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unos a&#241;os, motivado por algunos ensayos y exploraciones musicales que encontr&#233; en la web (especialmente el <a href="https://youtu.be/Q8GnM5xD1k4?si=Xd6Set6KHxRmzHgK">videoensayo</a> de Super Eyepatch Wolf enfocado en videojuegos falsos), me hice una pregunta: </p><p><strong>&#191;Qu&#233; pasar&#237;a si uno eliminara el n&#250;cleo de inspiraci&#243;n (en este caso, la pel&#237;cula), pero mantuviera todos los medios que la rodean?</strong></p><p>&#191;Es posible sugerir la existencia de un filme utilizando las piezas de paratexto que lo acompa&#241;an?</p><p>Esta es la pregunta que intent&#233; responder en mi proyecto personal m&#225;s reciente: un viaje musical a trav&#233;s de <em>Tramonto a Venezia</em>, una pel&#237;cula que nunca sali&#243;, pero cuyos colores y reflexiones cobran nueva vida y perduran a trav&#233;s de su banda sonora. </p><p>Una trama de amor y nostalgia relatada bajo la luz del paisaje veneciano, <em>Tramonto a Venezia</em> esboza sensaciones de memorias alguna vez guardadas en los rec&#243;nditos del tiempo, bellas en su perfecci&#243;n, dolorosas en sus implicaciones, punzantes en su regreso repentino. </p><p><strong>Aqu&#237; el enlace a YouTube donde pueden escuchar el &#225;lbum completo:</strong></p><div id="youtube2-cGEhQnC6Oyk" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;cGEhQnC6Oyk&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/cGEhQnC6Oyk?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p></p><p>Si les gusta el proyecto, <strong>tambi&#233;n lo tengo en </strong><em><strong>Bandcamp</strong></em>, con un <em>bonus</em> adicional: adquirir el &#225;lbum completo a trav&#233;s de <em>Bandcamp </em>incluye:</p><ul><li><p><strong>Cuaderno de Producci&#243;n &#8220;Tramonto&#8221; (PDF):</strong> Un documento de archivo completo de 3 p&#225;ginas que incluye las notas de b&#250;squeda de locaciones de Massimo Nandini (director) la visi&#243;n musical de Ennio Nandini (compositor) para cada escena y fotogramas originales de la fase de preproducci&#243;n.</p></li><li><p><strong>Arte Promocional (Key Art):</strong> Un p&#243;ster cinematogr&#225;fico digital en alta resoluci&#243;n de <em>Tramonto a Venezia</em>.</p></li><li><p><strong>Arte del LP:</strong> Un escaneo de alta calidad de la funda original del vinilo de 1974.</p></li></ul><p><strong>Enlace de Bandcamp:</strong> </p><div class="bandcamp-wrap album" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://nandologia.bandcamp.com/album/tramonto-a-venezia-original-motion-picture-soundtrack&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Tramonto a Venezia (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), by Nandologia&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;4 track 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Ayer le&#237; un <a href="https://simonai.framer.website/insights/the-tool-that-makes-you#top">art&#237;culo de Fabio Sim&#245;es</a> que me dej&#243; pensando bastante sobre el panorama actual, particularmente en el &#225;mbito creativo. </p><p>Parafraseando un poco, cuenta c&#243;mo los procesos creativos que emprendemos son normalmente condicionados por las herramientas que utilizamos. Esto se extiende tanto a los l&#237;mites de lo que podemos hacer como a la manera misma de pensarnos aquello que queremos hacer. </p><p>Me encant&#243; leer esto porque verbaliza algo que ven&#237;a sintiendo desde hace unos a&#241;os pero no hab&#237;a sabido poner en palabras: estamos m&#225;s condicionados por nuestras herramientas de lo que pensamos. </p><p>Me remite a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXZ2PJHPLjA">una conversaci&#243;n</a> que tuvo Rick Rubin con el director Alejandro Gonz&#225;lez I&#241;&#225;rritu, en la que el cineasta hace referencia a un concepto fascinante: la manera en que hemos venido entendiendo c&#243;mo funciona nuestro cerebro siempre ha estado mediada por la tecnolog&#237;a de la &#233;poca: </p><ul><li><p>En la antig&#252;edad, se pensaba que el cerebro funcionaba a trav&#233;s del flujo de l&#237;quidos o &#8220;humores&#8221;. </p></li><li><p>En el siglo XVI, con el auge de los aut&#243;matas, se ve&#237;a como una m&#225;quina de relojer&#237;a con engranajes.</p></li><li><p>En el siglo XIX, se compar&#243; con una centralita telef&#243;nica o cables el&#233;ctricos.</p></li><li><p>Hoy en d&#237;a, pensamos en t&#233;rminos de &#8220;procesamiento de datos&#8221;, &#8220;almacenamiento de archivos&#8221; y &#8220;algoritmos&#8221;, siguiendo la met&#225;fora de la computadora. </p></li></ul><p>El cerebro puede entenderse como cualquiera de estas cosas, o quiz&#225;s como ninguna. El quid del asunto es que <strong>las herramientas que utilizamos condicionan y limitan en gran medida nuestro entendimiento de la realidad, incluyendo c&#243;mo entendemos el proceso creativo.</strong> </p><p>Si me propongo hacer una fotograf&#237;a en Photoshop, voy a pensar en t&#233;rminos de capas y p&#237;xeles. Si quiero dise&#241;ar una interfaz en Figma, mi mente se va hacia <em>frames</em> y juntar componentes con <em>auto-layout</em>. Si quiero hacer una animaci&#243;n en After Effects, debo entender el concepto de <em>keyframes</em> y expresiones algor&#237;tmicas. </p><p>La imaginaci&#243;n es ilimitada, pero aterrizarla en la praxis significa ser sinceros con lo que podemos hacer dadas las condiciones de las herramientas que poseemos. Como dec&#237;a un profesor en mis &#233;pocas de estudio de cine: &#8220;Uno no hace la pel&#237;cula que quiere, sino la pel&#237;cula que puede.&#8221; </p><h2>Un cambio de paradigma</h2><p>Todo lo anterior parece estar mutando. Evolucionando. Trascendiendo a otro nivel de posibilidades. </p><p>Admito que no quise creer que pudiera ser verdad. &#8220;Otro ciclo de <em>hype</em>, otro conjunto de falsas promesas&#8221; me dije a m&#237; mismo. </p><p>Hasta que decid&#237; probarlo. </p><p>Me propuse redise&#241;ar mi portafolio como <em>product designer</em>, una tarea que entra perfectamente dentro de las limitaciones discutidas arriba: siempre me he tenido que adaptar a lo que me permite hacer un <em>Uxfolio</em>, o un <em>Adobe Portfolio</em>, o un <em>Squarespace</em>. </p><p>Esta vez, quise darle rienda suelta a mi creatividad, utilizando la promesa de Claude Code para salirme de las cadenas de las plantillas gen&#233;ricas. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">No todo es belleza: uno de los TANTOS errores que recib&#237; en el proceso (y los que faltan&#8230;)</figcaption></figure></div><p>No fue un proceso r&#225;pido, ni cuesti&#243;n de ped&#237;rselo a Claude y obtenerlo en 5 minutos, exactamente como lo ten&#237;a en mente. Si lo hubiera tratado de hacer de esa forma, probablemente me hubiese rendido enseguida. </p><p>Hay que entender algo clave sobre el proceso creativo: <em>es un di&#225;logo</em>. Entre t&#250; como creador y quienes quieran que sean tus compa&#241;eros en colaboraci&#243;n (artistas, asistentes, herramientas&#8230; y s&#237;, en este caso, una herramienta potenciada por IA). </p><p>En ese sentido, me pregunt&#233;: <strong>&#191;c&#243;mo puedo colaborar con esta herramienta?</strong> </p><p>Lenta pero seguramente, puertas que antes encontraba cerradas empezaron a abrirse. Lo que pod&#237;a explicarle, se lo daba en prosa extendida. Lo que no, le ped&#237;a que me ayudara a entender. </p><p>En ning&#250;n orden particular: </p><ul><li><p>Quise conectar Claude Code directamente a un entorno que se actualizara en vivo. A punta de iteraciones pude vincular mi <em>workspace</em> a mi github, y de ah&#237; a un proyecto en Vercel. Esto quiere decir que cualquier cambio que hago, se actualiza directamente en mi p&#225;gina, ya en l&#237;nea. </p></li><li><p>Quise darle una est&#233;tica de retro UI a mi portafolio. Leyendo y entendiendo c&#243;mo funcionan los <em>themes</em> en Next.js, pude encontrar uno en Internet y adaptarlo a mis necesidades. </p></li><li><p>Quise crear y animar un avatar de m&#237; mismo, en pixel art. Como ya hab&#237;a le&#237;do lo suficiente sobre c&#243;mo se crean e implementan estos artefactos (llamados <em>sprites</em> por conocedores), sab&#237;a qu&#233; base necesitaba darle a Claude Code para implementar esta idea (la hice a trav&#233;s de <a href="https://www.pixellab.ai/">Pixel Lab</a>, para quienes quieran probar tambi&#233;n). </p></li></ul><p>Y as&#237; puedo dar mil ejemplos m&#225;s, pero lo importante es lo siguiente: </p><p><strong>Lleg&#243; un punto en el que dej&#233; de adaptarme a la herramienta y empec&#233; a moldearla a mi gusto. A mis necesidades. A mis intenciones creativas, cualesquiera que fueran.</strong> </p><p>No es exactamente la idea rom&#225;ntica de &#8220;lo que me imagino, lo hago realidad&#8221;, pero Dios m&#237;o, se acerca bastante. </p><p>El resultado hasta ahora puede verse aqu&#237; (y les mentir&#237;a si les digo que no me tiene content&#237;simo)&#187; </p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://nandoux.vercel.app/&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Ver Portafolio&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://nandoux.vercel.app/"><span>Ver Portafolio</span></a></p><h2>&#191;Hacia d&#243;nde vamos con esto?</h2><p>Hay visiones catastr&#243;ficas sobre el impacto de la IA en la creatividad. No vengo a decirte que es mentira, porque la verdad es que tambi&#233;n puedo ver consecuencias negativas a corto plazo. </p><p>Personas que abandonan la mejor&#237;a de sus ideas y se rinden ante la facilidad de una IA que te da algo medianamente competente al recibir una frase de instrucci&#243;n escueta. Creativos que no concuerdan con el camino que est&#225; tomando la industria y deciden abandonarla por completo. Y eso sin hablar de los despidos masivos por empresas que francamente pareciera que no tuvieran muy claro hacia d&#243;nde van. </p><p>Lo que s&#237; puedo decir, desde mi propia experiencia, es que el cambio de paradigma a nivel creativo es palpable: <strong>estamos pasando de querer hacer lo que podamos a poder hacer lo que queramos.</strong> </p><p>No s&#233; exactamente en qu&#233; termine esto (el mundo cambia muy r&#225;pido &#250;ltimamente), pero si tuviese que apostar por qu&#233; priorizar, me ir&#237;a con lo que argumenta Fabio Sim&#245;es en su art&#237;culo (&#233;nfasis m&#237;o): </p><blockquote><p>Pero esto requiere una clase de honestidad para la que la mayor&#237;a de los creativos nunca fueron entrenados: observar tu propio proceso con la misma atenci&#243;n anal&#237;tica que le dedicar&#237;as al proceso de alguien a quien respetas. <strong>Entender d&#243;nde reside el gusto. D&#243;nde reside el juicio. D&#243;nde reside esa intuici&#243;n que a&#250;n no tiene nombre.</strong> Qu&#233; es lo que haces al crear que no es simple ejecuci&#243;n; aquello que se perder&#237;a si fueras reemplazado por un sistema gen&#233;rico entrenado con el trabajo de todo el mundo.</p></blockquote><div class="captioned-button-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nandologia.com/p/se-avecina-un-cambio-de-paradigma?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;}" data-component-name="CaptionedButtonToDOM"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Nandolog&#237;a! 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imaginar.]]></description><link>https://www.nandologia.com/p/invocando-a-las-musas-un-recorrido</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nandologia.com/p/invocando-a-las-musas-un-recorrido</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nando]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:45:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/190279001/4ca2517525713a449efa3dab60dc7dd5.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XYX3!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F89c32f81-323d-4e4d-bf9c-ff6e313cfb69_1400x1400.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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Conversamos de esto y m&#225;s con <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Susana Raya&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:29451067,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/37a417fe-ddd2-4c6f-9dad-5f2daf9297b7_1647x1647.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;b4b33317-e2aa-423e-ac22-723ab97280d4&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>, profesional de la m&#250;sica, cantautora, y alma creativa con quien tuve el privilegio de compartir un rato. </p><p>Pueden encontrarla a trav&#233;s de los siguientes links: </p><ul><li><p>Substack &#187; <a href="https://substack.com/@susanaraya">https://substack.com/@susanaraya</a></p></li><li><p>P&#225;gina oficial &#187; <a href="https://www.susanarayamusic.com/">https://www.susanarayamusic.com/</a></p></li><li><p>Canal de YouTube &#187; <a 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Me llamo Hernando, pero todos me dicen Nando. </p><p>Hace poco, alguien mir&#243; mi Substack y me dijo que se sent&#237;a &#8220;ecl&#233;ctico.&#8221; Es la palabra perfecta para lo que hago. </p><p>Empec&#233; Nandolog&#237;a con el prop&#243;sito de coleccionar todas las cosas que disfruto hacer en un solo sitio, con el hilo conductor de <strong>la exploraci&#243;n del ejercicio creativo en todos sus &#225;mbitos. </strong></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NCfM!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcf38492e-a199-4457-8050-c11999b03443_454x274.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NCfM!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcf38492e-a199-4457-8050-c11999b03443_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NCfM!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcf38492e-a199-4457-8050-c11999b03443_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NCfM!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcf38492e-a199-4457-8050-c11999b03443_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NCfM!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcf38492e-a199-4457-8050-c11999b03443_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NCfM!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcf38492e-a199-4457-8050-c11999b03443_454x274.png" width="268" height="161.7444933920705" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/cf38492e-a199-4457-8050-c11999b03443_454x274.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:274,&quot;width&quot;:454,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:268,&quot;bytes&quot;:9329,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.nandologia.com/i/189777108?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcf38492e-a199-4457-8050-c11999b03443_454x274.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NCfM!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcf38492e-a199-4457-8050-c11999b03443_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NCfM!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcf38492e-a199-4457-8050-c11999b03443_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NCfM!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcf38492e-a199-4457-8050-c11999b03443_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NCfM!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcf38492e-a199-4457-8050-c11999b03443_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Nandolog&#237;a tiene varias caras:</p><h2>Nandolog&#237;a como Podcast</h2><p>Disfruto mucho conversar con otras personas y dejar que el ritmo natural del di&#225;logo nos permita descubrir cosas sobre el otro (y sobre nosotros mismos!). Nandolog&#237;a como podcast naci&#243; con esa intenci&#243;n: <strong>capturar esos momentos de oro donde la vida cobra un poco m&#225;s de sentido, donde hablar largo y tendido es un privilegio.</strong> </p><p>Si no sabes por d&#243;nde empezar, a continuaci&#243;n algunos episodios destacados: </p><h3>&#191;Y si tengo m&#225;s de una pasi&#243;n en la vida? con <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Sofi Falke&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:99230490,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/eb4de63c-804c-4ebb-913d-a32408fc7f45_500x500.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;4d347e4e-7afc-483a-ad07-411571b43752&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span> </h3><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;51edbe4e-a19d-40c3-a133-7357752d748b&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Crecemos pensando que debemos conformarnos con una sola pasi&#243;n, dedicarnos a una sola cosa. &#191;Qu&#233; pasa si queremos hacer de todo? &#191;Qu&#233; hacer si nos apasionan mil caminos de vida distintos? Hoy hablamos de ello con Sofi Falke, una creativa y multipotencial dedicada a explorar sus pasiones y ayudar a los dem&#225;s a descubrir las suyas.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Watch now&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;T1E14 - &#191;Y si tengo m&#225;s de una pasi&#243;n en la vida? con Sofi Falke&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:5271638,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Nando&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Storyteller at heart.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4df3b1e6-6fad-425c-b4c5-6a596ca5b5fe_2500x2500.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null},{&quot;id&quot;:99230490,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Sofi Falke&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Periodista y fot&#243;grafa freelance en espa&#241;ol e ingl&#233;s. Escribo ensayos sobre la vida cotidiana y el emprender. 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Cosas que decir es hogar de mis historias y pasiones.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kRLV!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F22824b32-5e22-4202-b1a3-546a67318a63_2478x3304.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:true,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null,&quot;primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl&quot;:&quot;https://mariaperrier.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationUrl&quot;:&quot;https://mariaperrier.substack.com&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationName&quot;:&quot;Cosas que decir por Mar&#237;a Perrier&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationId&quot;:1959616}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2024-05-23T13:30:50.393Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa7602638-286b-4204-b5e5-b603d678c573_1400x1400.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nandologia.com/p/13-mantener-un-blog-en-la-era-de&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:&quot;9182a0fc-7c98-496e-ae8f-55ee4175d534&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:144845660,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;podcast&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:3,&quot;comment_count&quot;:1,&quot;publication_id&quot;:2076549,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;Nandolog&#237;a&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-SdQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F68b49d2a-db2f-45ca-bd78-6181dbc70fb0_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><h3>Tu trabajo no es tu identidad, con <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Judit&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:50574897,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/1ce13f23-c596-41b4-956a-0d7510dc8025_4000x4000.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;7e766030-5628-4927-b460-0d8cac1ba216&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span> Salvad&#243;</h3><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;48f4d5db-f91a-4e59-a11b-9c560c0bf4a2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Cuando te piden que hables de ti, &#191;qu&#233; es lo primero que dices? Seguramente entre esas cosas, est&#233; tu actual empleo o emprendimiento. A veces el trabajo nos consume tanto que lo tomamos como algo propio de quienes somos, cuando la identidad es algo mucho m&#225;s profundo y rico. 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Nos propondremos explorar ambos lados a detalle. En esta primera parte, hablamos con Camila Landavery sobre el lado espont&#225;neo, enfocado en la escritura.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Watch now&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;T1E16 - El lugar de lo espont&#225;neo en la creatividad, con Camila Landavery&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:5271638,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Nando&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Storyteller at heart.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4df3b1e6-6fad-425c-b4c5-6a596ca5b5fe_2500x2500.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null},{&quot;id&quot;:93792490,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Camila Landavery&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Artesana de mi propio mar. Escribo para desenredar la ansiedad y poder nadar con el pelo suelto.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a0546677-2dcf-415d-a353-92502c8daa09_1284x1284.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:true,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null,&quot;primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl&quot;:&quot;https://camisiente.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationUrl&quot;:&quot;https://camisiente.substack.com&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationName&quot;:&quot;Perla &amp; Mar&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationId&quot;:910838}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2024-07-04T13:48:20.002Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/146110778/74103de3-35c0-4155-bee8-1a1a40efe699/transcoded-1719673922.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nandologia.com/p/t1e16-el-lugar-de-lo-espontaneo-en&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:&quot;74103de3-35c0-4155-bee8-1a1a40efe699&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:146110778,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;podcast&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:3,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:2076549,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;Nandolog&#237;a&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-SdQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F68b49d2a-db2f-45ca-bd78-6181dbc70fb0_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><h3>Deja de pensar y &#161;hazlo! con Anna Cuxart</h3><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;4635801a-2ada-47fd-8fbc-4b85d5d2198c&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&#191;C&#243;mo podemos salir de nuestra mente y entrar en acci&#243;n? Estoy convencido, igual que nuestra invitada de hoy, Anna Cuxart, que la clave est&#225; en c&#243;mo organizamos nuestros pensamientos y, por extensi&#243;n, nuestras vidas. Viniendo de abogar por la espontaneidad, en esta segunda parte hablamos sobre lo valioso de la optimizaci&#243;n, partiendo desde la herramient&#8230;&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Watch now&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;T1E17 - Deja de pensar y &#161;hazlo! con Anna Cuxart&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:5271638,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Nando&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Storyteller at heart.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4df3b1e6-6fad-425c-b4c5-6a596ca5b5fe_2500x2500.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2024-07-18T11:01:32.632Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F56c5e332-9cd2-48cb-91ee-d47d10d95633_1400x1400.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nandologia.com/p/t1e17-deja-de-pensar-y-hazlo-con&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:&quot;d7941811-9c15-4041-b530-1ab47c2761b9&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:146445983,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;podcast&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:4,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:2076549,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;Nandolog&#237;a&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-SdQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F68b49d2a-db2f-45ca-bd78-6181dbc70fb0_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><p></p><p>Puedes ver el resto en el <a href="https://www.nandologia.com/podcast/archive?sort=new">Archivo de Podcast.</a> </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NCfM!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcf38492e-a199-4457-8050-c11999b03443_454x274.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NCfM!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcf38492e-a199-4457-8050-c11999b03443_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NCfM!