Is There “Another Human Essence Than Self”?
An interpretation of Krzysztof Kieslowski’s 1991 film The Double Life of Véronique through a reading of Anne Carson’s 1992 essay “The Gender of Sound”
“The Girl Who Wanted to Be God”: Sylvia Plath and Taylor Swift
Maggie Nelson describes Swift as someone with a “joy-giving capacity,” a figure associated with cheerful vitality and hopefulness, while Plath is framed through her “genuinely scary extremity” and darkness: “femininity as deadly.”
Identity Is a Curse
Review of Jonas Hassen Khemiri's novel 'The Sisters'
Stalking Kin
Essay on Vigdis Hjorth's novels
Return of the Repressed | The Real Horror of Robert Eggers' Nosferatu
Oscar Wilde once said, “A burnt child loves the fire.” And trauma, much like the horror genre, often exerts a paradoxical pull that both repulses and fascinates.
Aftersun: grief, memories, and the fragile fabric of human life
This essay explores Aftersun as a meditation on love, memory, and the vulnerability required for true intimacy, particularly between a father and daughter.
Depression as a Lack of Language
Personal Essay
Looking Beyond Easy Explanations for Divorce
“Maybe there is something in our environment that makes staying together so hard.”
Normal People in Love: Sally Rooney’s Ordinary Universal Characters
Sally Rooney’s 2018 novel is a meticulous observation, or even a study, of how one human being can have immense, intense power over another.
