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Yes, it's bleak, violent, and disturbing. Yes, it's about a father and a son after the so-called end of the world. But in every other possible way, The Road is different. I finished it by a pool on spring break one year. Don't read this by a pool on spring break.
I've always loved his essays. This is a recent collection that expounds (hilariously and insightfully) on banal life experiences: litter, fit-bits and culottes. A master at blending observational humor with serious reflections on life and loss. FIVE STARS.
Also wrote The Virgin Suicides, but this is sooo much better. At its core, this book is about assumptions -- about the United States, teenagers, gender, race, and ethnicity. And how each of these intersect.

I have a student to thank for this. Emotionally aware, complex, relevant. And, for once, the film does it justice. Read this again in your 20s, and again in your 30s. Same goes for Catcher.

Elena Ferrante's four part series is delicious. Meet Naples, Italy through one woman's eyes, and experience how it shapes the lives of its occupants -- two friends in particular.

Happened upon this book in an airport during the summer of 2018. Funny, smart, poignant. As Davis Sedaris said, "it's like wading out into the ocean as the tide goes out ... you're in up to your knees, and then all of a sudden, you're neck-deep."
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Gotta love a person who relishes the difference between en and emm dashes. And starting sentences with conjunctions, when appropriate. And concision and everything else writing-related, including hyphenation.
Another spot of brilliance from the Coen brothers. A dark comedy featuring Brad Pitt in - I think - his best role yet (not to undercut John Malkovich, though, who owns the entire film.). Highly quotable and hilarious. Rated R.

Some quipped, "but nothing happens." Others complained, "It was sooo loooooong, like 3 huge parts could have been cut." They missed the point. Yes, "Moments seize us." Yes, "it is always right now." And yes, life's subtleties are beautiful if you pause long enough to notice.
Slow yet suspenseful, intriguing 80s vibe, smart, and crazy violent. I fall deeper in love with this film each time I see it, partly because it's beautiful, and partly because Ryan Gosling and Carrie Mulligan are so awesomely, awkwardly romantic. Rated R.
Rich, beautiful, humorous, thoughtful, absurd, dark, and delightful. This film is my favorite in Wes Anderson's collection. It's packed with little, colorful nuances that aren't obvious the first (or second or third) time through. And the soundtrack is perfect.
Gorgeous tear-jerking commentary on childhood innocence and imagination, as it exists in the shadow of Walt Disney [World] ... chief manufacturer and arbiter of childhood innocence and imagination. Rated R.
If you're looking for a film score to listen to while studying -- or any time, actually -- check it out. This music has been in heavy rotation since this film came out in 2001. Universal themes -- karma, personal courage, love -- show up here. Plus, it's French. Win.