I have seen some very disturbing things out of Shanghai over the last few days, a return to mask calls of worship, about 2 million members of the US congress contract Sars2, are fine, and credit a vaccine for what was going to happen any, and I can’t. I can’t fight tonight. It’s too much. Sometimes it’s just too much.
So, and expanded Cultural Corner™ is what I am doing. Because this is my Stack and I do what I want.
Films
Some ideas if you have Netflixxed yourself out of stuff to watch, or just like to study film in general.
Ok, yes, I LOVED this animated film. It’s got an all star voice cast, great story, and magic. Real magic like you always wanted when you were a kid, and miss wanting as an adult. If you have younger kids, this film can be a real character builder. “The Last Unicorn”:
Next. NOT FOT KIDS!!!!
I love Nerdwriter1’s film essays, just great work.
A new era classic IMO is “Mandy” and the use of color cannot be undersold. Just a real visual carnival:
Another excellent cinema observer is Lessons from the Screenplay and I suggest all of his videos. This is for “No Country for Old Men”:
Another fine essay here.
Metal Art
Just a couple visuals on the effort, skill, and patience involved in Japanese nihonto metal work. In the old days is was even more difficult.
Samurai sword. How is it made? A LONG story (skip the re-enactment parts, dumb):
The great Ford Hallam with a wonder of effort to make sister piece to one of the great makers of all time, Katsuhira:
Part 2 here, see how it ends.
Books
My love is written words. I speed read and this is a bad skill to have if you love novel, 300 pages in 3 hours flashes by so fast. But I remember them all.
Suggestions by pics, reading is important.
Ok, I won’t over do it!
Have a good night!