Slow Light

What a strange little movie! What a great idea: what if someone’s eyes are so dense that it takes light 7 years to pass through them? Just think about it: the light from the sun needs 8 minutes to reach the earth. Why wouldn’t it be possible for the light... [Read More]

Bike Riding

Some of little N’s friends can already ride a bike. Little N wanted to learn too. So last week, every day after kindergarten, we went home, took out her bike, made a loop out of a beach towel for her to slide into—so I could hold her steady—and off we... [Read More]

Flying

I like Iñárritu and saw most of his films. Babel, Birdman, The Revenant, and Biutiful, of course (what a movie that is!). The other day I tried Bardo. I tried because I haven’t managed to watch it all and I don’t know if I will. But the opening scene! Man!... [Read More]

Mickey Mouse

Little N has an eye for Mickey Mouse. She doesn’t really know who Mickey Mouse is. She hasn’t seen the cartoons: she doesn’t know they exist. She doesn’t even know what a cartoon is. But she can spot the character everywhere: a comics store ad sticking out from the side... [Read More]