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcf38492e-a199-4457-8050-c11999b03443_454x274.png 848w, 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Creo que toda experiencia existe para ense&#241;arnos algo sobre nosotros mismos y sobre el mundo que nos rodea. La escritura es mi manera de transitar esas experiencias. </p><p>Algunos de mis art&#237;culos destacados: </p><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;deb118d3-f595-4be4-8dac-035a43b1aa47&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;He borrado y reinstaurado Instagram m&#225;s veces de las que puedo contar. Lo he desactivado, reactivado y puesto l&#237;mites a mi uso de la plataforma con apps como Freedom o bloqueadores de apps. Incluso intent&#233; cambiar la clave a algo imposible de memorizar y esconderla en un lugar tan rec&#243;ndito que esperaba que, si alguna vez se me daba por buscarlo, mi pro&#8230;&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Adi&#243;s, Instagram (y todo lo dem&#225;s)&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:5271638,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Nando&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Storyteller at 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heart.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4df3b1e6-6fad-425c-b4c5-6a596ca5b5fe_2500x2500.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2024-05-25T13:56:23.350Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!OuG-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F822ad319-611f-4958-bf4c-dbd1f3602dad_5184x3456.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nandologia.com/p/una-nota-sobre-las-metricas&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:144573403,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:18,&quot;comment_count&quot;:4,&quot;publication_id&quot;:2076549,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;Nandolog&#237;a&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-SdQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F68b49d2a-db2f-45ca-bd78-6181dbc70fb0_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;2a2fdc39-0c14-4a9a-9474-1cd74ed89b5a&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Camina y el camino aparecer&#225;&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:5271638,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Nando&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Storyteller at heart.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4df3b1e6-6fad-425c-b4c5-6a596ca5b5fe_2500x2500.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2024-05-30T15:01:52.186Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1489244094604-1758de9a6728?q=80&amp;w=1000&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=crop&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;ixid=M3wxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8fA%3D%3D&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nandologia.com/p/camina-y-el-camino-aparecera&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:145059279,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:7,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:2076549,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;Nandolog&#237;a&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-SdQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F68b49d2a-db2f-45ca-bd78-6181dbc70fb0_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;ecf5290f-b5f5-43ce-bd7a-ec70d1a973e6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Existe una vida despu&#233;s de la muerte en la que revives todas las vidas que podr&#237;as haber vivido, si hubieras tomado decisiones diferentes.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Adi&#243;s, Nando &quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:5271638,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Nando&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Storyteller at heart.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4df3b1e6-6fad-425c-b4c5-6a596ca5b5fe_2500x2500.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-28T18:46:44.753Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/616334ad-d0ac-45bc-b051-aeaa8df8300a_1200x630.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nandologia.com/p/adios-nando&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:182790064,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:5,&quot;comment_count&quot;:2,&quot;publication_id&quot;:2076549,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;Nandolog&#237;a&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-SdQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F68b49d2a-db2f-45ca-bd78-6181dbc70fb0_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><p>Todos los art&#237;culos de Nandolog&#237;a se pueden encontrar en el <a href="https://www.nandologia.com/archive?sort=top">Archivo</a>. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NCfM!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcf38492e-a199-4457-8050-c11999b03443_454x274.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NCfM!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcf38492e-a199-4457-8050-c11999b03443_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NCfM!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcf38492e-a199-4457-8050-c11999b03443_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NCfM!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcf38492e-a199-4457-8050-c11999b03443_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NCfM!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcf38492e-a199-4457-8050-c11999b03443_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NCfM!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcf38492e-a199-4457-8050-c11999b03443_454x274.png" width="268" height="161.7444933920705" 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loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><h2>Nandolog&#237;a For English Speakers</h2><p>As it turns out, English is a language that has been with me for longer than I probably have the ability to remember. Iconic Latin American author Jorge Luis Borges once celebrated English as a &#8220;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJYoqCDKoT4">finer language than Spanish</a>&#8221;, and I can certainly understand where he&#8217;s coming from. There&#8217;s things I just find easier to express when I write them in English. </p><p>With that in mind, I also started writing English articles. You can find some of them below: </p><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;f99811a2-b3e9-46fe-82c2-41373878def3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;I like films. I love to write about the films I watch, both the good and the bad. It helps me process them and make up my mind about whether I like them or not, so my introverted brain doesn&#8217;t freak out whenever someone asks me what I thought about a certain film.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Thoughts on Films by a Colombian Cinephile &quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:5271638,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Nando&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Storyteller at heart.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4df3b1e6-6fad-425c-b4c5-6a596ca5b5fe_2500x2500.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-04T05:52:33.840Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c63a9989-e216-4584-a24f-51739f207350_1200x630.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nandologia.com/p/thoughts-on-films-by-a-colombian&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:&quot;Nandology&quot;,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:183415292,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:6,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:2076549,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;Nandolog&#237;a&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-SdQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F68b49d2a-db2f-45ca-bd78-6181dbc70fb0_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;d6335ce8-0b81-45be-bb56-0d86e038246b&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;AI art is kinda cool, yeah, but you know what's even cooler? Actual art.  &quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:5271638,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Nando&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Storyteller at heart.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4df3b1e6-6fad-425c-b4c5-6a596ca5b5fe_2500x2500.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-25T17:59:48.276Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/7ff7df4a-f753-42f9-891c-9fc4d119f7cc_1200x630.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nandologia.com/p/human-art-is-a-beautiful-thing&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:&quot;Nandology&quot;,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:189071787,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:0,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:2076549,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;Nandolog&#237;a&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-SdQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F68b49d2a-db2f-45ca-bd78-6181dbc70fb0_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;e45e8e3f-16ab-49fa-9b1c-d591aa8c302c&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Note: this is an English adaptation of another article originally written in Spanish, also by me.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The Lynchian act of letting go&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:5271638,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Nando&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Storyteller at 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can find the rest under <a href="https://www.nandologia.com/s/nandology">Nandology</a>. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NCfM!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcf38492e-a199-4457-8050-c11999b03443_454x274.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NCfM!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcf38492e-a199-4457-8050-c11999b03443_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NCfM!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcf38492e-a199-4457-8050-c11999b03443_454x274.png 848w, 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image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pgT2!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c3dc5e4-5595-4ca0-9f5f-1898877c8426_344x209.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pgT2!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c3dc5e4-5595-4ca0-9f5f-1898877c8426_344x209.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pgT2!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c3dc5e4-5595-4ca0-9f5f-1898877c8426_344x209.png 848w, 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fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p></p><h2>EPiC: Elvis Presley In Concert (2026)</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1pYO!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc507de7c-b2ca-4e87-9ad9-f6a0f85c3bea_2496x1536.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1pYO!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc507de7c-b2ca-4e87-9ad9-f6a0f85c3bea_2496x1536.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1pYO!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc507de7c-b2ca-4e87-9ad9-f6a0f85c3bea_2496x1536.png 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srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1pYO!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc507de7c-b2ca-4e87-9ad9-f6a0f85c3bea_2496x1536.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1pYO!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc507de7c-b2ca-4e87-9ad9-f6a0f85c3bea_2496x1536.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1pYO!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc507de7c-b2ca-4e87-9ad9-f6a0f85c3bea_2496x1536.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1pYO!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc507de7c-b2ca-4e87-9ad9-f6a0f85c3bea_2496x1536.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>EPiC is everything its fictional counterpart by the same director isn&#8217;t.</p><p>Watching the actual Elvis Presley, in all his superhuman nature, with such effortless flare, such mastery of the stage, so much soul spraying out from his veins, made me realize it is just impossible for any actor (even Austin Butler, God bless his admirable transformation and love for his craft) to capture the King&#8217;s magic. You just HAVE to see the real thing in order to believe it.</p><p>It also made me kiss the heavens in gratitude for finally being able to experience Elvis&#8217; story without any pointless decorations or distracting effects, albeit with all the nuance inherent to a soul as unique as his. Of course Elvis is a deeply contradictory character, and EPiC thankfully leaves moralisms out the window (or God forbid, another Tom Hanks voiceover).</p><p>This film still has me thinking about Elvis, about his life and death, about his music, about his histrionism. This is exactly how I want to feel after watching him perform.</p><div><hr></div><h2>Elvis (2022)</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hyMc!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F064db2e9-48df-4261-bfc0-cdca0b059a92_1000x667.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hyMc!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F064db2e9-48df-4261-bfc0-cdca0b059a92_1000x667.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hyMc!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F064db2e9-48df-4261-bfc0-cdca0b059a92_1000x667.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hyMc!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F064db2e9-48df-4261-bfc0-cdca0b059a92_1000x667.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hyMc!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F064db2e9-48df-4261-bfc0-cdca0b059a92_1000x667.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hyMc!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F064db2e9-48df-4261-bfc0-cdca0b059a92_1000x667.jpeg" width="656" height="437.552" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/064db2e9-48df-4261-bfc0-cdca0b059a92_1000x667.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:667,&quot;width&quot;:1000,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:656,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Elvis' Composer on Mixing Austin Butler and Presley Singing&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Elvis' Composer on Mixing Austin Butler and Presley Singing" title="Elvis' Composer on Mixing Austin Butler and Presley Singing" 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stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>It&#8217;s astounding how this film approaches a three-hour runtime and offers very little insight on who Elvis Presley was as a human being. There&#8217;s plenty about him as a showman and occasionally as a musician (a scene where he directs a whole band of live performers is an absolute delight to watch), with some emotional scenes here and there, but nothing of real, raw, tangible substance.</p><p>Why the film is told from Tom Parker&#8217;s perspective, complete with the kind of voiceover that might work in a book but feels out of place in an epic of these proportions, is frankly beyond me. The audience gains nothing more than the knowledge that he was a contemptible human being, which you understand the moment you first see him on screen.</p><p>Austin Butler was so good in this role that I sometimes wished the frenetic pacing and quick cut editing got out of the way so we could revel in his performance. It does calm down in the second half, at least.</p><div><hr></div><h2>Marty Supreme (2025)</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EehE!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F21032dd6-1f3a-4436-b2cf-2ed471296710_2710x1707.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EehE!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F21032dd6-1f3a-4436-b2cf-2ed471296710_2710x1707.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EehE!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F21032dd6-1f3a-4436-b2cf-2ed471296710_2710x1707.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EehE!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F21032dd6-1f3a-4436-b2cf-2ed471296710_2710x1707.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EehE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F21032dd6-1f3a-4436-b2cf-2ed471296710_2710x1707.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EehE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F21032dd6-1f3a-4436-b2cf-2ed471296710_2710x1707.jpeg" width="568" height="357.7307692307692" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/21032dd6-1f3a-4436-b2cf-2ed471296710_2710x1707.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:917,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:568,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Marty Supreme' 80s Connection Explained: The Cut Ending Scene, Music&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Marty Supreme' 80s Connection Explained: The Cut Ending Scene, Music" title="Marty Supreme' 80s Connection Explained: The Cut Ending Scene, Music" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EehE!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F21032dd6-1f3a-4436-b2cf-2ed471296710_2710x1707.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EehE!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F21032dd6-1f3a-4436-b2cf-2ed471296710_2710x1707.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EehE!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F21032dd6-1f3a-4436-b2cf-2ed471296710_2710x1707.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EehE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F21032dd6-1f3a-4436-b2cf-2ed471296710_2710x1707.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Enjoyed it through and through. Josh Safdie keeps his and his brother&#8217;s signature style (frenetic pacing and quick cut editing glazed with vintage cinematography and 80s style music) and elevates this film to above-average level. It drags a bit too much in the third act for my particular taste, though.</p><p>Timoth&#233;e Chalamet delivers a histrionically convincing performance, worthy of being seen on the big screen. I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s Oscar worthy (sorry, but Wagner Moura stole my heart among this year&#8217;s nominees), but hey, it doesn&#8217;t need to be for the character to work. And it does, in spades.</p><div><hr></div><h2>Love (2015)</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!T0OU!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1d0c0461-2205-45e7-a3ca-a41d15bba02f_1000x638.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!T0OU!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1d0c0461-2205-45e7-a3ca-a41d15bba02f_1000x638.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!T0OU!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1d0c0461-2205-45e7-a3ca-a41d15bba02f_1000x638.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!T0OU!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1d0c0461-2205-45e7-a3ca-a41d15bba02f_1000x638.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!T0OU!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1d0c0461-2205-45e7-a3ca-a41d15bba02f_1000x638.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!T0OU!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1d0c0461-2205-45e7-a3ca-a41d15bba02f_1000x638.jpeg" width="1000" height="638" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/1d0c0461-2205-45e7-a3ca-a41d15bba02f_1000x638.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:638,&quot;width&quot;:1000,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Love' Review: Gaspar Noe Gets Personal in Sexually Explicit 3D Drama&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Love' Review: Gaspar Noe Gets Personal in Sexually Explicit 3D Drama" title="Love' Review: Gaspar Noe Gets Personal in Sexually Explicit 3D Drama" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!T0OU!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1d0c0461-2205-45e7-a3ca-a41d15bba02f_1000x638.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!T0OU!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1d0c0461-2205-45e7-a3ca-a41d15bba02f_1000x638.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!T0OU!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1d0c0461-2205-45e7-a3ca-a41d15bba02f_1000x638.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!T0OU!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1d0c0461-2205-45e7-a3ca-a41d15bba02f_1000x638.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Porn-with-a-plot meets arthouse cinema.</p><p>A film can be shocking, ill-inducing, daring, controversial or genre-defying and still be interesting, either because of those things or in spite of them.</p><p>Love (2015) isn&#8217;t any of those things. It&#8217;s, quite frankly, an excruciating bore.</p><div><hr></div><h2>Sinners (2025)</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wGDs!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a3dd8fb-98f5-450a-bda0-d06c8db4b5d1_1360x906.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wGDs!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a3dd8fb-98f5-450a-bda0-d06c8db4b5d1_1360x906.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wGDs!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a3dd8fb-98f5-450a-bda0-d06c8db4b5d1_1360x906.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wGDs!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a3dd8fb-98f5-450a-bda0-d06c8db4b5d1_1360x906.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wGDs!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a3dd8fb-98f5-450a-bda0-d06c8db4b5d1_1360x906.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wGDs!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a3dd8fb-98f5-450a-bda0-d06c8db4b5d1_1360x906.jpeg" width="536" height="357.0705882352941" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4a3dd8fb-98f5-450a-bda0-d06c8db4b5d1_1360x906.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:906,&quot;width&quot;:1360,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:536,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Sinners' (2025): How To Watch The Horror Movie Online, Stream&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Sinners' (2025): How To Watch The Horror Movie Online, Stream" title="Sinners' (2025): How To Watch The Horror Movie Online, Stream" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wGDs!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a3dd8fb-98f5-450a-bda0-d06c8db4b5d1_1360x906.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wGDs!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a3dd8fb-98f5-450a-bda0-d06c8db4b5d1_1360x906.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wGDs!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a3dd8fb-98f5-450a-bda0-d06c8db4b5d1_1360x906.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wGDs!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a3dd8fb-98f5-450a-bda0-d06c8db4b5d1_1360x906.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>I have mixed feelings about this film.</p><p>On the one hand, it is a technical marvel. Production design, sound design, editing, and the soundtrack are all top notch. It&#8217;s a real treat for the senses. I also quite liked the iconic blues dance scene.</p><p>On the other hand, I didn&#8217;t particularly care for the plot. It was entertaining, from a summer blockbuster point of view, and it has a premise that sounds innovative, but I didn&#8217;t find the execution itself to be anything extraordinary. It mixes historical fiction with horror, which is a tall order, and it mostly delivers, stumbling a bit in certain parts.</p><p>(I will admit, though, that the fact that I am biased against the horror genre in general may well factor into my feelings for this movie.)</p><p>All in all, it was a sufficiently enjoyable popcorn flick with a historical fantasy twist. I do think the Oscar nomination buzz is making this film sound way more memorable than it will actually turn out to be a few years from now.</p><div><hr></div><h2>Past Lives (2023)</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!k0Rs!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a825f71-f539-482d-8c41-0c9c8c70c37b_800x450.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!k0Rs!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a825f71-f539-482d-8c41-0c9c8c70c37b_800x450.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!k0Rs!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a825f71-f539-482d-8c41-0c9c8c70c37b_800x450.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!k0Rs!