capitalism
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Charlie Chaplin’s A King in New York (1957) is certainly not considered his masterpiece. In fact, to a contemporary audience, it may even feel somewhat tedious and overly calculated. Yet, more than half a century after its premiere, the film…
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The protagonist of Jiří Havelka’s movie The Gardener’s Year (2024, available on Netflix with English subtitles) is a silent master of passive resistance. Not uttering a word, the Gardener endures violence, injustice, and the toothlessness of bureaucracy. In an astounding…
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I’m reading Cal Newport’s Slow Productivity. I must confess that I’ve been actively avoiding self-development manuals as much as possible. It’s partly because I don’t subscribe to the myth that we can “make it” all on our own. We must…