Dear L., since I left China I experience recurring bouts of nostalgia for this far-away… Read the postOn China, Nostalgia and Chinatown
Dear H., I am an addict. I guess you’ve noticed it already. The story is… Read the postI Am a Young and Hansdome Owl
(Here and after are used the screenshots from “The Book Thief,” dir. Brian Percival, 2013)… Read the postFascinated With Words: “The Book Thief”
(Uppsala, Sweden, a photo by Huseyin Aysan) Dear S., recently I’ve made one more cinema… Read the postA Paragraph on Gloom, Bergman, and Uppsala
My dear body, it’s been a while since I stopped paying attention to your existence.… Read the postA Letter to My Body
(“Goodbye, Cinephiles!” (dir. Stanislav Bytiutskyi, 2014) Dear S., I’ve seen your movie and I can… Read the postBetween Freedom and Boredom: “Goodbye, Cinephiles!”
Dear Ch., Once we were sitting in a coffee house in Dali, talking about a… Read the postThrilled, Like a Kid
Dear H., I’ve started on my new quest: the Turkish language. Luckily, when I made… Read the postThese Are Just Berries, Flowers Will Come Soon
Dear L., I’ve been going through my archives and found a photo, which might interest… Read the postKids and Kirti
Dear T., It was hard to sieve out books that have not only fascinated me… Read the postTen Books that Influenced Me