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a825f71-f539-482d-8c41-0c9c8c70c37b_800x450.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!k0Rs!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a825f71-f539-482d-8c41-0c9c8c70c37b_800x450.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!k0Rs!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a825f71-f539-482d-8c41-0c9c8c70c37b_800x450.jpeg" width="800" height="450" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4a825f71-f539-482d-8c41-0c9c8c70c37b_800x450.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:450,&quot;width&quot;:800,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Vidas pasadas (2023) | MUBI&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Vidas pasadas (2023) | MUBI" title="Vidas pasadas (2023) | MUBI" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!k0Rs!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a825f71-f539-482d-8c41-0c9c8c70c37b_800x450.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!k0Rs!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a825f71-f539-482d-8c41-0c9c8c70c37b_800x450.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!k0Rs!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a825f71-f539-482d-8c41-0c9c8c70c37b_800x450.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!k0Rs!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a825f71-f539-482d-8c41-0c9c8c70c37b_800x450.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>This film isn&#8217;t about love; it&#8217;s about life itself.</p><p>Much has been said in romantic dramas about your soulmate as your necessary love interest and your entire life&#8217;s purpose. It sounds nice and comforting precisely because it&#8217;s a fantasy. Some people come closer to that fantasy, others never even get to see it.</p><p>Whether Nora and Hae Sung are meant for each other is besides the point. Life&#8217;s ebb and flow navigates us towards making decisions in our lives, and their consequences will always contain both smiles and tears. If there&#8217;s a parallel universe (or another life, as the film suggests) where they are together, it would also likely be filled with resentment about dreams not pursued, about chances not taken. There&#8217;s no absolute truths, no definitive answers, no unquestionable happy endings. There&#8217;s just the best we can do with the information we have, and how we deal with the ripples of those inevitabilities.</p><p>The Before Trilogy explored this dynamic gorgeously as well. I find it remarkable how Celine Song managed to condense that same feeling into a single film, without any of the nuance lost in the process.</p><div><hr></div><h2>Materialists (2025)</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rB85!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa6daa5aa-f27f-4227-bd58-1f46a2b5b80f_2000x1333.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rB85!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa6daa5aa-f27f-4227-bd58-1f46a2b5b80f_2000x1333.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rB85!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa6daa5aa-f27f-4227-bd58-1f46a2b5b80f_2000x1333.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rB85!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa6daa5aa-f27f-4227-bd58-1f46a2b5b80f_2000x1333.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rB85!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa6daa5aa-f27f-4227-bd58-1f46a2b5b80f_2000x1333.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rB85!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa6daa5aa-f27f-4227-bd58-1f46a2b5b80f_2000x1333.jpeg" width="1456" height="970" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a6daa5aa-f27f-4227-bd58-1f46a2b5b80f_2000x1333.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:970,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Materialists' review: Dakota Johnson is torn between two tax brackets - Los  Angeles Times&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Materialists' review: Dakota Johnson is torn between two tax brackets - Los  Angeles Times" title="Materialists' review: Dakota Johnson is torn between two tax brackets - Los  Angeles Times" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rB85!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa6daa5aa-f27f-4227-bd58-1f46a2b5b80f_2000x1333.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rB85!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa6daa5aa-f27f-4227-bd58-1f46a2b5b80f_2000x1333.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rB85!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa6daa5aa-f27f-4227-bd58-1f46a2b5b80f_2000x1333.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rB85!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa6daa5aa-f27f-4227-bd58-1f46a2b5b80f_2000x1333.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>I feel like this film has an identity crisis: there&#8217;s two films fighting for attention.</p><p>One film has gorgeous stylistic choices, heartwarming music, and captivating camerawork that all serve to suggest a romantic narrative told through subtlety.</p><p>The other film has characters spelling out their feelings every five seconds and leaving absolutely zero room for nuance. You can&#8217;t soak in anything resembling meditations on the reverberations and peccadilloes of love in the Tinder age, despite the underlying script being desperate for this to happen, if you&#8217;re going to be told what to think at every corner.</p><p>There was potential here. I do sense the kernel of a much better movie hidden somewhere. If only it could have risen up, beyond all the noise...</p><div><hr></div><h2>Elite Squad (2007)</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2rfT!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1d7ad5a8-faee-4bee-9b10-7a69d5c053b9_800x450.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2rfT!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1d7ad5a8-faee-4bee-9b10-7a69d5c053b9_800x450.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2rfT!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1d7ad5a8-faee-4bee-9b10-7a69d5c053b9_800x450.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2rfT!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1d7ad5a8-faee-4bee-9b10-7a69d5c053b9_800x450.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2rfT!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1d7ad5a8-faee-4bee-9b10-7a69d5c053b9_800x450.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2rfT!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1d7ad5a8-faee-4bee-9b10-7a69d5c053b9_800x450.jpeg" width="800" height="450" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/1d7ad5a8-faee-4bee-9b10-7a69d5c053b9_800x450.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:450,&quot;width&quot;:800,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Elite Squad (2007) | MUBI&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Elite Squad (2007) | MUBI" title="Elite Squad (2007) | MUBI" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2rfT!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1d7ad5a8-faee-4bee-9b10-7a69d5c053b9_800x450.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2rfT!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1d7ad5a8-faee-4bee-9b10-7a69d5c053b9_800x450.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2rfT!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1d7ad5a8-faee-4bee-9b10-7a69d5c053b9_800x450.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2rfT!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1d7ad5a8-faee-4bee-9b10-7a69d5c053b9_800x450.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Elite Squad has the makings of a Hollywood blockbuster, with deftly directed action and nonstop thrills. However, it sits much more adequately within the film noir genre, albeit translated into deeply held Brazilian idiosyncrasies.</p><p>Having this as a pretext for viewing this film, elements start fitting into the larger puzzle. The voiceover, derided by critics as &#8220;pointless&#8221;, is actually the story&#8217;s connective tissue, in the same way noirish musings decorate our favorite hardboiled detective tales. They&#8217;re ramblings by an unreliable narrator (noticed how he keeps mentioning his family towards the end, even though we know they left him?), and they&#8217;re meant to be. Nascimento is an exquisitely contradictory character, which makes him all the more enigmatic and magnetic in his impossibility to be deciphered fully.</p><p>Those who see Elite Squad as a glorification of the police are missing the point. Film noir is known precisely for how it criticizes power, and this film embraces that formula. It&#8217;s a smartly crafted critique of the very same institution it depicts. If this was done by Netflix, it would be filled with dialogue breaks where the characters express their worldviews out loud, feeding shareable quotes that excise critical thinking.</p><p>This film denies the comfort of answers, forcing us to ask hard questions about the people we put on power and celebrate as our peacekeepers. It has to be uncomfortable to work.</p><div><hr></div><h2>Detachment (2011)</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hKto!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe0ac75f8-5d95-4516-8215-1f19b9adf056_2400x1350.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hKto!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe0ac75f8-5d95-4516-8215-1f19b9adf056_2400x1350.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hKto!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe0ac75f8-5d95-4516-8215-1f19b9adf056_2400x1350.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hKto!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe0ac75f8-5d95-4516-8215-1f19b9adf056_2400x1350.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hKto!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe0ac75f8-5d95-4516-8215-1f19b9adf056_2400x1350.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hKto!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe0ac75f8-5d95-4516-8215-1f19b9adf056_2400x1350.jpeg" width="1456" height="819" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e0ac75f8-5d95-4516-8215-1f19b9adf056_2400x1350.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:819,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Watch Detachment | Netflix&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Watch Detachment | Netflix" title="Watch Detachment | Netflix" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hKto!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe0ac75f8-5d95-4516-8215-1f19b9adf056_2400x1350.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hKto!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe0ac75f8-5d95-4516-8215-1f19b9adf056_2400x1350.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hKto!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe0ac75f8-5d95-4516-8215-1f19b9adf056_2400x1350.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hKto!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe0ac75f8-5d95-4516-8215-1f19b9adf056_2400x1350.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>The &#8220;Doublethink&#8221; scene alone makes this film worth existing.</p><p>Every single day, I am confronted with mounting evidence that what this film portrays isn&#8217;t merely a depressing narrative. It&#8217;s a prophecy. A Greek tragedy come to life that seems inescapable.</p><p>Since caring so much about the world and its future seems masochistic and naive, detaching ourselves from reality becomes an increasingly tempting prospect, if only for a brief moment, to soothe ourselves for feeling too much.</p><p>I hope that I can still care enough to renounce detachment, to make a difference in others, if only in just a few lost souls...</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pgT2!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c3dc5e4-5595-4ca0-9f5f-1898877c8426_344x209.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pgT2!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c3dc5e4-5595-4ca0-9f5f-1898877c8426_344x209.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pgT2!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c3dc5e4-5595-4ca0-9f5f-1898877c8426_344x209.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pgT2!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c3dc5e4-5595-4ca0-9f5f-1898877c8426_344x209.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pgT2!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c3dc5e4-5595-4ca0-9f5f-1898877c8426_344x209.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pgT2!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c3dc5e4-5595-4ca0-9f5f-1898877c8426_344x209.png" width="262" height="159.18023255813952" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9c3dc5e4-5595-4ca0-9f5f-1898877c8426_344x209.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:209,&quot;width&quot;:344,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:262,&quot;bytes&quot;:7119,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://nandologia.substack.com/i/189489266?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c3dc5e4-5595-4ca0-9f5f-1898877c8426_344x209.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pgT2!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c3dc5e4-5595-4ca0-9f5f-1898877c8426_344x209.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pgT2!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c3dc5e4-5595-4ca0-9f5f-1898877c8426_344x209.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pgT2!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c3dc5e4-5595-4ca0-9f5f-1898877c8426_344x209.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pgT2!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c3dc5e4-5595-4ca0-9f5f-1898877c8426_344x209.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>That&#8217;s it for thoughts&#8230; for now!</p><div class="captioned-button-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nandologia.com/p/vol-3-thoughts-on-films-by-a-colombian?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;}" data-component-name="CaptionedButtonToDOM"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Nandolog&#237;a! 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El arte de verdad.  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[La imperfecci&#243;n es m&#250;sica para mis ojos.]]></description><link>https://www.nandologia.com/p/el-arte-humano-es-una-belleza</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nandologia.com/p/el-arte-humano-es-una-belleza</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nando]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 14:02:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/63c4cfc9-519d-495d-92f4-d7e0ae8679fa_1200x630.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!G_ti!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb9c0ec05-7a43-4419-b47f-4d6649df4fde_2500x3469.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NcBd!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F97ce59cd-bfee-4547-bd43-7cb871355199_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NcBd!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F97ce59cd-bfee-4547-bd43-7cb871355199_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NcBd!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F97ce59cd-bfee-4547-bd43-7cb871355199_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NcBd!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F97ce59cd-bfee-4547-bd43-7cb871355199_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><em>Note: you can also read this in English, <a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/nandologia/p/human-art-is-a-beautiful-thing?r=34zme&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=true">here</a>.</em> </p><div><hr></div><p>El arte hecho a mano, imperfecto y profundamente expresivo es una cosa muy bella. </p><p>Como muchos <em>gamers </em>amantes de los juegos con una historia de base s&#243;lida, jugu&#233; Disco Elysium y me enamor&#233; de su estilo art&#237;stico. Se ve un poco as&#237;, tendiendo hacia un expresionismo con un toque &#250;nico:</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0ZY5!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F21afe2b7-a132-4ca3-9512-da391f39e465_633x356.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0ZY5!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F21afe2b7-a132-4ca3-9512-da391f39e465_633x356.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0ZY5!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F21afe2b7-a132-4ca3-9512-da391f39e465_633x356.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0ZY5!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F21afe2b7-a132-4ca3-9512-da391f39e465_633x356.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0ZY5!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F21afe2b7-a132-4ca3-9512-da391f39e465_633x356.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0ZY5!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F21afe2b7-a132-4ca3-9512-da391f39e465_633x356.jpeg" width="633" height="356" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/21afe2b7-a132-4ca3-9512-da391f39e465_633x356.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:356,&quot;width&quot;:633,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Throne of Salt: Disco Elysium All Night Long&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Throne of Salt: Disco Elysium All Night Long" title="Throne of Salt: Disco Elysium All Night Long" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0ZY5!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F21afe2b7-a132-4ca3-9512-da391f39e465_633x356.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0ZY5!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F21afe2b7-a132-4ca3-9512-da391f39e465_633x356.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0ZY5!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F21afe2b7-a132-4ca3-9512-da391f39e465_633x356.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0ZY5!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F21afe2b7-a132-4ca3-9512-da391f39e465_633x356.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><br>Por esto, aprovech&#233; impulsivamente la oportunidad para encargar un retrato de m&#237; mismo en ese mismo estilo art&#237;stico, de la mano de la maravillosa <strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/aseagull/">Anastasiia Ivanova</a></strong>.</p><p><em>Dato curioso: tambi&#233;n trabaj&#243; en ZA/UM, la casa desarrolladora de Disco Elysium, como Senior Concept/Character Artist.</em> <br></p><p>Fue tan amable de enviarme un video en estilo <em>speed painting</em> del proceso mismo de esbozo, color, y perfeccionamiento del retrato: </p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;2d39edf3-fcd0-4718-a198-956db8216422&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p>Perd&#237; la cuenta de cuantas veces he visto este clip. Pienso que por esto es que el arte de IA, aunque a veces m&#225;s pulido, nunca me llegar&#225; a las fibras de la misma forma. </p><p>Una ilustraci&#243;n genuina tiene decisiones deliberadas en cada pincelada. Un alma escondida entre sus cimientos. Un encanto intangible e irresistible. </p><p>Como el encanto que Anastasiia muestra aqu&#237;. </p><p>La IA podr&#225; darnos m&#225;s en menos tiempo, &#250;til en algunos escenarios. <br><br>No obstante, en este, prefiero un toque humano. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NcBd!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F97ce59cd-bfee-4547-bd43-7cb871355199_454x274.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NcBd!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F97ce59cd-bfee-4547-bd43-7cb871355199_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NcBd!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F97ce59cd-bfee-4547-bd43-7cb871355199_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NcBd!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F97ce59cd-bfee-4547-bd43-7cb871355199_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NcBd!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F97ce59cd-bfee-4547-bd43-7cb871355199_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NcBd!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F97ce59cd-bfee-4547-bd43-7cb871355199_454x274.png" width="306" height="184.6784140969163" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/97ce59cd-bfee-4547-bd43-7cb871355199_454x274.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:274,&quot;width&quot;:454,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:306,&quot;bytes&quot;:9329,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://nandologia.substack.com/i/189071787?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F97ce59cd-bfee-4547-bd43-7cb871355199_454x274.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NcBd!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F97ce59cd-bfee-4547-bd43-7cb871355199_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NcBd!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F97ce59cd-bfee-4547-bd43-7cb871355199_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NcBd!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F97ce59cd-bfee-4547-bd43-7cb871355199_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NcBd!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F97ce59cd-bfee-4547-bd43-7cb871355199_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><em>Si te gust&#243; el retrato, te recomiendo echarle un vistazo al <a href="https://sites.google.com/view/aseagull/de-commissions?authuser=0">sitio web de Anastasiia.</a> Qui&#233;n sabe, quiz&#225;s te den ganas de encargar un retrato para ti!</em></p><div class="captioned-button-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nandologia.com/p/el-arte-humano-es-una-belleza?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;}" data-component-name="CaptionedButtonToDOM"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Nandolog&#237;a! 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Actual art.  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Imperfection is quite a sight.]]></description><link>https://www.nandologia.com/p/human-art-is-a-beautiful-thing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nandologia.com/p/human-art-is-a-beautiful-thing</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nando]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:59:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/7ff7df4a-f753-42f9-891c-9fc4d119f7cc_1200x630.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!G_ti!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb9c0ec05-7a43-4419-b47f-4d6649df4fde_2500x3469.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NcBd!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F97ce59cd-bfee-4547-bd43-7cb871355199_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NcBd!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F97ce59cd-bfee-4547-bd43-7cb871355199_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NcBd!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F97ce59cd-bfee-4547-bd43-7cb871355199_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NcBd!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F97ce59cd-bfee-4547-bd43-7cb871355199_454x274.png" width="306" height="184.6784140969163" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/97ce59cd-bfee-4547-bd43-7cb871355199_454x274.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:274,&quot;width&quot;:454,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:306,&quot;bytes&quot;:9329,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://nandologia.substack.com/i/189071787?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F97ce59cd-bfee-4547-bd43-7cb871355199_454x274.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NcBd!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F97ce59cd-bfee-4547-bd43-7cb871355199_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NcBd!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F97ce59cd-bfee-4547-bd43-7cb871355199_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NcBd!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F97ce59cd-bfee-4547-bd43-7cb871355199_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NcBd!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F97ce59cd-bfee-4547-bd43-7cb871355199_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><em>Nota: tambi&#233;n puedes leerlo en espa&#241;ol, <a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/nandologia/p/el-arte-humano-es-una-belleza?r=34zme&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=true">aqu&#237;</a>.</em> </p><div><hr></div><p>Hand drawn, human made, deeply expressive art is a beautiful thing. <br><br>Like plenty of gamers who love story-driven video games, I played Disco Elysium and fell in love with its art style. It looks something like this, gravitating towards expressionism with a unique touch: </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Sd8y!