Tag Archives: depression
Melancholia
I knew from the very first images of Melancholia, the 2011 movie written and directed by Lars Von Trier, that it wasn’t going to be me. The premise is interesting though: two sisters, one deeply depressed, coming to terms with … Continue reading
Filed under Movies
The Equation of Love and Death (李米的猜想)
I have decided that contemporary French and Chinese movies have quite a bit in common. This includes people smoking all the time and yelling at each other every five minutes or so. There’s also a fair amount of drinking going … Continue reading
Matt Henderson Ellis: Strange as Angels
Hi Matt, could you describe yourself in five words? “No retreat, baby, no surrender.” What can you tell us about “Strange as Angels”? It occurred to me that Prozac had as big an influence on my generation, and its music, … Continue reading
Filed under Author interview, Books, Reading, writing
In the Next Room or The Vibrator Play
I am finally connected again. Between the Japan earthquake and tsunami and my travels to Kunming, it’s been hard to find a working internet connection. I seem to have solved this problem for the moment. Before leaving Hong Kong, I … Continue reading
A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon
I enjoyed reading “A Spot of Bother” by Mark Haddon, the author of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time“. It is the story of a family getting ready for a wedding, but nothing goes as planned of … Continue reading
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
Murakami‘s writing is beautiful. It is extremely evocative, subtle, yet powerful. Each scene draws you into a life of its own; you can smell it, feel it, hear it and see it, a feast for all senses. Yet Murakami’s writing never draws attention to … Continue reading
