A year ago today, one of my favorite artists, the legendary filmmaker and philanthropist David Lynch, passed away. His name has morphed into an adjective in its own right—Lynchian—describing, depending on who you ask, something that comes close to a depiction of everyday American life but in a way that feels dreamlike, uncanny, and maybe […]
The Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca once wrote about making the most of out of life: The life we are given isn’t short but we make it so; we’re not ill provided but we are wasteful of life. Just as impressive and princely wealth is squandered in an instant when it passes into the hands of […]
As far back as I can remember, I was obsessed with books. As a new immigrant to America, in Kindergarten, I was taught English at the same that my literacy skills were beginning to form. At that young age, a new world of stories came into my consciousness in one of the richest languages on […]