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3b31746d-7158-4d0c-8ff3-6ce134cf7c2f_633x356.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Sd8y!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3b31746d-7158-4d0c-8ff3-6ce134cf7c2f_633x356.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Sd8y!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3b31746d-7158-4d0c-8ff3-6ce134cf7c2f_633x356.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Sd8y!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3b31746d-7158-4d0c-8ff3-6ce134cf7c2f_633x356.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Sd8y!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3b31746d-7158-4d0c-8ff3-6ce134cf7c2f_633x356.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Sd8y!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3b31746d-7158-4d0c-8ff3-6ce134cf7c2f_633x356.jpeg" width="633" height="356" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3b31746d-7158-4d0c-8ff3-6ce134cf7c2f_633x356.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:356,&quot;width&quot;:633,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Throne of Salt: Disco Elysium All Night Long&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Throne of Salt: Disco Elysium All Night Long" title="Throne of Salt: Disco Elysium All Night Long" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Sd8y!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3b31746d-7158-4d0c-8ff3-6ce134cf7c2f_633x356.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Sd8y!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3b31746d-7158-4d0c-8ff3-6ce134cf7c2f_633x356.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Sd8y!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3b31746d-7158-4d0c-8ff3-6ce134cf7c2f_633x356.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Sd8y!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3b31746d-7158-4d0c-8ff3-6ce134cf7c2f_633x356.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><br>That's why I jumped at the opportunity to commission a headshot of myself in that very same art style, by the amazing <strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/aseagull/">Anastasiia Ivanova</a></strong>. (thanks <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Tom Barrie&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:12234181,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff39f14b8-505f-4ea2-b49c-4c9ab19bb2d3_2500x3500.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;10700d1b-d3d7-4020-b66a-dddb80f2ffe6&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span> for the heads up on her website!)</p><p><em>Fun fact: she even worked at ZA/UM, the original developer for Disco Elysium, as a Senior Concept/Character Artist.</em> <br><br>She was kind enough to send over a speed painting video of her actually sketching, coloring, and perfecting the portrait:</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;53dfb775-45cc-4058-a37c-cf6a85141697&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p><br>I've lost count of how many times I've rewatched this clip. I think this is why AI art, although at times seemingly more polished, will never really strike a real chord with me. <br><br>An actual illustration has deliberate decisions in every single stroke, a certain soul within its seams. An intangible, irresistible charm. <br><br>Like the one Anastasiia displays here. <br><br>AI may give us more in less time, which can be useful in some scenarios. <br><br>In this one, though, I prefer a human touch.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NcBd!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F97ce59cd-bfee-4547-bd43-7cb871355199_454x274.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NcBd!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F97ce59cd-bfee-4547-bd43-7cb871355199_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NcBd!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F97ce59cd-bfee-4547-bd43-7cb871355199_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NcBd!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F97ce59cd-bfee-4547-bd43-7cb871355199_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NcBd!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F97ce59cd-bfee-4547-bd43-7cb871355199_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NcBd!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F97ce59cd-bfee-4547-bd43-7cb871355199_454x274.png" width="306" height="184.6784140969163" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/97ce59cd-bfee-4547-bd43-7cb871355199_454x274.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:274,&quot;width&quot;:454,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:306,&quot;bytes&quot;:9329,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://nandologia.substack.com/i/189071787?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F97ce59cd-bfee-4547-bd43-7cb871355199_454x274.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NcBd!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F97ce59cd-bfee-4547-bd43-7cb871355199_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NcBd!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F97ce59cd-bfee-4547-bd43-7cb871355199_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NcBd!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F97ce59cd-bfee-4547-bd43-7cb871355199_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NcBd!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F97ce59cd-bfee-4547-bd43-7cb871355199_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><em>If you liked the portrait, I highly encourage you to check out <a href="https://sites.google.com/view/aseagull/de-commissions?authuser=0">Anastasiia&#8217;s website</a>. And who knows, maybe commission a portrait for yourself!</em></p><div class="captioned-button-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nandologia.com/p/human-art-is-a-beautiful-thing?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;}" data-component-name="CaptionedButtonToDOM"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Nandolog&#237;a! 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stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><em>Note: this article was originally <a href="https://nandologia.substack.com/p/gracias-por-traer-tanta-alegria-a">written in Spanish.</a> I love opportunities to practice my English writing skills, and translation is in itself an act that requires interpretation and/or artistic license, so the opportunity to explore my thoughts in another language sounds too appealing to pass up. </em></p><p><em>And, since we live in an era where this sort of thing needs to be said: <strong>no, I did not use ChatGPT or any other LLM to write this piece.</strong></em></p><p></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8tUE!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9de9deef-cd7d-4453-b496-a8c5695b9816_454x274.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8tUE!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9de9deef-cd7d-4453-b496-a8c5695b9816_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8tUE!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9de9deef-cd7d-4453-b496-a8c5695b9816_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8tUE!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9de9deef-cd7d-4453-b496-a8c5695b9816_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8tUE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9de9deef-cd7d-4453-b496-a8c5695b9816_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8tUE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9de9deef-cd7d-4453-b496-a8c5695b9816_454x274.png" width="278" height="167.7797356828194" 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a trip that, a couple of months ago, would have been impossible to dream about, let alone believing could ever happen. In one of its ever present plot twists, life gave me the opportunity, after years of being used to work remotely, to share a week of physical presence with my new design team. </p><p>We went to an onsite event in Texas, where I could remember what it was like to feel connected to others in all sorts of non-verbal ways, how promises are tacitly built within spaces filled with shared laughs, how a certain lightness of being is achieved when you don&#8217;t take life so seriously. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!S9Gy!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb5225a22-8ac4-4a6e-9358-1fd4a8c71d3d_4032x3024.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!S9Gy!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb5225a22-8ac4-4a6e-9358-1fd4a8c71d3d_4032x3024.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!S9Gy!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb5225a22-8ac4-4a6e-9358-1fd4a8c71d3d_4032x3024.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!S9Gy!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb5225a22-8ac4-4a6e-9358-1fd4a8c71d3d_4032x3024.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!S9Gy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb5225a22-8ac4-4a6e-9358-1fd4a8c71d3d_4032x3024.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img 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me to explain:</p><p>Throughout my life, the compliments I&#8217;ve received have gravitated towards the more silent and taciturn parts of me. Phrases like: </p><p>&#8220;Thank you for listening to me.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;Thank you for your advice.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;Thank you for being so understanding.&#8221;</p><p>They had become so common that I inevitably formed a self-image, a concept of who I am, of my identity, like some sort of archetype. And the thing about archetypes is they end up conditioning our behavior. </p><p>Yes, there&#8217;s been times where I make decisions or do things because &#8220;that&#8217;s what I would normally do&#8221;, because they align with a profile of myself that I have inadvertently perpetuated. In the same vein, I&#8217;ve stopped myself from doing things because they don&#8217;t go hand in hand with that mental stereotype. </p><p>Because &#8220;that&#8217;s not me.&#8221; </p><p>Among the things I didn&#8217;t allow myself to do or feel, perhaps the most significant one is joy. It&#8217;s been tough for me to adopt the idea of just smiling and looking at the funnier side of life because the version of Nando I&#8217;d built up to that point had to be &#8220;above&#8221; those things. </p><p>I had to be a grown up. Someone &#8220;serious&#8221;. </p><p>Because of all this, hearing someone say that I bring joy to what I do took me by surprise. </p><p>Truth be told, no one had ever told me that before. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8tUE!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9de9deef-cd7d-4453-b496-a8c5695b9816_454x274.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8tUE!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9de9deef-cd7d-4453-b496-a8c5695b9816_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8tUE!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9de9deef-cd7d-4453-b496-a8c5695b9816_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8tUE!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9de9deef-cd7d-4453-b496-a8c5695b9816_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8tUE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9de9deef-cd7d-4453-b496-a8c5695b9816_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8tUE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9de9deef-cd7d-4453-b496-a8c5695b9816_454x274.png" width="278" height="167.7797356828194" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9de9deef-cd7d-4453-b496-a8c5695b9816_454x274.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:274,&quot;width&quot;:454,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:278,&quot;bytes&quot;:9329,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://nandologia.substack.com/i/188904615?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9de9deef-cd7d-4453-b496-a8c5695b9816_454x274.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8tUE!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9de9deef-cd7d-4453-b496-a8c5695b9816_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8tUE!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9de9deef-cd7d-4453-b496-a8c5695b9816_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8tUE!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9de9deef-cd7d-4453-b496-a8c5695b9816_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8tUE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9de9deef-cd7d-4453-b496-a8c5695b9816_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><h2>The inner child</h2><p>I recently read that one of the blessings of having children, within all the effort that&#8217;s required, is that it allows parents to resume activities they would have otherwise never experienced again. A sincere laugh when playing hide and seek. The fulfilling sensation of building a castle with <em>Legos</em>. The innocence inherent to role-playing as superheroes. </p><p>Even though I&#8217;m not planning on having children any time soon, I&#8217;ve made a conscious effort to reconnect with my inner child, to look for those moments of fun I had to say goodbye to when time forced me to grow up. </p><p>When I received this compliment about my joy, I suddenly realized that, for a whole week, I didn&#8217;t stop myself in any way. I didn&#8217;t place obstacles in my way under the pretense of expectations about how I should behave. I didn&#8217;t deny myself the opportunity to live. </p><p>I simply&#8230; was. I felt what I had to feel. I laughed and smiled and enjoyed all I wanted to enjoy. </p><p>I was happy. </p><p>Much more than I once thought I could be. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8tUE!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9de9deef-cd7d-4453-b496-a8c5695b9816_454x274.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8tUE!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9de9deef-cd7d-4453-b496-a8c5695b9816_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8tUE!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9de9deef-cd7d-4453-b496-a8c5695b9816_454x274.png 848w, 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Whenever he managed to achieve this objective, the boulder rolled back down to its starting point, forcing Sisyphus to push it again, and again&#8230; for eternity. It alludes to the futile nature of existence. That eternal question: <em>what&#8217;s the point of all this?</em> </p><p>The short version of Camus&#8217; answer is that, if life has no meaning, if it is possible to call it absurd, then it must also be possible, even imperative, to embrace that absurd nature and live life happily. </p><p>In his own words: </p><div class="pullquote"><p>&#8220;Happiness and the absurd are two sons of the same earth. They are inseparable.</p><p>(&#8230;)</p><p>The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.&#8221;</p></div><p>I take it upon myself, then, to be like Sisyphus: happy within the absurd. </p><p>I take it upon myself to accept that joy that I, serendipitously, could embody in this recent journey through Texan lands, when I allowed myself to let go. </p><p>I take it upon myself to follow the spirit of that timeless quote by Chaplin: </p><div class="pullquote"><p>"Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot."</p></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8tUE!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9de9deef-cd7d-4453-b496-a8c5695b9816_454x274.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8tUE!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9de9deef-cd7d-4453-b496-a8c5695b9816_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8tUE!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9de9deef-cd7d-4453-b496-a8c5695b9816_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8tUE!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9de9deef-cd7d-4453-b496-a8c5695b9816_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8tUE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9de9deef-cd7d-4453-b496-a8c5695b9816_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8tUE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9de9deef-cd7d-4453-b496-a8c5695b9816_454x274.png" width="278" height="167.7797356828194" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9de9deef-cd7d-4453-b496-a8c5695b9816_454x274.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:274,&quot;width&quot;:454,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:278,&quot;bytes&quot;:9329,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://nandologia.substack.com/i/188904615?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9de9deef-cd7d-4453-b496-a8c5695b9816_454x274.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8tUE!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9de9deef-cd7d-4453-b496-a8c5695b9816_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8tUE!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9de9deef-cd7d-4453-b496-a8c5695b9816_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8tUE!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9de9deef-cd7d-4453-b496-a8c5695b9816_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8tUE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9de9deef-cd7d-4453-b496-a8c5695b9816_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><div class="captioned-button-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nandologia.com/p/thank-you-for-bringing-joy-to-everything?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;}" data-component-name="CaptionedButtonToDOM"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Nandolog&#237;a! This post is public so feel free to share it.</p></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nandologia.com/p/thank-you-for-bringing-joy-to-everything?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.nandologia.com/p/thank-you-for-bringing-joy-to-everything?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA["Gracias por traer tanta alegría a todo lo que haces." ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Un halago inesperado.]]></description><link>https://www.nandologia.com/p/gracias-por-traer-tanta-alegria-a</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nandologia.com/p/gracias-por-traer-tanta-alegria-a</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nando]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 01:56:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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concluir un viaje que hace un par de meses nunca me hubiese imaginado pod&#237;a suceder. En una de sus innumerables e impredecibles peripecias, la vida me permiti&#243;, luego de a&#241;os de estar acostumbrado al trabajo remoto, compartir una semana de relacionamiento con mi nuevo equipo de trabajo. </p><p>Tuvimos la oportunidad de ir a un <em>onsite</em> en Texas, donde pude recordar c&#243;mo se sienten las complicidades no verbales, las promesas t&#225;citas que se construyen dentro de espacios inmersos en risas compartidas, la ligereza que solo surge cuando te permites tomarte la vida no tan en serio. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!S8D6!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F07521989-d71f-4168-89dc-3dbed0760f64_4000x3000.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Al regresar a casa, y en conversaci&#243;n con varios de mis compa&#241;eros de viaje (y ahora de mi cotidianidad laboral), uno de ellos me dijo algo que cal&#243; en m&#237; de formas que no esper&#233;:</p><div class="pullquote"><p>&#8220;Gracias por traer tanta alegr&#237;a a todo lo que haces.&#8221;</p></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!S89T!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F223c1936-129b-473b-a732-a66da0da631b_454x274.png" 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srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!S89T!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F223c1936-129b-473b-a732-a66da0da631b_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!S89T!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F223c1936-129b-473b-a732-a66da0da631b_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!S89T!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F223c1936-129b-473b-a732-a66da0da631b_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!S89T!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F223c1936-129b-473b-a732-a66da0da631b_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Me explico:</p><p>A lo largo de mi vida, los cumplidos que he recibido han tendido hacia los lados m&#225;s taciturnos de mi ser. Frases como: </p><p><em>&#8220;Gracias por escucharme.&#8221;</em></p><p><em>&#8220;Gracias por tus consejos.&#8221;</em></p><p><em>&#8220;Gracias por ser tan comprensivo.&#8221;</em></p><p>Ya se hab&#237;an vuelto tan comunes que inevitablemente hab&#237;a formado un concepto de qui&#233;n soy, de mi identidad, como una especie de arquetipo. Si algo tienen los arquetipos, es que terminan condicion&#225;ndonos. </p><p>S&#237;, han habido ocasiones en que tomo decisiones o hago cosas porque &#8220;esto es lo que yo har&#237;a&#8221;, porque cumplen con un perfil que yo mismo me encargu&#233; de perpetuar. De la misma forma, he dejado de hacer cosas porque no cumplen con ese estereotipo mental. </p><p>Porque &#8220;ese no soy yo.&#8221; </p><p>Entre las cosas que no me permit&#237;a, quiz&#225;s la m&#225;s significativa era la alegr&#237;a. Me ha costado apropiar la idea de sonre&#237;r y verle el lado juguet&#243;n a la existencia porque el Nando que hab&#237;a construido hasta el momento deb&#237;a ser &#8220;superior&#8221; a esas cosas. </p><p>Deb&#237;a ser &#8220;m&#225;s adulto&#8221;. &#8220;M&#225;s serio.&#8221;</p><p>Por eso, escuchar a alguien decirme que traigo alegr&#237;a a todo lo que hago me tom&#243; desprevenido.</p><p>Porque la verdad es que nunca antes me lo hab&#237;an dicho. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!S89T!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F223c1936-129b-473b-a732-a66da0da631b_454x274.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!S89T!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F223c1936-129b-473b-a732-a66da0da631b_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!S89T!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F223c1936-129b-473b-a732-a66da0da631b_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!S89T!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F223c1936-129b-473b-a732-a66da0da631b_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!S89T!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F223c1936-129b-473b-a732-a66da0da631b_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!S89T!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F223c1936-129b-473b-a732-a66da0da631b_454x274.png" width="238" height="143.63876651982378" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/223c1936-129b-473b-a732-a66da0da631b_454x274.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:274,&quot;width&quot;:454,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:238,&quot;bytes&quot;:9329,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://nandologia.substack.com/i/188759709?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F223c1936-129b-473b-a732-a66da0da631b_454x274.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!S89T!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F223c1936-129b-473b-a732-a66da0da631b_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!S89T!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F223c1936-129b-473b-a732-a66da0da631b_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!S89T!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F223c1936-129b-473b-a732-a66da0da631b_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!S89T!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F223c1936-129b-473b-a732-a66da0da631b_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><h2>El ni&#241;o interior</h2><p>Hace poco le&#237;a que una de las bendiciones de tener hijos, dentro de todo el esfuerzo que implica, es que le permite a los padres retomar actividades con sus beb&#233;s que pensaron jam&#225;s iban a volver a experimentar. Una carcajada sincera al jugar al escondite. La sensaci&#243;n de plenitud al construir un castillo con <em>Legos</em>. La ternura de la inocencia al hacer <em>roleplay</em> con juguetes de superh&#233;roes. </p><p>Aunque no est&#225; en mis planes tener hijos en el futuro cercano, de un tiempo para ac&#225;, he hecho un esfuerzo consciente por reconectarme con mi ni&#241;o interior, por buscar precisamente esos momentos de diversi&#243;n a los que tuve que decirle adi&#243;s cuando el tiempo me oblig&#243; a crecer. </p><p>Al finalizar este viaje y recibir ese comentario sobre mi alegr&#237;a, me di cuenta de que, por una semana entera, no me puse ning&#250;n tipo de trabas. No obstaculic&#233; mis impulsos bajo la pretensi&#243;n de expectativas sobre c&#243;mo me debo comportar. No me negu&#233; la oportunidad de vivir. </p><p>Simplemente&#8230; fui. Flu&#237;. Sent&#237; lo que quer&#237;a sentir. Re&#237; todo lo que quise re&#237;r. </p><p>Fui alegre. </p><p>Mucho m&#225;s de lo que alguna vez pens&#233; que pod&#237;a serlo. