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They’re long term investments to be sure but among the most enriching choices we’ll ever make. From my years-long commitment to Knausgaard’s monumental sextet “My Struggle” to the 2013 saga Americanah by author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Or how about regaining time with Proust? Or risking a go with Infinite Jest? Why not stir up belly-churning…
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The Japanization of Modernity: Murakami Haruki between Japan and the United States
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Oh, Murakami, you sly fox, you mercurial and fluid, thread a web between East and west that we at once desperately need and can’t quite comprehend. And yet we return, thirsty and increasingly drunk of the elixir that is the product of your craft.
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On Japanese Cinema – A 10-Part Patreon Exclusive Examining the 100+ Year History of 日本映画 “Nihon Eiga”
47 ronin, akira, anime, avatar, boshido, buddhism, Confucianism, daoism, departures, ghost in the shell, hidden fortress, hoga, japanese, japanese art, japanese cinema, japanese culture, japanese film, japanese language, japanese studies, kitsune, kurosawa, mecha, miyazaki, murakami, my neighbor totoro, netsune, nihon eiga, nihon no eiga, otoku, pokemon, pompoko, ponyo, seven samurai, shinto, shintoism, shojo, spirited away, star wars, tampopo, tanuki, taoism, the last airbender, the legend of korra, tokyo sonato, tokyo story, yakuza, yokai, your name, yurei
“Japanese Cinema: A 10-Part Choose Your Own Adventure in Subtitles!” Addressing such age-old questions as: What is reality? Did George Lucas rip-off Japanese Cinema in the production of Star Wars? And more on point: What is Bunka Eiga etc. I promise you this will be worth your time! 10 weeks, 10 films delivered to your…
Nicholas Andriani Rankin 