Marzchipane

I watched this at home on the 9th of September 2026.

I picked up the Persephone edition of this from Hatchards in London on the morning of the 5th of September, 2026, and had finished it by that afternoon

On just how many roles there are in our world, the crazy diversity of desires and preferences, and everyone fitting in somewhere

I watched this on the 30th of August, 2026, at the Prince Charles Cinema in London.

On the sheer riches in our everyday life, with quotations from the past dreaming of such things

I read this over a few weeks in August, 2026.

I watched this at the Curzon on the 26th of August, 2026.

On the nature of metastable false vacuums, their cosmological relevance, and how it might be artificially destroyed

On the moral bankruptness of exclusive consideration of incentive structures, and the absolute necessity of courage; and the illusion of explanatory depth with regards to most peoples' internal moral structures

On the defining aesthetics of the 2020s, their 70s and 30s influences, with a rigorous evidence base drawing from virtual spaces, celebrity, music videos, and with an analysis of sociocultural drivers and shifts

On the unexplored life living deep in the crust, miles and miles below us in the dark, how it lives, what it thrives on, and how it got there

I watched this on the 22nd of August, 2026, on Disney+.

I watched this on the 22nd of August, 2026, at the Curzon.

On infinite freedom being the progenitor of willing limitation; the ultimate realisation of love being giving its infinitude to one person; and optionality being only meaningful when it is wilfully circumscribed

On the nature of good art as responsive to your efforts, of full of choices, and requiring sacrifice; and then on the fading of criticism and the rise of poptimism; and on longevity as the key marker of greatness

On foreigners' perceptions of gender relations in 17C-19C Europe as vastly more egalitarian and free

On the similarities between religion and conspiracy theories, and simplicity vs complexity

On talking to kids, and talking to people, and the goodness of work and conversation

On a comparative analysis of the social and cultural roles for women in England and colonial India, focusing on greater education, independence, and gender intermingling

On the deep connection between tragedy and comedy in pop culture, from Futurama to Mitski