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A Tale of Unexplored Love and Friendship
One of the first questions that came to my mind while watching Call Me by Your Name was - why choosing this title, and more importantly,...
Shirley Le Penne
Apr 21, 20185 min read


The Spoils of Paradise
Why 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...

Uriel
Apr 21, 201824 min read


A Respite from the Real
The universe of Call Me by Your Name is remarkably separate from external context. The story occurs in a dreamy, unperturbed bubble....

Julia
Apr 17, 20183 min read


Would 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?...
Shirley Le Penne
Feb 14, 201817 min read


A Century of Self-Determination
Few principles are more powerful, and perilous, than self-determination: It can tear states apart, and erect new ones; it can foster war,...

Uriel
Feb 11, 20187 min read


Nevo: 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...

Uriel
Jan 26, 20186 min read


"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...

Uriel
Jan 24, 20187 min read


The Music of Choice
Is music our mirror? Sometimes, music is meaning-making – helping us discover what, and whom, we love, and who we are. “Nashe understood...

Uriel
Jan 18, 20184 min read


The 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,...

Uriel
Dec 25, 201712 min read


On Monsters and Humans
Salma Hayek’s NYT piece, Harvey Weinstein Is My Monster Too, is terrifyingly moving, and inspiring. It also made me wonder about the...

Uriel
Dec 15, 20173 min read


Journal of the Privilege(d): how we make everything about ourselves, even in War times
Since the start of the Ukraine War Westerners have started their own war of words putting themselves in the spotlight. Does our virtue...

pushpanjalid
Nov 24, 20232 min read


The Dangers of Unsolicited Discourse
The internet is not a good place for high level discourse, especially not on Facebook. Empathy leaves and authoritarianism slips in...
R. V. Blake
Jun 7, 202213 min read
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