Arctic Dreams, Barry Lopez says “the world is ever so slightly but uncorrectably out of focus, that there are no absolutely precise answers.” In therapy last week, his collection of essays About this Life surfaced in my conscience – in particular, "Learning to See" and "Informed by
Jake Mar 30, 2025
A Long Time Down (II)

A Long Time Down (II)

"I assume you're still not writing?"
Jake Mar 23, 2025
Carry-on (2024), The Dead Don't Die (2019), Kath & Kim: S401 (2007)

Carry-on (2024), The Dead Don't Die (2019), Kath & Kim: S401 (2007)

Wondering if I had seen something we were considering this past weekend, I thought about my failed movie blog. Were I to just write a sentence about everything, at least it would be a catalog.
Jake Dec 22, 2024
Road House (2024)

Road House (2024)

A performance by Conor McGregor you won't be able to take your eyes off of (context redacted).
Jake Mar 24, 2024
Hi noon!

A Long Time Down

Still not writing.
Jake Mar 22, 2024
The Insider (1999)

The Insider (1999)

The 4K upgrade should be of particular value here: frames to pore over.
Jake Mar 21, 2024
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