What is this … music?
Late Saturday night, staying in, grabbing some snacks and drinks, channel surfing like a madman, one channel makes me stop. What is this? A two-hour rock marathon, hell's bells I'll…
Hangover, part 4
Is your head hurting like it was hit by a bus full of tourists? Is your mouth so dry not even monsoons could re-moisturize it again? Are you perhaps in…
The F-word!
The almighty f-word, now what the fizz could it be? Could it be fabulous? Or even fantastical? How about flavoursomenesses? It is a word, check it out. No need to…
Phoenix – Part Four
Her clothes reeked. Her hair knotted. Her fingers intertwined, dirty. She didn't have much. In fact, she had nothing. She lived off of grace of other people. She would often…
Remains of the Day: Film Adaptation Flaws
One of the most acclaimed novels by Kazuo Ishiguro “The Remains of the Day” is definitely one of the best works of English postmodernist literature. Therefore, it is not surprising that I have been looking forward to watching its film adaptation starring Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thomson. Unfortunately, the film failed to impress me the way the book had done. In my opinion, there are some unpardonable mistakes, which is what led me to write this brief film review.
Judging a book by its cover: The Great Gatsby
The original cover for The Great Gatsby features a pair of droopy blue eyes and bright red lips placed in the midst of dark night sky arousing the overwhelming sense of foreboding. Evocative of sorrow and decay, these faceless eyes are the central symbol of Fitzgerald’s novel.
Nabokov’s fancy prose style
Vladimir Nabokov had synesthesia, a harmless neurological condition which causes mixing of sense. His writings are famous for descriptions in which sounds, shapes and colors are intermingled in order to form a powerful sensual effect.