2050, Astronomer, Art, Change, Goalie
Flooded soccer stadiums, a lunar obsession, Kanye West and Cezanne, revolutionary cinematography, and the lonely life of a goalie.
Odd, Radiohead, Racist, Brain, Jolene
Odd numbers, the art of album covers, a conversation about race, books and brains, and the song "Jolene."
The Communication Revolution
This week's Viewer essay: on the beautiful anarchy of new media. What writing would you like to read from the Viewer? All suggestions much appreciated. Let us know at editors@theviewer.is Andy Milonakis is an "IRL" (In Real Life) Twitch streamer. Every morning he turns on the camera, and
Ice, Pig, Devil, Edit, Form
History of refrigeration, malicious machines, diabolical deals, the art of editing, and a CGI experiment.
Piano, Warden, X, Epiphany, Witch
The sound of the 80's, an executioner's worldview, the death of the X rating, the universality of Dolly Parton, and a witch hunt
Skeleton, Essay, Tiny, Bookstore, San Francisco
A stop motion skeleton, the art of video essays, a funky performance, European bookstores and a videographic time machine.
Flex, Plague, Romance, Clown, Choir
Gatsby's bookshelf, Daniel Defoe's plague, romantic imprinting, Down's syndrome, and an escapade in Seoul
A Clockwork Orange
Here is a typical character arc: the main character has a problem. They are living life in a self-perpetuating stasis, in need of change. An inciting event comes along to break that stasis, and they are forced to undergo a journey that spits them out as a better person.
Liszt, KKK, Kaiju, Happiness, Hare
Learnig from Liszt's manuscripts, a forgotten war, a kidnapped filmmaker, and the meaning of life
Movie, Gamework, Vase, Mask, Choir
Pre-coronavirus cinema, the metaphysics of games, Ozu's vase shot, and the science of N95 masks.
Fanny and Alexander
This week's Viewer film essay: on Ingmar Bergman's Fanny and Alexander: on childhood, ghosts, family, authority, dreams, reality, punishment, but most of all religion.
Chronos, Toy, Hades, Storm, Anchor
Time paradoxes, the making of Toy Story 3, a jazz musical, and the dangers of solar flares.
Antihero, Pirate, VHS, Cycling, Tel Aviv
On heroic aspirations, the economics of piracy, the glory days of VHS, and the benefits of cycling.
Cook, Freedom, Art, Microtones, Goldberg
Online food shows, Hong Kong protests, bad art restorations, microtonal music, and a quarantine contraption.
October, Adventure, Retrace, Blue, Gershwin
Russian subtitles, paper publication, Ahmaud Arbery's death, Picasso's Blue Period, and a Gershwin fantasia.
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