There’s a problem with writing a recommended reading list: the minute you’re done, you realize how many you forgot. Then you’re left with two options: either editing the list over and over, until you’re left with a monstrous concordance...
As a literature student and a lover of film, I’m always drawn to cinematic adaptations of literary works. Although I believe all adaptations of my favourite novels are worth watching, some are ultimately more successful than others. Whether they...
Film is a fascinating medium. There’s nothing about it that doesn’t draw the eye and ignite the imagination. People adore every facet of movies and movie-making: from entertaining trivia to exhaustive details of how the film came to life....
Recently, the subject of American Politics has gotten me thinking about Dostoevsky and his known work. As many people know, Rand Paul, a senator from Kentucky, is running for president. As some may also know, Paul and his family...
Clicca qui per leggere questo blog in italiano “Man is unhappy because he doesn’t know he’s happy. It’s only that.” Dostoevsky wrote these words in The Possessed (first translation of the original work, then replaced by The Devils...
In the past few years, crowdfunding has exploded. Thanks to the uniting power of the internet, people are able to connect with projects that appeal to them and support creative ventures. This has proven to be a huge benefit...
WARNING: There are imagines and information in this blog some people may find disturbing. Please read at your own discretion. When screenwriter Robert Hurley disappeared; members of the cast and crew of Notes from the New World went...
Russian classics tend to be steeped in Russian philosophy, thus revealing the mindsets of Russian culture at the time in the same way an English novel might reveal the social structures and customs of the time in...
