A still from the Debate "The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays" - Søren Kierkegaard The following essay is a perspective on the recent debate between Javed Akhtar and Mufti Shamail Nadwi on The Lallantop youtube channel. I preface this essay by … Continue reading God, Atheism, and the Pitfalls of Ideological Debates
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On Culture: Kane & Lynch Dog Days, Media and Violence
Credits: wallpaper cave "there's nothing fun about the game. No light relief. Just one piece of nauseating unpleasantness after another."- Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw "Real ain't pretty" -the game's primary marketing slogan There is no dearth of violent media in the video game or movie industry. But there are very few pieces of media which are … Continue reading On Culture: Kane & Lynch Dog Days, Media and Violence
Perfect Days and Death Stranding: they are more than about cleaning toilets and delivering packages
Credits: jamesleslie @wallpapercave Hirayama observes, and at times captures the world around him. Underneath the imperceptible flow of life, there is an anchor deeper to him that does not allow him to be drifted away like all the others around him.. (spoilers for Perfect Days)Perfect days(2023) by Wim Wenders is a strange film for its … Continue reading Perfect Days and Death Stranding: they are more than about cleaning toilets and delivering packages
The Fun Culture
Common cultural beliefs propose that introducing work as fun can make it more viable. Can this phenomenon transcend beyond kindergarten school environment into higher academics or even corporate culture? Is 'fun' all we need to increase workplace motivation and incentivize socio-political engagement? Photo by cottonbro from Pexels One of the most well established ed-tech company’s catchphrase is 'make … Continue reading The Fun Culture
Kafka, and a life without a conclusion
Credit: Getty images In life, Franz Kafka didn’t achieve what he did in death; to give a name to any meaningless existence that puts up question marks one after the other, refusing to cease into a definite conclusion. His works have often been said to have a ‘nightmarish’ quality in them. A nightmare that is … Continue reading Kafka, and a life without a conclusion
Film essay on “There will be Blood”
“I am Finished“ With these words, ended one of the most influential and well developed cinematic stories of films and I even daresay literature history. Very loosely based on Upton Sinclair’s prestigious novel “Oil”, There will be Blood explores the life of Daniel Plainview, an ordinary silver miner turned oil tycoon and his journey along … Continue reading Film essay on “There will be Blood”
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