Dear Mr. Murakami, the first time we met, I was very angry at you. I had just finished reading the Wind-up Bird Chronicle, which I had received as a Christmas gift. I’m a slow reader in English, but a mysterious force pushed me to go through the 607 pages of the Vintage International paperback edition…

I’ve never paid too much attention to Radiohead until In Rainbows, and now I’m obsessed with it. Don’t get any big ideas They’re not going to happen. You paint yourself white And fill in the noise They’ll be something missing. And now that you’ve found it, it’s gone and now that you feel it, you…

Note: Last year in Marienbad is playing at the Film Forum in NYC through January 31. This article contains spoilers: consider yourself warned if you have not watched the movie but you are planning to do so. The “story” A (Delphine Seyrig), accompanied by M (Sacha Pitoëff), who may or may not be her husband,…

[Spoilers alert: Don't read this if you've never seen Blade Runner but you are planning to] Husband seems to believe that watching the same movie over and over again is fun. He likes how old movies feel familiar–you’ve learned all the lines by hearth and known exactly what to expect. They become part of you,…

I love MOMA. I love MOMA because I got a membership for Christmas and I can go there any time I want (thank you Kt, that was one of the best Christmas presents ever). A MOMA membership card is like an unlimited-rides metro card, but better: you don’t have to think twice if you need…