Movies
It’s bigger on the inside
Written by Patrick onI think what makes The Tardis so compelling as a storytelling device is its strength as a metaphor for our own human condition. Like us, it’s larger — much larger — on the inside than it appears on the outside. Infinite. Surprising. Confusing. Contradictory. And extraordinarily, strangely beautiful. And also […]
Music
What’s that sound? ~ All Along the Watchtower, Bear McCreary style.
Written by Patrick onIt’s a rare enough thing that television offers art of remarkable quality, but (imho) Battlestar Galactica — the “reimagined” series which aired beginning in 2003 — did just that. Not only in its scripts, cinematography, visual effects and acting, but also the soundracks scored by Bear McCreary and (for the […] Read more »
Books
Before and After ~ Stephen Mitchell’s Second Book of the Dao
Written by Patrick onI was digging into Stephen Mitchell’s The Second Book of the Dao one day back in January (over a lovely Red Snapper Soup @ Granville Island) when a passage in the second chapter inspired the following poem. You may also like these articles: The trick … is not minding that […] Read more »
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The trick … is not minding that it hurts ~ Lawrence of Arabia
Written by Patrick onI’ve always loved this scene introducing Peter O’Toole in David Lean’s Lawrence of Arabia. In a film rife with extraordinary storytelling and wisdom, it remains my favourite. In hindsight perhaps it’s the spiritual undertone of Lawrence’s statement that’s always intrigued me most because, of course, Lawrence isn’t only talking about […] Read more »