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!S89T!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F223c1936-129b-473b-a732-a66da0da631b_454x274.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!S89T!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F223c1936-129b-473b-a732-a66da0da631b_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!S89T!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F223c1936-129b-473b-a732-a66da0da631b_454x274.png 848w, 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loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><h2>Ri&#225;monos de la vida</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HuHH!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6ab8fa3-989a-4753-8936-9f2451e6a313_1200x1600.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HuHH!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6ab8fa3-989a-4753-8936-9f2451e6a313_1200x1600.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HuHH!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6ab8fa3-989a-4753-8936-9f2451e6a313_1200x1600.jpeg 848w, 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srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HuHH!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6ab8fa3-989a-4753-8936-9f2451e6a313_1200x1600.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HuHH!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6ab8fa3-989a-4753-8936-9f2451e6a313_1200x1600.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HuHH!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6ab8fa3-989a-4753-8936-9f2451e6a313_1200x1600.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HuHH!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6ab8fa3-989a-4753-8936-9f2451e6a313_1200x1600.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div 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stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Hace unos meses, puse en mi estatus de Whatsapp la frase: <em>Life is absurd.</em> </p><p>Mi motivaci&#243;n ven&#237;a de haber le&#237;do <em>El mito de S&#237;sifo,</em> de Albert Camus. </p><p>Seguramente ya todos estamos familiarizados con S&#237;sifo, pero para dar contexto: S&#237;sifo, en la mitolog&#237;a griega, fue condenado a empujar una pesada roca a lo largo de una colina, hasta su punto m&#225;s alto. Al poder alcanzar este objetivo, la roca rodaba por la colina nuevamente hasta su punto m&#225;s bajo, obligando a S&#237;sifo a volver a empujarla, y as&#237; por toda la eternidad. Hace alusi&#243;n a la aparente futilidad de la existencia, la eterna pregunta: <em>y qu&#233; sentido tiene todo esto? </em></p><p>Sin extenderme mucho, Camus argumenta que, si en efecto la vida no tiene sentido, si es posible llamarla absurda, entonces es posible, y hasta imperativo, abrazar ese car&#225;cter absurdo y vivirla con felicidad. </p><p>En sus palabras, </p><div class="pullquote"><p>&#8220;La felicidad y lo absurdo son dos hijos de la misma tierra. Son inseparables. </p><p>(&#8230;) </p><p>El esfuerzo mismo para llegar a las cimas basta para llenar un coraz&#243;n de hombre. Hay que imaginarse a S&#237;sifo dichoso.&#8221; </p></div><p>Me propongo, entonces, ser como S&#237;sifo: dichoso dentro de lo absurdo. </p><p>Me propongo apropiar esa alegr&#237;a que, serend&#237;picamente, pude encarnar en esta reciente traves&#237;a por las tierras tejanas cuando me permit&#237; soltar. </p><p>Me propongo seguir el esp&#237;ritu de aquella frase atemporal de Chaplin: </p><div class="pullquote"><p>&#8220;Mirada de cerca, la vida es una tragedia, pero vista de lejos, parece una comedia.&#8221;</p></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!S89T!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F223c1936-129b-473b-a732-a66da0da631b_454x274.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!S89T!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F223c1936-129b-473b-a732-a66da0da631b_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!S89T!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F223c1936-129b-473b-a732-a66da0da631b_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!S89T!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F223c1936-129b-473b-a732-a66da0da631b_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!S89T!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F223c1936-129b-473b-a732-a66da0da631b_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!S89T!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F223c1936-129b-473b-a732-a66da0da631b_454x274.png" width="238" height="143.63876651982378" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/223c1936-129b-473b-a732-a66da0da631b_454x274.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:274,&quot;width&quot;:454,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:238,&quot;bytes&quot;:9329,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://nandologia.substack.com/i/188759709?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F223c1936-129b-473b-a732-a66da0da631b_454x274.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!S89T!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F223c1936-129b-473b-a732-a66da0da631b_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!S89T!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F223c1936-129b-473b-a732-a66da0da631b_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!S89T!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F223c1936-129b-473b-a732-a66da0da631b_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!S89T!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F223c1936-129b-473b-a732-a66da0da631b_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><div class="captioned-button-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nandologia.com/p/gracias-por-traer-tanta-alegria-a?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;}" data-component-name="CaptionedButtonToDOM"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Gracias por leer Nandolog&#237;a! 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isPermaLink="false">https://www.nandologia.com/p/heres-something-i-wrote-about-technology</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nando]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:21:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/846be27a-6fe3-4148-b9df-df8748da5953_1200x630.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wddT!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7b85fcd6-505d-4d0c-a0e9-01e964124ac8_4032x3024.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><em>Note: Three years ago, I was tasked with writing something about how I viewed technology. It was to apply for a scholarship I was interested in at the time. It never materialized, but the text just sat there gathering digital dust until I rediscovered it this morning. I find it interesting how much of it still rings true to me. So here goes. </em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_rSW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8de49b85-69e6-4cfc-8b10-8ea92de4456d_454x274.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_rSW!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8de49b85-69e6-4cfc-8b10-8ea92de4456d_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_rSW!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8de49b85-69e6-4cfc-8b10-8ea92de4456d_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_rSW!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8de49b85-69e6-4cfc-8b10-8ea92de4456d_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_rSW!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8de49b85-69e6-4cfc-8b10-8ea92de4456d_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_rSW!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8de49b85-69e6-4cfc-8b10-8ea92de4456d_454x274.png" width="206" height="124.32599118942731" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8de49b85-69e6-4cfc-8b10-8ea92de4456d_454x274.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:274,&quot;width&quot;:454,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:206,&quot;bytes&quot;:9329,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://nandologia.substack.com/i/186815448?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8de49b85-69e6-4cfc-8b10-8ea92de4456d_454x274.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_rSW!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8de49b85-69e6-4cfc-8b10-8ea92de4456d_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_rSW!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8de49b85-69e6-4cfc-8b10-8ea92de4456d_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_rSW!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8de49b85-69e6-4cfc-8b10-8ea92de4456d_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_rSW!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8de49b85-69e6-4cfc-8b10-8ea92de4456d_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Most people are looking for the next big thing. The next big bullshit idea that wants to &#8220;change the world&#8221;.</p><p>Or rather, the next seemingly serendipitous touch of genius that might just rake in millions of dollars in revenue, make young nerds and hipsters filthy rich and insanely powerful in the eyes of the non-believers. They want to prove everybody wrong, they desire the notoriety that comes with leading the curb in the digital age.</p><p>Take, for instance, the metaverse craze heralded by none other than probably the most important individual of the 21 century&#8217;s first decade: Mark Zuckerberg. Social media was flooded with posts, ideas, proposals, so-called &#8220;reflections&#8221; about myriads of ways in which the metaverse could be a &#8220;game-changer&#8221;. The next big idea. The next big thing.</p><p>As anyone with the least bit of common sense can tell by now, it was a colossal failure, even if Apple&#8217;s next product is dying to convince you otherwise. The truth is nobody wants an invention that replaces real life. Nobody wants to live in a simulation after being forced to interact through simulations of social life (what we precociously decided to coin as &#8220;social media&#8221;) when a potentially deadly virus threatened to end reality as we know it. Nobody wants to replace warm workplace banter with repeated instances of asking your colleague if they can even hear you through the noise of construction going on next to your room or, even worse, an unpredictably faulty wireless connection.</p><p>Or, if you&#8217;re one of those who could, probably feeling like oracles in a classic Greek tragedy, foresee the metaverse was destined to deprecation from the ideation stage, let&#8217;s take a more recent and still somewhat present example: artificial intelligence, led by the now cultural ubiquity of Open AI&#8217;s rockstar tool, Chat GPT. Once again, self-called thinkers (please don&#8217;t indulge in their delusion of thinking they actually &#8220;influence&#8221; someone&#8230; or something) flooded virtual discussion boards, trying to sell their AI-based products as being ahead of the curb. We&#8217;ve all seen them, posts that start with something like: here are 10 ways you can use AI to boost your productivity! Hold up, you can actually earn passive income with AI! Of course, they&#8217;re no different from the typical undergraduate sales pitch: smart talk, naive execution. Unfulfilled promises of being the next big idea. The next big thing.</p><p>Come to think of it, why are we so obsessed with even finding the next big thing in the first place? Henry David Thoreau&#8217;s words about Maine and Texas come to mind. Do we actually need a next big thing? From a financial point of view, and by that I mean anyone who wants to make it in the industry, the answer is yes, probably. The truth, though, is that zeitgeists like social media don&#8217;t really happen by following the herd.</p><p>What all these candidates for &#8220;the next big thing&#8221; seem to have in common is that they want to radically change the way we work, live, socialize, communicate, exist. Perhaps they&#8217;re motivated by how the last big idea, social media itself, virtually revolutionized the way we do all these things. Do we really need to revolutionize life, though?</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_rSW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8de49b85-69e6-4cfc-8b10-8ea92de4456d_454x274.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_rSW!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8de49b85-69e6-4cfc-8b10-8ea92de4456d_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_rSW!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8de49b85-69e6-4cfc-8b10-8ea92de4456d_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_rSW!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8de49b85-69e6-4cfc-8b10-8ea92de4456d_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_rSW!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8de49b85-69e6-4cfc-8b10-8ea92de4456d_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_rSW!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8de49b85-69e6-4cfc-8b10-8ea92de4456d_454x274.png" width="206" height="124.32599118942731" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8de49b85-69e6-4cfc-8b10-8ea92de4456d_454x274.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:274,&quot;width&quot;:454,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:206,&quot;bytes&quot;:9329,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://nandologia.substack.com/i/186815448?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8de49b85-69e6-4cfc-8b10-8ea92de4456d_454x274.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_rSW!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8de49b85-69e6-4cfc-8b10-8ea92de4456d_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_rSW!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8de49b85-69e6-4cfc-8b10-8ea92de4456d_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_rSW!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8de49b85-69e6-4cfc-8b10-8ea92de4456d_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_rSW!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8de49b85-69e6-4cfc-8b10-8ea92de4456d_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Let me tell you a story. Back when everyone was forced to live in the confines of their home offices, I remember I couldn&#8217;t stop thinking about dating. How was I supposed to meet someone, let alone someone I actually liked, if I was restricted to being closed off from the world? I tried dating apps like Tinder, Bumble, Coffee Meets Bagel, OK Cupid&#8230; you can probably name a few as well. What I found was that, although they were laudable initiatives, none of them actually replicated the spontaneous experience of meeting someone for the first time. </p><p>In my innocence, I thought I identified a void in the tech world, and started brainstorming different ideas as to how a new platform could potentially harness the secret power of romantic spontaneity. Perhaps an app that ditches the whole swiping phenomenon and randomizes encounters, taking advantage of behavioral guidelines? Or maybe it can force in person encounters before anything else happens?</p><p>As I went down this rabbit hole, I couldn&#8217;t find a satisfying alternative. Here&#8217;s my theory as to why: <strong>there is no alternative. We just cannot replace regular human interaction.</strong> It is so full of minute but impactful details, things like body language, tone inflection, the way we move our hair when we talk, or the way we perk up when we hear a song we like. The list of examples is endless. I could witness these instances first hand through my experience in filmmaking, an art arguably dedicated to documenting the human condition itself.</p><p>I am convinced that this small example, seemingly restricted to the romantic world, actually bleeds into all other aspects of our life. We shouldn&#8217;t be looking for ways to replace life, but rather to enhance it. We don&#8217;t actually want ways to replace interaction, or difficult conversations, or challenges that scare us but are necessary for us to grow. We should actually be laser-focused on these opportunities.</p><p>I don&#8217;t think the next big thing is a new app, or a new platform, or a new tech invention that changes our reality. I think the next big thing is seeking meaning in all our endeavors. If I am going to be part of this world, I want to be able to help other find that meaning in the human condition itself, not in spite of it.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_rSW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8de49b85-69e6-4cfc-8b10-8ea92de4456d_454x274.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_rSW!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8de49b85-69e6-4cfc-8b10-8ea92de4456d_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_rSW!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8de49b85-69e6-4cfc-8b10-8ea92de4456d_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_rSW!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8de49b85-69e6-4cfc-8b10-8ea92de4456d_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_rSW!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8de49b85-69e6-4cfc-8b10-8ea92de4456d_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_rSW!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8de49b85-69e6-4cfc-8b10-8ea92de4456d_454x274.png" width="206" height="124.32599118942731" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8de49b85-69e6-4cfc-8b10-8ea92de4456d_454x274.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:274,&quot;width&quot;:454,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:206,&quot;bytes&quot;:9329,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://nandologia.substack.com/i/186815448?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8de49b85-69e6-4cfc-8b10-8ea92de4456d_454x274.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_rSW!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8de49b85-69e6-4cfc-8b10-8ea92de4456d_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_rSW!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8de49b85-69e6-4cfc-8b10-8ea92de4456d_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_rSW!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8de49b85-69e6-4cfc-8b10-8ea92de4456d_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_rSW!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8de49b85-69e6-4cfc-8b10-8ea92de4456d_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nandologia.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Nandolog&#237;a! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Vol. 2] Thoughts on Films by a Colombian Cinephile ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another set of random thoughts on films I've watched.]]></description><link>https://www.nandologia.com/p/vol-2-thoughts-on-films-by-a-colombian</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nandologia.com/p/vol-2-thoughts-on-films-by-a-colombian</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nando]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 18:02:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8c81698b-5db9-4050-8579-3895ac1ab856_1200x630.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey there! As mentioned <a href="https://nandologia.substack.com/p/thoughts-on-films-by-a-colombian">before</a>, I love to write about films in general; helps me organize my mind so I can sleep at night (or something&#8230;) Did it once and enjoyed it, so I thought: why not again?</p><p>So&#8230; let&#8217;s get to it!</p><p><em>Note: I regularly post thoughts like this on my <a href="https://letterboxd.com/nandosadi/">Letterboxd</a>, in case you&#8217;re interested!</em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x0kE!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa58c33b3-427d-4104-ac49-36cd2b67face_454x274.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x0kE!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa58c33b3-427d-4104-ac49-36cd2b67face_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x0kE!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa58c33b3-427d-4104-ac49-36cd2b67face_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x0kE!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa58c33b3-427d-4104-ac49-36cd2b67face_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x0kE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa58c33b3-427d-4104-ac49-36cd2b67face_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img 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fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><h2>The Secret Agent (2025)</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Hw_A!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9e73f56d-471a-4f5c-9b9c-99ca1ff90e50_600x338.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Hw_A!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9e73f56d-471a-4f5c-9b9c-99ca1ff90e50_600x338.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Hw_A!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9e73f56d-471a-4f5c-9b9c-99ca1ff90e50_600x338.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Hw_A!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9e73f56d-471a-4f5c-9b9c-99ca1ff90e50_600x338.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Hw_A!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9e73f56d-471a-4f5c-9b9c-99ca1ff90e50_600x338.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Hw_A!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9e73f56d-471a-4f5c-9b9c-99ca1ff90e50_600x338.jpeg" width="656" height="369.5466666666667" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9e73f56d-471a-4f5c-9b9c-99ca1ff90e50_600x338.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:338,&quot;width&quot;:600,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:656,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;The Secret Agent' Review: Wagner Moura Is on the Run - The New York Times&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="The Secret Agent' Review: Wagner Moura Is on the Run - The New York Times" title="The Secret Agent' Review: Wagner Moura Is on the Run - The New York Times" 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stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>I&#8217;ll be honest: the first half of this film was a bit tough to sit through given its slower pace. I&#8217;m glad I stuck with it because the latter half is astounding and makes all the preceding slowburn worth it.</p><p>Colombia is no stranger to the value of collective memory, so I can see why a film set in the middle of the Brazilian military dictatorship chooses to focus on a man&#8217;s pursuit for his roots. Building those memories, as individuals and as nationals, is essential to our foundation as human beings. And the pursuit doesn&#8217;t end with Armando; as the film depicts later on, subsequent generations are also interested in the past, in the echoes of clarity they may offer.</p><p>Wagner Moura had already impressed me in Narcos, but here he earned my utmost respect. There is something he does towards the end of the film that I won&#8217;t spoil, but it speaks to his adaptivity as a performer and his intelligence at understanding the nuance of how people, and those related to them, behave. He deserves the Oscar this year, even if he probably won&#8217;t get it (one can only dream!)</p><div><hr></div><h2>Maria Full Of Grace (2004)</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mdIx!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbbea062c-7ef2-4f46-b1ca-29cd1b02dcab_1024x576.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mdIx!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbbea062c-7ef2-4f46-b1ca-29cd1b02dcab_1024x576.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mdIx!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbbea062c-7ef2-4f46-b1ca-29cd1b02dcab_1024x576.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mdIx!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbbea062c-7ef2-4f46-b1ca-29cd1b02dcab_1024x576.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mdIx!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbbea062c-7ef2-4f46-b1ca-29cd1b02dcab_1024x576.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mdIx!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbbea062c-7ef2-4f46-b1ca-29cd1b02dcab_1024x576.jpeg" width="1024" height="576" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/bbea062c-7ef2-4f46-b1ca-29cd1b02dcab_1024x576.