Shirley Le PenneApr 21, 20185 minA Tale of Unexplored Love and FriendshipOne of the first questions that came to my mind while watching Call Me by Your Name was - why choosing this title, and more importantly,...
UrielApr 21, 201824 minThe Spoils of ParadiseWhy leave your love? I search for answers in Call Me by Your Name (the film & the book), and Milton’s Paradise Lost. This post is part of...
Shirley Le PenneFeb 14, 201817 minWould You Erase Me?What if you received an email saying you had been erased from someone’s memory, and that you should no longer attempt to contact them?...
UrielJan 26, 20186 minNevo: What’s in a Name?Today, on Nevo’s eleventh birthday, I thought it might be fitting to celebrate on Sapienism, by writing a bit about his name – and trying...
UrielJan 24, 20187 min"Carol": Eyes Shut or Wide Open?Haynes’s 2015 film Carol makes a case for love against all odds – but is that love blind? Movie reviews are as old as cinema itself – for...
UrielJan 18, 20184 minThe Music of ChoiceIs music our mirror? Sometimes, music is meaning-making – helping us discover what, and whom, we love, and who we are. “Nashe understood...
UrielDec 25, 201712 minThe Cat Killed Curiosity?In a war between the sexes, the main casualty is our humanity. “Cat Person” is a relatable short story, but it risks taking curiosity,...
UrielDec 16, 20175 minThe Liberal Uncanny: Fascism and Freedom at the Heart of Democracy“I know not what course others may take,” Patrick Henry concluded his speech to the Virginia Convention in 1775, “but as for me, give me...
UrielDec 15, 20173 minOn Monsters and HumansSalma Hayek’s NYT piece, Harvey Weinstein Is My Monster Too, is terrifyingly moving, and inspiring. It also made me wonder about the...