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:576,&quot;width&quot;:1024,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Maria Full of Grace Streaming: Watch &amp; 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Some people just seem destined for certain leading roles, which certainly applies to her here. Acting in Colombia tends to be very melodramatic, owing to our huge soap opera induced televised world, but Sandino Moreno achieves something much more nuanced, without outright denying the (admittedly) best qualities of what her Colombian roots bring to her acting by mere cultural inheritance.</p><p>As others have said before me, Joshua Marston beautifully brings the human aspect of drug trafficking to the spotlight, which seems much more poignant now than it seemed back then, what with all the glorification of narco culture through Netflix and the like.</p><div><hr></div><h2>Ghost In The Shell (1995)</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HdXP!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F58f1b4ce-1704-428b-80fc-77ed6a27260b_1200x630.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div 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I usually don&#8217;t consider a movie&#8217;s influence in subsequent cinema as inherent to its charm. That&#8217;s a consequence of its reach and, while it speaks to how many people watched it, it doesn&#8217;t really say anything about its quality. Is it really that good?</p><p>For me, it is precisely the type of film I would usually loathe: light in plot, heavy in monologues and somewhat pretentious in its themes, in that &#8220;you&#8217;re too dumb to understand&#8221; kind of way.</p><p>And yet... it has stayed with me since I watched it. I didn&#8217;t particularly enjoy sitting through it, but I have enjoyed all the discourse, both internally in my brain and externally with others, that has resulted from it. I love how it made me discover the cyberpunk genre and allowed me to bask in its existentialism. I adore how it fueled endless nights of longing, looking out my windows at the city lights, with the certainty of life&#8217;s absurdity present in the air, like that smell of tobacco you can never really get rid of.</p><p>I enjoy everything around it more than I enjoy it in and of itself. It has made me reevaluate why I even watch cinema at all. Perhaps that&#8217;s more of a compliment than mere enjoyment could ever be.</p><div><hr></div><h2>Akira (1988)</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!k9Dk!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F63865c0e-7807-4315-b80f-80730ac9b38d_800x450.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!k9Dk!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F63865c0e-7807-4315-b80f-80730ac9b38d_800x450.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!k9Dk!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F63865c0e-7807-4315-b80f-80730ac9b38d_800x450.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!k9Dk!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F63865c0e-7807-4315-b80f-80730ac9b38d_800x450.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!k9Dk!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F63865c0e-7807-4315-b80f-80730ac9b38d_800x450.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!k9Dk!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F63865c0e-7807-4315-b80f-80730ac9b38d_800x450.jpeg" width="800" height="450" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/63865c0e-7807-4315-b80f-80730ac9b38d_800x450.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:450,&quot;width&quot;:800,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Akira (1988) | MUBI&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Akira (1988) | MUBI" title="Akira (1988) | MUBI" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!k9Dk!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F63865c0e-7807-4315-b80f-80730ac9b38d_800x450.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!k9Dk!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F63865c0e-7807-4315-b80f-80730ac9b38d_800x450.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!k9Dk!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F63865c0e-7807-4315-b80f-80730ac9b38d_800x450.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!k9Dk!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F63865c0e-7807-4315-b80f-80730ac9b38d_800x450.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" 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x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>The animation alone makes this worth the watch, and all the inevitable rewatches.</p><p>It&#8217;s interesting to see how Katsuhiro Otomo deals with themes of mass destruction and the implications of unleashing an unstoppable force of annihilation upon humanity. Works like Frankenstein have explored this beforehand, and Japan having certainly felt this fear firsthand with the atomic bomb, you could say Akira is, in a way, a &#8220;Modern Prometheus&#8221; tale, albeit without a clear creator to blame besides the foils of how the human race itself reacts to the knowledge of such power.</p><p>I watched this back in high school and remember dismissing it prematurely, as it didn&#8217;t really follow my idea of how a story structure &#8220;should&#8221; work. Now I can say maturity has allowed me to dwell in the poignancy of its subtext.</p><p>A true classic that everyone should experience at least once, hopefully more than once.</p><div><hr></div><h2>The Rip (2026)</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!p3ZM!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd0064a08-f79c-4ac8-a4cd-afcec57cd201_1200x800.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!p3ZM!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd0064a08-f79c-4ac8-a4cd-afcec57cd201_1200x800.jpeg 424w, 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srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!p3ZM!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd0064a08-f79c-4ac8-a4cd-afcec57cd201_1200x800.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!p3ZM!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd0064a08-f79c-4ac8-a4cd-afcec57cd201_1200x800.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!p3ZM!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd0064a08-f79c-4ac8-a4cd-afcec57cd201_1200x800.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!p3ZM!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd0064a08-f79c-4ac8-a4cd-afcec57cd201_1200x800.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Solid action flick, pumped up just a bit by the better-than-usual-for-a-Netflix-movie performances of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck.</p><p>Joe Carnahan usually directs good action, so no surprise there.</p><p>Also, I will admit I got Colombian pride at seeing Catalina Sandino Moreno owning her role here, even adding some expressions from Bogot&#225; into the mix (loved when she said &#8220;en la buena pa la pel&#225;&#8221;).</p><div><hr></div><h2>Rental Family (2025)</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qF_d!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F89ca1a04-6632-41d8-b49d-c3eb00c61519_1200x500.webp" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qF_d!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F89ca1a04-6632-41d8-b49d-c3eb00c61519_1200x500.webp 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qF_d!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F89ca1a04-6632-41d8-b49d-c3eb00c61519_1200x500.webp 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qF_d!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F89ca1a04-6632-41d8-b49d-c3eb00c61519_1200x500.webp 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qF_d!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F89ca1a04-6632-41d8-b49d-c3eb00c61519_1200x500.webp 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qF_d!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F89ca1a04-6632-41d8-b49d-c3eb00c61519_1200x500.webp" width="1200" height="500" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/89ca1a04-6632-41d8-b49d-c3eb00c61519_1200x500.webp&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:500,&quot;width&quot;:1200,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Rental Family Review: Brendan Fraser, Gentle Giant in Japan&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Rental Family Review: Brendan Fraser, Gentle Giant in Japan" title="Rental Family Review: Brendan Fraser, Gentle Giant in Japan" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qF_d!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F89ca1a04-6632-41d8-b49d-c3eb00c61519_1200x500.webp 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qF_d!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F89ca1a04-6632-41d8-b49d-c3eb00c61519_1200x500.webp 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qF_d!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F89ca1a04-6632-41d8-b49d-c3eb00c61519_1200x500.webp 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qF_d!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F89ca1a04-6632-41d8-b49d-c3eb00c61519_1200x500.webp 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 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I have a soft spot for Japan in general, so this film was right up my alley.</p><p>I like that it&#8217;s an easy-to-watch film, so more audiences will be able to enjoy the gorgeous sights in Tokyo without having to endure a more densely packed storyline (as can be the case with filmmakers like Kore-eda or Hamaguchi, whose work I still love).</p><p>I sensed subtextual ties with certain psychological practices, particularly Jacob L. Moreno&#8217;s psychodrama. It explores the blurred lines between reality and fiction, albeit in a lighthearted way.</p><p>Brendan Fraser leans into his wholesome persona with ease, with the welcome surprise of hearing him speaking Japanese.</p><p>Akira Emoto gives a standout performance as Kikuo Hasegawa.</p><div><hr></div><h2>How To Have Sex (2023)</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5Sr7!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb2f4f516-8ddf-4024-920b-bc82d36923ec_2048x1152.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5Sr7!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb2f4f516-8ddf-4024-920b-bc82d36923ec_2048x1152.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5Sr7!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb2f4f516-8ddf-4024-920b-bc82d36923ec_2048x1152.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5Sr7!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb2f4f516-8ddf-4024-920b-bc82d36923ec_2048x1152.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5Sr7!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb2f4f516-8ddf-4024-920b-bc82d36923ec_2048x1152.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5Sr7!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb2f4f516-8ddf-4024-920b-bc82d36923ec_2048x1152.jpeg" width="1456" height="819" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b2f4f516-8ddf-4024-920b-bc82d36923ec_2048x1152.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:819,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Ve How to Have Sex | Netflix&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Ve How to Have Sex | Netflix" title="Ve How to Have Sex | Netflix" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5Sr7!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb2f4f516-8ddf-4024-920b-bc82d36923ec_2048x1152.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5Sr7!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb2f4f516-8ddf-4024-920b-bc82d36923ec_2048x1152.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5Sr7!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb2f4f516-8ddf-4024-920b-bc82d36923ec_2048x1152.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5Sr7!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb2f4f516-8ddf-4024-920b-bc82d36923ec_2048x1152.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Brutally honest portrait of sexual assault. I don&#8217;t think there&#8217;s anything I could say that describes the very palpable sense of dread present throughout the experience of watching this. </p><p>Never has the phrase &#8220;I&#8217;m only kidding&#8221; frustrated me as much as in this film.</p><div><hr></div><h2>Rashomon (1950)</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pMLd!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4b9775cf-f46f-43cc-9431-05bdea5a3b9d_1200x500.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pMLd!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4b9775cf-f46f-43cc-9431-05bdea5a3b9d_1200x500.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pMLd!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4b9775cf-f46f-43cc-9431-05bdea5a3b9d_1200x500.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pMLd!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4b9775cf-f46f-43cc-9431-05bdea5a3b9d_1200x500.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pMLd!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4b9775cf-f46f-43cc-9431-05bdea5a3b9d_1200x500.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pMLd!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4b9775cf-f46f-43cc-9431-05bdea5a3b9d_1200x500.jpeg" width="1200" height="500" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4b9775cf-f46f-43cc-9431-05bdea5a3b9d_1200x500.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:500,&quot;width&quot;:1200,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Rashomon movie review &amp; film summary (1950) | Roger Ebert&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Rashomon movie review &amp; film summary (1950) | Roger Ebert" title="Rashomon movie review &amp; film summary (1950) | Roger Ebert" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pMLd!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4b9775cf-f46f-43cc-9431-05bdea5a3b9d_1200x500.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pMLd!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4b9775cf-f46f-43cc-9431-05bdea5a3b9d_1200x500.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pMLd!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4b9775cf-f46f-43cc-9431-05bdea5a3b9d_1200x500.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pMLd!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4b9775cf-f46f-43cc-9431-05bdea5a3b9d_1200x500.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>I really appreciate how this film influenced many others when it comes to storytelling and perspectives. It&#8217;s called a classic for a good reason.</p><p>The thing is... so many other films have improved so radically on this genre, Rashomon feels like a drag by today&#8217;s standards. I am glad it&#8217;s been properly documented and extensively dissected, but it&#8217;s not a very enjoyable watch, I must say. Things like the endlessly theatrical overacting and extensive sequences of people walking through the woods (through admittedly gorgeously shot monochrome images) really turned me off.</p><p>Oh well. Glad to have given it a try!</p><div><hr></div><h2>Harakiri (1962)</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iOJU!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3814e12a-1a68-41db-aa41-7fbe8a657cf8_1848x1306.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iOJU!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3814e12a-1a68-41db-aa41-7fbe8a657cf8_1848x1306.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iOJU!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3814e12a-1a68-41db-aa41-7fbe8a657cf8_1848x1306.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iOJU!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3814e12a-1a68-41db-aa41-7fbe8a657cf8_1848x1306.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iOJU!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3814e12a-1a68-41db-aa41-7fbe8a657cf8_1848x1306.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iOJU!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3814e12a-1a68-41db-aa41-7fbe8a657cf8_1848x1306.jpeg" width="1456" height="1029" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3814e12a-1a68-41db-aa41-7fbe8a657cf8_1848x1306.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1029,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Harakiri (1962) - IMDb&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Harakiri (1962) - IMDb" title="Harakiri (1962) - IMDb" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iOJU!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3814e12a-1a68-41db-aa41-7fbe8a657cf8_1848x1306.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iOJU!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3814e12a-1a68-41db-aa41-7fbe8a657cf8_1848x1306.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iOJU!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3814e12a-1a68-41db-aa41-7fbe8a657cf8_1848x1306.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iOJU!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3814e12a-1a68-41db-aa41-7fbe8a657cf8_1848x1306.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Watching this film, I was reminded of the themes typical to film noir: the unjust power structures and the hypocrisy that upholds them, how history is written through lies that negate urgent realities and desperate needs for adaptation, the way in which even the hardest hearts succumb to what some perceive as imperfections but others accept as what can only be described as our deeply human necessities (desire? love?).</p><p>Perhaps this movie&#8217;s most significant departure from film noir is in its protagonist, who&#8217;s mission isn&#8217;t to redeem himself, but to go to great lengths just so he can mock the ruling class, exposing the absurdity of the system he lives in.</p><p>As a Colombian, I find it endearing how this film&#8217;s themes overlap with the most significant work my country ever put on the silver screen, &#8220;The Strategy of the Snail&#8221;, in the way both challenge authority through the lens of their specific culture. Both manage to transcend their specific boundaries and resonate universally, but of course, Harakiri did it first and did it best.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x0kE!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa58c33b3-427d-4104-ac49-36cd2b67face_454x274.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x0kE!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa58c33b3-427d-4104-ac49-36cd2b67face_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x0kE!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa58c33b3-427d-4104-ac49-36cd2b67face_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x0kE!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa58c33b3-427d-4104-ac49-36cd2b67face_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x0kE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa58c33b3-427d-4104-ac49-36cd2b67face_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x0kE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa58c33b3-427d-4104-ac49-36cd2b67face_454x274.png" width="296" height="178.6431718061674" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a58c33b3-427d-4104-ac49-36cd2b67face_454x274.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:274,&quot;width&quot;:454,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:296,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x0kE!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa58c33b3-427d-4104-ac49-36cd2b67face_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x0kE!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa58c33b3-427d-4104-ac49-36cd2b67face_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x0kE!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa58c33b3-427d-4104-ac49-36cd2b67face_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x0kE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa58c33b3-427d-4104-ac49-36cd2b67face_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>That&#8217;s it for thoughts&#8230; for now!</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nandologia.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Nandolog&#237;a! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thoughts on Films by a Colombian Cinephile ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Random thoughts on films I've watched.]]></description><link>https://www.nandologia.com/p/thoughts-on-films-by-a-colombian</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nandologia.com/p/thoughts-on-films-by-a-colombian</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nando]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 05:52:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c63a9989-e216-4584-a24f-51739f207350_1200x630.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I like films. I <em>love</em> to write about the films I watch, both the good and the bad. It helps me process them and make up my mind about whether I like them or not, so my introverted brain doesn&#8217;t freak out whenever someone asks me what I thought about a certain film. </p><p>With that in mind, here's a quick succession of thoughts on films I have watched recently (and others not so recently but I just felt like sharing):</p><p><em>Note: I regularly post thoughts like this on my <a href="https://letterboxd.com/nandosadi/">Letterboxd</a>, in case you&#8217;re interested!</em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x0kE!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa58c33b3-427d-4104-ac49-36cd2b67face_454x274.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x0kE!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa58c33b3-427d-4104-ac49-36cd2b67face_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x0kE!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa58c33b3-427d-4104-ac49-36cd2b67face_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x0kE!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa58c33b3-427d-4104-ac49-36cd2b67face_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x0kE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa58c33b3-427d-4104-ac49-36cd2b67face_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x0kE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa58c33b3-427d-4104-ac49-36cd2b67face_454x274.png" width="284" height="171.40088105726872" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a58c33b3-427d-4104-ac49-36cd2b67face_454x274.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:274,&quot;width&quot;:454,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:284,&quot;bytes&quot;:9329,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://nandologia.substack.com/i/183415292?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa58c33b3-427d-4104-ac49-36cd2b67face_454x274.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x0kE!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa58c33b3-427d-4104-ac49-36cd2b67face_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x0kE!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa58c33b3-427d-4104-ac49-36cd2b67face_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x0kE!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa58c33b3-427d-4104-ac49-36cd2b67face_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x0kE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa58c33b3-427d-4104-ac49-36cd2b67face_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3>The Housemaid (2025)</h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VvCj!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff18843f2-88b0-40e5-96b1-1c72dad5572b_1619x857.webp" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VvCj!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff18843f2-88b0-40e5-96b1-1c72dad5572b_1619x857.webp 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VvCj!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff18843f2-88b0-40e5-96b1-1c72dad5572b_1619x857.webp 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VvCj!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff18843f2-88b0-40e5-96b1-1c72dad5572b_1619x857.webp 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VvCj!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff18843f2-88b0-40e5-96b1-1c72dad5572b_1619x857.webp 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VvCj!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff18843f2-88b0-40e5-96b1-1c72dad5572b_1619x857.webp" width="1456" height="771" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f18843f2-88b0-40e5-96b1-1c72dad5572b_1619x857.webp&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:771,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;What's the twist in 'The Housemaid' book? Everything that happens in Freida  McFadden's novel now a movie with Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="What's the twist in 'The Housemaid' book? Everything that happens in Freida  McFadden's novel now a movie with Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried" title="What's the twist in 'The Housemaid' book? 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No, that is not a flex. </p><p>Sorry, but Sydney Sweeney can't act if her life depended on it. I haven't seen this level of terrible acting since Gal Gadot doing the same intense stare in every movie she's in. Michele Morrone apparently only knows how to pose as if he was in a Gucci photoshoot. </p><p>The saving grace goes to Amanda Seyfried, who actually did the best she could with the horrible material she was given. I suppose there was some intention to tell a female-empowering story. This is not it. Please watch Thelma &amp; Louise instead.</p><h3>Perfect Days (2023)</h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SRWJ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb3e24681-b697-459d-84e3-92159ff16fc9_800x450.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SRWJ!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb3e24681-b697-459d-84e3-92159ff16fc9_800x450.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SRWJ!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb3e24681-b697-459d-84e3-92159ff16fc9_800x450.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SRWJ!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb3e24681-b697-459d-84e3-92159ff16fc9_800x450.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SRWJ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb3e24681-b697-459d-84e3-92159ff16fc9_800x450.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SRWJ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb3e24681-b697-459d-84e3-92159ff16fc9_800x450.jpeg" width="800" height="450" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b3e24681-b697-459d-84e3-92159ff16fc9_800x450.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:450,&quot;width&quot;:800,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;D&#237;as Perfectos (2023) | MUBI&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="D&#237;as Perfectos (2023) | MUBI" title="D&#237;as Perfectos (2023) | MUBI" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SRWJ!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb3e24681-b697-459d-84e3-92159ff16fc9_800x450.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SRWJ!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb3e24681-b697-459d-84e3-92159ff16fc9_800x450.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SRWJ!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb3e24681-b697-459d-84e3-92159ff16fc9_800x450.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SRWJ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb3e24681-b697-459d-84e3-92159ff16fc9_800x450.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Why do the Japanese have a word specifically for the shadows created by the sunlight hitting leaves that move with the wind? What is it about <em>komorebi </em>that fascinates us?</p><p>I&#8217;d venture most people would find it boring. Some people, however, understand that it&#8217;s not meant to be understood, that if you look at it long enough, a sudden wave of emotions will gently caress your soul, perhaps even contradictory ones. Some people choose to keep looking anyway, because there&#8217;s nothing quite like it.</p><p>Hirayama is one of those people, and I&#8217;m glad to have had the blessing of witnessing a slice of his life.</p><h3>Frankenstein (2025)</h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!p0SN!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F85c71d7b-da69-422a-9b55-eab2c83b39b6_1200x675.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!p0SN!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F85c71d7b-da69-422a-9b55-eab2c83b39b6_1200x675.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!p0SN!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F85c71d7b-da69-422a-9b55-eab2c83b39b6_1200x675.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!p0SN!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F85c71d7b-da69-422a-9b55-eab2c83b39b6_1200x675.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!p0SN!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F85c71d7b-da69-422a-9b55-eab2c83b39b6_1200x675.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!p0SN!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F85c71d7b-da69-422a-9b55-eab2c83b39b6_1200x675.jpeg" width="1200" height="675" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/85c71d7b-da69-422a-9b55-eab2c83b39b6_1200x675.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:675,&quot;width&quot;:1200,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Video&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Video" title="Video" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!p0SN!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F85c71d7b-da69-422a-9b55-eab2c83b39b6_1200x675.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!p0SN!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F85c71d7b-da69-422a-9b55-eab2c83b39b6_1200x675.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!p0SN!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F85c71d7b-da69-422a-9b55-eab2c83b39b6_1200x675.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!p0SN!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F85c71d7b-da69-422a-9b55-eab2c83b39b6_1200x675.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>A visual spectacle, as is to be expected from Del Toro. Loved all the Creature storyline.</p><p>May be an unpopular opinion, but I think Oscar Isaac was miscast as Victor Frankenstein. He doesn&#8217;t convince me as a mad genius well enough, kinda took me out of the film for a bit.</p><p>Fortunately, Jacob Elordi&#8217;s turn as the Creature salvaged the film as a whole for me.</p><h3>A House of Dynamite (2025)</h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W2FM!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbb6f9c73-f663-4c1b-8ef9-7f2deeed511a_1280x720.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W2FM!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbb6f9c73-f663-4c1b-8ef9-7f2deeed511a_1280x720.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W2FM!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbb6f9c73-f663-4c1b-8ef9-7f2deeed511a_1280x720.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W2FM!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbb6f9c73-f663-4c1b-8ef9-7f2deeed511a_1280x720.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W2FM!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbb6f9c73-f663-4c1b-8ef9-7f2deeed511a_1280x720.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W2FM!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbb6f9c73-f663-4c1b-8ef9-7f2deeed511a_1280x720.jpeg" width="1280" height="720" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/bb6f9c73-f663-4c1b-8ef9-7f2deeed511a_1280x720.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:720,&quot;width&quot;:1280,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;A House of Dynamite Review - 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It desperately wants you to reflect on nuclear war but denies you the tools to do so, resorting to telling you what to think and feel straight to your face instead of&#8230; you know, showing you something so you can make up your mind. Idris Elba&#8217;s POTUS even wastes precious seconds of decision making, in the face of nuclear annihilation, so he can reminisce about a podcast he heard once where the film&#8217;s title is explained. </p><p>Oh well&#8230; this IS a Netflix film, after all.</p><h3>Sentimental Value (2025)</h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4Pov!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcc2d0ae7-fef3-426c-ac8c-0f260291ef0a_3000x1686.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4Pov!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcc2d0ae7-fef3-426c-ac8c-0f260291ef0a_3000x1686.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4Pov!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcc2d0ae7-fef3-426c-ac8c-0f260291ef0a_3000x1686.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4Pov!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcc2d0ae7-fef3-426c-ac8c-0f260291ef0a_3000x1686.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4Pov!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcc2d0ae7-fef3-426c-ac8c-0f260291ef0a_3000x1686.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4Pov!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcc2d0ae7-fef3-426c-ac8c-0f260291ef0a_3000x1686.jpeg" width="1456" height="818" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/cc2d0ae7-fef3-426c-ac8c-0f260291ef0a_3000x1686.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:818,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Sentimental Value' Review: Joachim Trier's Unhappy Household - 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Is a complete dedication to a craft as visceral as filmmaking mutually exclusive with the emotional obligations of family?</p><p>Like in &#8220;The Worst Person In The World&#8221; before it, the ending doesn&#8217;t feel like it offers any definitive answers. I&#8217;m not even sure they exist. It does, however, leave you with a profound sense of hope.</p><p>PD: I adore the cinematography in this film.</p><h3>A Poet (2025)</h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ifS8!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F513a7d21-2918-468f-b621-d0aa19af6f48_800x450.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ifS8!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F513a7d21-2918-468f-b621-d0aa19af6f48_800x450.jpeg 424w, 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class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>A peculiar tryptich of vignettes dealing with sexual-like frustrations in everyday life. Felt like a Murakami short story collection brought to film. </p><p>A fun watch overall!</p><h3>The Worst Person In The World (2021)</h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x7KL!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26ca3531-3b78-45e2-bcef-15581752fee0_1000x563.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x7KL!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26ca3531-3b78-45e2-bcef-15581752fee0_1000x563.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x7KL!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26ca3531-3b78-45e2-bcef-15581752fee0_1000x563.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x7KL!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26ca3531-3b78-45e2-bcef-15581752fee0_1000x563.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x7KL!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26ca3531-3b78-45e2-bcef-15581752fee0_1000x563.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x7KL!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26ca3531-3b78-45e2-bcef-15581752fee0_1000x563.jpeg" width="1000" height="563" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/26ca3531-3b78-45e2-bcef-15581752fee0_1000x563.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:563,&quot;width&quot;:1000,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Joachim Trier, Renate Reinsve on 'The Worst Person in the World'&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Joachim Trier, Renate Reinsve on 'The Worst Person in the World'" title="Joachim Trier, Renate Reinsve on 'The Worst Person in the World'" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x7KL!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26ca3531-3b78-45e2-bcef-15581752fee0_1000x563.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x7KL!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26ca3531-3b78-45e2-bcef-15581752fee0_1000x563.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x7KL!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26ca3531-3b78-45e2-bcef-15581752fee0_1000x563.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x7KL!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26ca3531-3b78-45e2-bcef-15581752fee0_1000x563.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>I grew up believing that melancholy and longing for simpler times only happened at old age. After all, it is what western cinema has always depicted: silver-haired, alcoholic, action-oriented men devoid of words to express what they feel.</p><p>This film, on the other hand, discards that myth and strives for something real, almost viscerally so. It&#8217;s unsurprising some audiences find it slow; it feels more like a fragment of a biographical observational documentary than a tightly structured fiction, and yet still allowing itself moments of magical realism, which paradoxically speak even more to our inner, most uncomfortably realistic versions of ourselves.</p><p>The result is what I consider to be the most profound depiction of mid-20s existential dread and yearning for meaning I have personally experienced.</p><h3>Joker (2019)</h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iR3X!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a4ebd18-60f3-4448-9aaa-3c66fbb34ab8_1000x563.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iR3X!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a4ebd18-60f3-4448-9aaa-3c66fbb34ab8_1000x563.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iR3X!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a4ebd18-60f3-4448-9aaa-3c66fbb34ab8_1000x563.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iR3X!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a4ebd18-60f3-4448-9aaa-3c66fbb34ab8_1000x563.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iR3X!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a4ebd18-60f3-4448-9aaa-3c66fbb34ab8_1000x563.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iR3X!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a4ebd18-60f3-4448-9aaa-3c66fbb34ab8_1000x563.jpeg" width="1000" height="563" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9a4ebd18-60f3-4448-9aaa-3c66fbb34ab8_1000x563.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:563,&quot;width&quot;:1000,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Joker' Review: Joaquin Phoenix Is Hypnotic as a Damaged Killer Clown&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Joker' Review: Joaquin Phoenix Is Hypnotic as a Damaged Killer Clown" title="Joker' Review: Joaquin Phoenix Is Hypnotic as a Damaged Killer Clown" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iR3X!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a4ebd18-60f3-4448-9aaa-3c66fbb34ab8_1000x563.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iR3X!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a4ebd18-60f3-4448-9aaa-3c66fbb34ab8_1000x563.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iR3X!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a4ebd18-60f3-4448-9aaa-3c66fbb34ab8_1000x563.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iR3X!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a4ebd18-60f3-4448-9aaa-3c66fbb34ab8_1000x563.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Yes, Taxi Driver and The King of Comedy do what this film tries to do, but better.</p><p>Yes, you should watch those and not this wildly overrated sadness porn fantasy.</p><p>No, mental illness is not that cut and dry. I thought we had transcended the point of misrepresenting mental conditions as inextricably linked to heinous acts of violence, but hey, here we are.</p><h3>Brother (2000)</h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bGyH!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F68b263fc-9a55-4916-8ac0-8e25506e9cba_1200x675.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bGyH!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F68b263fc-9a55-4916-8ac0-8e25506e9cba_1200x675.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bGyH!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F68b263fc-9a55-4916-8ac0-8e25506e9cba_1200x675.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bGyH!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F68b263fc-9a55-4916-8ac0-8e25506e9cba_1200x675.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bGyH!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F68b263fc-9a55-4916-8ac0-8e25506e9cba_1200x675.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bGyH!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F68b263fc-9a55-4916-8ac0-8e25506e9cba_1200x675.jpeg" width="1200" height="675" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/68b263fc-9a55-4916-8ac0-8e25506e9cba_1200x675.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:675,&quot;width&quot;:1200,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Brother (2000) directed by Takeshi Kitano &#8226; Reviews, film + cast &#8226;  Letterboxd&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Brother (2000) directed by Takeshi Kitano &#8226; Reviews, film + cast &#8226;  Letterboxd" title="Brother (2000) directed by Takeshi Kitano &#8226; Reviews, film + cast &#8226;  Letterboxd" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bGyH!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F68b263fc-9a55-4916-8ac0-8e25506e9cba_1200x675.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bGyH!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F68b263fc-9a55-4916-8ac0-8e25506e9cba_1200x675.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bGyH!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F68b263fc-9a55-4916-8ac0-8e25506e9cba_1200x675.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bGyH!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F68b263fc-9a55-4916-8ac0-8e25506e9cba_1200x675.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Ending with this classic I rewatched last February. </p><p>Hana-Bi is Kitano&#8217;s finest, but Brother is the film I enjoy the most out of his filmography.</p><p>I vividly remember supplementing my first watch with a small BTS documentary on YouTube, where Kitano explained how efficiently he worked when shooting. If an actor wasn&#8217;t giving him what he wanted after a couple of takes, he changed the camera positioning to be behind the actor. Editing the film was a much more enjoyable and freeing process for him as a filmmaker.</p><p>You can feel it when watching Brother. Violent scenes play out with quick cuts and creative sound design. Flashbacks eschew basic transitions and opt to trust the audience can figure out the timeline for themselves. Kitano understands, both at a very instinctive level and as a consequence of his quirks, that a visual medium isn&#8217;t about what you show but about what you choose to hide. Images can be expository, but they can also be especially suggestive, if done right.</p><p>The ending always manages to tug at my heartstrings precisely because of this. The last image before the credits roll leaves a lingering aroma, an echo of feelings that populate your soul like no other artform can.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x0kE!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa58c33b3-427d-4104-ac49-36cd2b67face_454x274.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x0kE!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa58c33b3-427d-4104-ac49-36cd2b67face_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x0kE!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa58c33b3-427d-4104-ac49-36cd2b67face_454x274.png 848w, 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that&#8217;s it for thoughts&#8230; for now!</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adiós, Nando ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Las vidas no vividas...]]></description><link>https://www.nandologia.com/p/adios-nando</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nandologia.com/p/adios-nando</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nando]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2025 18:46:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/616334ad-d0ac-45bc-b051-aeaa8df8300a_1200x630.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="pullquote"><p><em>Existe una vida despu&#233;s de la muerte en la que revives todas las vidas que podr&#237;as haber vivido, si hubieras tomado decisiones diferentes.<br><br></em>David Eagleman &#8212; <em>Sum: Cuarenta relatos del m&#225;s all&#225;</em></p></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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Nandos,</p><p>No s&#233; cu&#225;l de todos me est&#225; leyendo en este momento. Quiz&#225;s uno, quiz&#225;s varios. No importa, escribir&#233; como si fuese cualquiera. Al fin y al cabo, todos son igual de importantes.</p><p>S&#233; que no suelo dirigirme a ustedes de forma directa. De vez en cuando intercambiamos miradas, en alguna de esas noches sin final, o en uno de esos atardeceres taciturnos. Hoy quiero salirme un poco de mi usual comportamiento, porque la verdad es que gracias a ustedes puedo estar donde estoy. Gracias a ustedes me siento seguro de las cosas que he logrado. Gracias a ustedes, mis dolores se sienten reales y me hacen sentir presente. Vivo.</p><p>Vengo aqu&#237; porque, por cosas de las ocupaciones cotidianas, nunca tuve la oportunidad de despedirme apropiadamente. Un poco grosero de mi parte, lo admito. Espero puedan disculparme y darme su atenci&#243;n hoy, as&#237; sea por &#250;ltima vez.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-D8S!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ac4777d-dd8b-4a5d-899a-4ba7cb1770ed_454x274.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-D8S!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ac4777d-dd8b-4a5d-899a-4ba7cb1770ed_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-D8S!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ac4777d-dd8b-4a5d-899a-4ba7cb1770ed_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-D8S!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ac4777d-dd8b-4a5d-899a-4ba7cb1770ed_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-D8S!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ac4777d-dd8b-4a5d-899a-4ba7cb1770ed_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-D8S!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ac4777d-dd8b-4a5d-899a-4ba7cb1770ed_454x274.png" width="236" height="142.43171806167402" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5ac4777d-dd8b-4a5d-899a-4ba7cb1770ed_454x274.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:274,&quot;width&quot;:454,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:236,&quot;bytes&quot;:9329,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://nandologia.substack.com/i/182790064?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ac4777d-dd8b-4a5d-899a-4ba7cb1770ed_454x274.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-D8S!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ac4777d-dd8b-4a5d-899a-4ba7cb1770ed_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-D8S!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ac4777d-dd8b-4a5d-899a-4ba7cb1770ed_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-D8S!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ac4777d-dd8b-4a5d-899a-4ba7cb1770ed_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-D8S!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ac4777d-dd8b-4a5d-899a-4ba7cb1770ed_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Son varios, as&#237; que vamos en orden:</p><p>Adi&#243;s, Nando que quiso dedicarse al cine como profesi&#243;n. Te recuerdo con mucho cari&#241;o cada vez que veo alguna pel&#237;cula independiente. A&#250;n suenan en mi cabeza las reflexiones sin fin que sol&#237;as tener con cada plano que llenaba la pantalla. Admito que a veces me distra&#237;an un poco m&#225;s de la cuenta y me imped&#237;an estar inmerso en la historia que est&#225;bamos viendo. Es m&#225;s, me atrevo a decir que tu car&#225;cter impulsivo tend&#237;a a dejarme agotado, exhausto y maldiciendo el d&#237;a en que quise dedicarme al s&#233;ptimo arte, aunque reconozco que tu predilecci&#243;n por la acci&#243;n me llen&#243; de historias memorables. Aprend&#237; mucho de ti, pero ya creo que es suficiente.</p><p>Adi&#243;s, Nando rom&#225;ntico desesperanzado. S&#237;, t&#250; sabes cu&#225;l eres, a pesar de que veo c&#243;mo quieres esconderte. No te preocupes, no te guardo ning&#250;n tipo de rencor. Si algo, quiero agradecerte. Gracias a todos esos d&#237;as en que te perd&#237;as en tu imaginaci&#243;n, en escenarios maravillosos en que todas tus fantas&#237;as de romance y amor verdadero se cumpl&#237;an, pude saber realmente lo que significa amar. Me r&#237;o a carcajadas cuando pienso en ese momento en que decid&#237; entrar en una relaci&#243;n amorosa y asomaste la cabeza, justo cuando pens&#233; que no te volver&#237;a a ver. Est&#225; bien, quer&#237;as sentir ese amor tanto como yo. No hay problema. Me parece que mis l&#225;grimas a&#250;n guardan resquicios de tus lamentos. No s&#233; si cruzaremos caminos nuevamente en el futuro. Habr&#225; que esperar.</p><p>Adi&#243;s, Nando que pens&#243; en quedarse en Bogot&#225;. Estoy seguro de que sigues por all&#225;, acostumbrado al fr&#237;o, con ese olor a caf&#233; entremezclado con tabaco y Vive 100. Seguramente seguiste escalando por los distintos niveles audiovisuales, saltando de productora en productora, ganando cada vez m&#225;s renombre en el medio. Me pregunto si ya habr&#225;s logrado dirigir tu primer largometraje, o al menos asistido a otro director. Alguna felicidad debi&#243; traerte, por m&#225;s fugaz y trivial que haya terminado siendo.</p><p>Adi&#243;s, Nando que consider&#243;, por un instante, quedarse en Espa&#241;a. A ti s&#237; te guardo un cari&#241;o muy especial porque, honestamente, hace un par de a&#241;os no sab&#237;a ni que exist&#237;as. Te me apareciste por sorpresa una noche cualquiera y estuve prendido de ti por un buen rato. Contigo supe lo que era salirse, realmente, de la zona de confort, vivir con menos peso y m&#225;s acci&#243;n, con el vaiv&#233;n de la marea ib&#233;rica. Me sent&#237; tentado a tenerte cerca de forma permanente, aunque opt&#233; por darle prioridad a otras cosas en mi vida. A&#250;n as&#237;, te quiero mucho y te abrazo. Intento, todos los d&#237;as, quedarme con tu ligereza hacia la vida.</p><p>Les digo adi&#243;s a todos ustedes, no porque nunca los volver&#233; a ver; sabe Dios cu&#225;ntas veces han decidido regresar a los aposentos de mi conciencia. Quiz&#225;s &#8220;adi&#243;s&#8221; no es la palabra correcta, es muy cortante, por m&#225;s que me guste la idea de cerrar ciclos. </p><p>Hagamos esto: les dir&#233; &#8220;hasta luego&#8221;. Espero que, a pesar de no poder acompa&#241;arlos m&#225;s en sus viajes, sigan siendo felices dentro de la incertidumbre. Recuerden que su propia compa&#241;&#237;a es, en la mayor&#237;a de los casos, m&#225;s que suficiente.</p><p>Seguir&#233; atesor&#225;ndolos y record&#225;ndolos, donde sea que me lleve el camino.</p><p>Por &#250;ltimo, los dejo con esta frase. Se me apareci&#243; en alguna de las lecturas en las que he ido profundizando acompa&#241;ado de las brisas decembrinas (y del Nando lector, alg&#250;n d&#237;a se los presento). Me pareci&#243; oportuna:</p><div class="pullquote"><p><em>Dos caminos se bifurcaban en un bosque, y yo &#8212; yo tom&#233; el menos transitado, y eso hizo toda la diferencia.<br><br></em>Robert Frost &#8212; <em>El camino no tomado</em></p></div><p>Hasta pronto,</p><p>Nando</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-D8S!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ac4777d-dd8b-4a5d-899a-4ba7cb1770ed_454x274.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-D8S!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ac4777d-dd8b-4a5d-899a-4ba7cb1770ed_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-D8S!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ac4777d-dd8b-4a5d-899a-4ba7cb1770ed_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-D8S!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ac4777d-dd8b-4a5d-899a-4ba7cb1770ed_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-D8S!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ac4777d-dd8b-4a5d-899a-4ba7cb1770ed_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-D8S!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ac4777d-dd8b-4a5d-899a-4ba7cb1770ed_454x274.png" width="236" height="142.43171806167402" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5ac4777d-dd8b-4a5d-899a-4ba7cb1770ed_454x274.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:274,&quot;width&quot;:454,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:236,&quot;bytes&quot;:9329,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://nandologia.substack.com/i/182790064?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ac4777d-dd8b-4a5d-899a-4ba7cb1770ed_454x274.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-D8S!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ac4777d-dd8b-4a5d-899a-4ba7cb1770ed_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-D8S!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ac4777d-dd8b-4a5d-899a-4ba7cb1770ed_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-D8S!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ac4777d-dd8b-4a5d-899a-4ba7cb1770ed_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-D8S!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ac4777d-dd8b-4a5d-899a-4ba7cb1770ed_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nandologia.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Nandolog&#237;a! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[En esta Nochebuena, solo pienso en música]]></title><description><![CDATA[(O: c&#243;mo hacerle promo sin pena a mi nuevo Bandcamp)]]></description><link>https://www.nandologia.com/p/en-esta-nochebuena-solo-pienso-en</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nandologia.com/p/en-esta-nochebuena-solo-pienso-en</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nando]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 18:52:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Mientras se acerca la fecha m&#225;s feliz del a&#241;o, en que los ni&#241;os se sumergen en la diversi&#243;n de sus regalos y los adultos sonr&#237;en con el placer de la compa&#241;&#237;a de sus familias, yo solo logro <a href="https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=jouDpmLmd7Y&amp;si=U0oG7Oe0YbN_8s_q">pensar en m&#250;sica</a>. </p><p>O m&#225;s bien, en el rol central que la m&#250;sica ha tenido en mi vida. </p><p>Fue la manera de conectarme <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geK3a-3FFjk&amp;list=OLAK5uy_kU5ymMqU2uKkKnoeTO1hmACkigXjYI7p4">con mi abuelo</a>, incluso luego de que &#233;l parti&#243; de este mundo. Ha sido la forma de encontrar tierras compartidas con los palacios mentales de aquellas personas que he amado y me han amado de vuelta. Es una de las formas m&#225;s bonitas de colaborar con mentes creativas afines. </p><p>Si bien mi sue&#241;o siempre fue el cine, la m&#250;sica es donde me conecto una y otra vez con la musa. Como fiel amante de conservar la memoria, he ido grabando esos momentos a lo largo de los &#250;ltimos a&#241;os. Y quiero compartir aquello que ha ido saliendo de mi alma una y otra vez. </p><p>Por eso decid&#237; abrir un Bandcamp hoy. <strong><a href="https://nandologia.bandcamp.com/track/i-remember-lofi-mix">Aqu&#237;</a>. </strong></p><p>A quienes a&#250;n me lean por este medio, les invito a pasarse por all&#225; y tener un ojo puesto en lo que ir&#233; subiendo en las pr&#243;ximas semanas. </p><p>&#161;Feliz Navidad!</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not-A-Review of Metallic Realms]]></title><description><![CDATA[My favorite story of 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.nandologia.com/p/not-a-review-of-metallic-realms</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nandologia.com/p/not-a-review-of-metallic-realms</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nando]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 16:50:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JBtI!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0105ea6d-eb22-4c65-a08b-6e905a151b70_3000x4000.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JBtI!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0105ea6d-eb22-4c65-a08b-6e905a151b70_3000x4000.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JBtI!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0105ea6d-eb22-4c65-a08b-6e905a151b70_3000x4000.jpeg 424w, 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I don&#8217;t really like reviews. I used to love them back when looking for reference points on what I could consume, on what would be the recommended media for my oh-so-weird taste at the time. Nowadays, I think I have developed enough of an instinct, a particular scent, in order to trust myself when something catches my eye.</p><p>This is what happened when I stumbled upon <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Lincoln Michel&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:2796313,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!H3qI!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feefca6d3-57e9-479d-a49e-4d79ef678979_240x240.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;7f1beec8-60ea-457b-a9db-9794be72a39b&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>&#8217;s newsletter, and found out about <em>Metallic Realms</em>.</p><p>I impulsively purchased the book and anxiously waited for it to arrive at my humble abode in Barranquilla, Colombia (hardly a literature hub, let alone a science fiction one). I was afraid that, like other books before it, I would start reading it and leave it halfway, in no small part thanks to my dwindling attention span these days (something I have focused on correcting these past few years).</p><p>However, this book hooked me from the get go. Surprisingly so. So much that finishing it wasn&#8217;t really an effort. It was something I couldn&#8217;t help doing. An obligation to my soul, to my inner child.</p><p>Look, a run of the mill review will give you a plot synopsis of the book, throw a bunch of labels at you (Striking! Amazing! Intense! Raw!) and finish up with a very arbitrarily defined rating system in an attempt to quantify quality. I know this sounds like a complaint, but it really isn&#8217;t. It&#8217;s how the game is played, and hey, if we&#8217;re measuring <em>Metallic Realms</em> by this metric, it seems to be doing pretty well, and deservedly so!</p><p>What I&#8217;m writing here isn&#8217;t really a review. It&#8217;s more of a thought out reaction to what it made me feel.</p><p>I&#8217;m not really sure if it&#8217;s meant as an accurate depiction of science fiction geekdom, a satire full of hyperbole, or perhaps a carefully measured mix of both. What I know is that it made me feel seen, to an almost uncomfortable degree.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!d0KP!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa85ee2f9-ebab-4d5d-ad84-a3694f288e29_454x274.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!d0KP!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa85ee2f9-ebab-4d5d-ad84-a3694f288e29_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!d0KP!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa85ee2f9-ebab-4d5d-ad84-a3694f288e29_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!d0KP!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa85ee2f9-ebab-4d5d-ad84-a3694f288e29_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!d0KP!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa85ee2f9-ebab-4d5d-ad84-a3694f288e29_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!d0KP!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa85ee2f9-ebab-4d5d-ad84-a3694f288e29_454x274.png" width="216" height="130.36123348017622" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a85ee2f9-ebab-4d5d-ad84-a3694f288e29_454x274.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:274,&quot;width&quot;:454,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:216,&quot;bytes&quot;:9329,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://nandologia.substack.com/i/182193421?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa85ee2f9-ebab-4d5d-ad84-a3694f288e29_454x274.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!d0KP!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa85ee2f9-ebab-4d5d-ad84-a3694f288e29_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!d0KP!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa85ee2f9-ebab-4d5d-ad84-a3694f288e29_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!d0KP!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa85ee2f9-ebab-4d5d-ad84-a3694f288e29_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!d0KP!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa85ee2f9-ebab-4d5d-ad84-a3694f288e29_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>See, growing up as a geeked out, physically stale but cerebrally overstimulated introvert in a city like Barranquilla can quickly become an exercise in resilience. Sure, the usual bullying and mocking scenarios play out much like they do in coming-of-age fiction, but I think the resilience I talk about goes deeper than that. It has to do with our place in the world.</p><p>Barranquilla is a city that favors the explicit, the act of screaming out your points to make them stick, the colorful rituals of dancing until your muscles disintegrate in the unfathomable year-long heat of a coastal town that desperately wants to be seen as a landmark of third-world urban development. It is hardly the space for an introspective, taciturn and reflective individual to flourish. I can see now, with the astounding clarity that looking back can give you, that I came of age against overwhelming odds, against social forces that were constantly threatening with sucking up what little I had to claim as my identity.</p><p>Luckily, my life would eventually take happier turns and I can now say that I feel content where I am, with who I am, and with what I am. I can pronounce my love for underground fiction with passion and without the fear of judgement that permeated my adolescence.</p><p>Those memories do come back sometimes, though, especially in times as nostalgic as Christmas. And they come hand in hand with a lot of the emotions that characterized those days where a youthful Nando asked himself whether his personality had a place at all in this world.</p><p>Reading <em>Metallic Realms</em> triggered those memories. I have, at different points in my adolescence and early adulthood, been both Mike Lincoln and Taras K. Castle. I know what it feels like to dedicate every fiber of my being to the development of a project where its members hardly recognized my efforts, where my worst sin was perhaps caring too much. I also know what it feels like to be so focused on creation, on the act of trying to bring other worlds to life, to the point of quickly slipping into frequent bouts of melancholy and self-loathing, that I miss the blessings of loving company I have right in front of me.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!d0KP!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa85ee2f9-ebab-4d5d-ad84-a3694f288e29_454x274.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!d0KP!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa85ee2f9-ebab-4d5d-ad84-a3694f288e29_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!d0KP!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa85ee2f9-ebab-4d5d-ad84-a3694f288e29_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!d0KP!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa85ee2f9-ebab-4d5d-ad84-a3694f288e29_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!d0KP!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa85ee2f9-ebab-4d5d-ad84-a3694f288e29_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!d0KP!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa85ee2f9-ebab-4d5d-ad84-a3694f288e29_454x274.png" width="216" height="130.36123348017622" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a85ee2f9-ebab-4d5d-ad84-a3694f288e29_454x274.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:274,&quot;width&quot;:454,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:216,&quot;bytes&quot;:9329,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://nandologia.substack.com/i/182193421?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa85ee2f9-ebab-4d5d-ad84-a3694f288e29_454x274.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!d0KP!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa85ee2f9-ebab-4d5d-ad84-a3694f288e29_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!d0KP!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa85ee2f9-ebab-4d5d-ad84-a3694f288e29_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!d0KP!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa85ee2f9-ebab-4d5d-ad84-a3694f288e29_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!d0KP!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa85ee2f9-ebab-4d5d-ad84-a3694f288e29_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>2025 was a year in which I strengthened my bonds with people I love very dearly, both in my family and in my small but emotionally profound social circles. <em>Metallic Realms</em> brought me back to a time where those weren&#8217;t guaranteed, where the future I imagined looked bleak. It makes me happy, then, that the book ends with a hopeful note:</p><blockquote><p>Yet while I may not know what my future holds, I have hope. Because I have characters who inspire me. Bold characters. Dashing characters. Characters who are ready to face any challenge that arises in a world of wonder, meaning, and adventure. I have the crew of the good ship Star Rot and the entire Metallic Realms.</p><p>And now you do too.</p></blockquote><p>Perhaps some readers will interpret Mike&#8217;s last written words as the lasting echoes of a delusional individual. I can certainly picture people in my hometown coming to this conclusion. I, on the other hand, choose to believe that Mike will find the solace he desires. I believe his dedication will eventually be rewarded, against all odds. I believe his desperate, and very human, need for the tender warmth of genuine company will be satisfied.</p><p>I believe this because the young Nando eventually found it too.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nandologia.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscribirse&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;es&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Nandolog&#237;a! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Escribe tu correo electr&#243;nico..." tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Suscribirse"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[¿Qué me deja el 2025?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nandolog&#237;a Wrapped]]></description><link>https://www.nandologia.com/p/que-me-deja-el-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nandologia.com/p/que-me-deja-el-2025</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nando]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 22:20:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QU3H!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fca044e60-f7a4-4aa8-a043-dfe2e3922445_1616x1080.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QU3H!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fca044e60-f7a4-4aa8-a043-dfe2e3922445_1616x1080.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QU3H!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fca044e60-f7a4-4aa8-a043-dfe2e3922445_1616x1080.jpeg 424w, 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Baker&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:11256580,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/16c966df-a0ed-4475-86ed-1a83c1992e19_1202x1206.png&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;a14277b6-1449-4fc5-98ac-46e97c2495a2&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span> for the link!) </p><p>Obviamente no pude resistir la tentaci&#243;n de generar el m&#237;o:</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nzoV!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feebb87e3-0329-45a1-9457-12fc98b94ee4_2016x2016.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MkBB!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F18813791-e29f-4229-aa13-b7ad96bb2ba5_4032x3024.heic 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MkBB!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F18813791-e29f-4229-aa13-b7ad96bb2ba5_4032x3024.heic 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MkBB!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F18813791-e29f-4229-aa13-b7ad96bb2ba5_4032x3024.heic 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MkBB!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F18813791-e29f-4229-aa13-b7ad96bb2ba5_4032x3024.heic 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Estar en Atenas me puso a pensar mucho en este tema.</figcaption></figure></div><div class="pullquote"><p><strong>La luz de una vela</strong></p><p><strong>se transfiere a otra vela </strong></p><p><strong>crep&#250;sculo de primavera.</strong></p><p>- Yosa Buson</p></div><p>En un mundo donde reina la inmediatez, es muy f&#225;cil y tentador caer en la costumbre de buscarle una respuesta inmediata a todas las dudas que nos surgen, primero a Google, ahora a ChatGPT. Empezamos pregunt&#225;ndole sobre ciertos datos curiosos y ahora estamos en el punto de pedirle acompa&#241;amiento psicol&#243;gico. No voy a mostrar datos estad&#237;sticos aqu&#237; porque est&#225;n de f&#225;cil acceso en Internet, pero es indudable que el principal uso de estas herramientas se ha vuelto el de usarlas como terapia emocional. Lo veo en mis c&#237;rculos sociales cercanos y admito que lo he hecho tambi&#233;n en momentos de desespero. </p><p>Puede parecer una maravilla, pero hay un valor intr&#237;nseco en la misma duda, en la pregunta, que <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Adam Aleksic&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:193395523,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8bb798cd-0cfe-4328-844c-89184a43441c_794x1037.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;65a3c61a-1d1d-40e4-bd85-a5533f95a5c4&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span> explor&#243; muy bien en su art&#237;culo <em><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/etymology/p/the-importance-of-not-knowing?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&amp;utm_medium=post%20viewer">the importance of not knowing</a>.</em> No poder tener la respuesta a la mano nos obliga a soportar una batalla interna con nuestras inseguridades, con esas emociones que intentamos adormecer con microdosis de dopamina. Es en la vista de esa sombra que podemos encontrar la luz que tanto nos hace falta. Han sido quienes se han permitido convivir con la ausencia de certeza los que logran construir (y luego exponer) sus verdades ante el mundo. </p><p>Este a&#241;o, me he permitido sentarme junto al no saber, al no sentirme c&#243;modo, a descubrir qui&#233;n soy cuando nadie me lo puede decir. Lo que he aprendido sobre m&#237; mismo no tiene precio. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!lQZB!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2a6dd8d2-1a15-4bc9-8bdf-e44fef359cb1_454x274.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!lQZB!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2a6dd8d2-1a15-4bc9-8bdf-e44fef359cb1_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!lQZB!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2a6dd8d2-1a15-4bc9-8bdf-e44fef359cb1_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!lQZB!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2a6dd8d2-1a15-4bc9-8bdf-e44fef359cb1_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!lQZB!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2a6dd8d2-1a15-4bc9-8bdf-e44fef359cb1_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!lQZB!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2a6dd8d2-1a15-4bc9-8bdf-e44fef359cb1_454x274.png" width="248" height="149.6740088105727" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/2a6dd8d2-1a15-4bc9-8bdf-e44fef359cb1_454x274.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:274,&quot;width&quot;:454,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:248,&quot;bytes&quot;:9329,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://nandologia.substack.com/i/180802615?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2a6dd8d2-1a15-4bc9-8bdf-e44fef359cb1_454x274.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!lQZB!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2a6dd8d2-1a15-4bc9-8bdf-e44fef359cb1_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!lQZB!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2a6dd8d2-1a15-4bc9-8bdf-e44fef359cb1_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!lQZB!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2a6dd8d2-1a15-4bc9-8bdf-e44fef359cb1_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!lQZB!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2a6dd8d2-1a15-4bc9-8bdf-e44fef359cb1_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><h1>2. Las amistades verdaderas se basan en el beneficio de la duda. </h1><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uBm0!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F918fc228-e33c-470e-8c15-c9a79e8e0950_2573x2262.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uBm0!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F918fc228-e33c-470e-8c15-c9a79e8e0950_2573x2262.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uBm0!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F918fc228-e33c-470e-8c15-c9a79e8e0950_2573x2262.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uBm0!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F918fc228-e33c-470e-8c15-c9a79e8e0950_2573x2262.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uBm0!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F918fc228-e33c-470e-8c15-c9a79e8e0950_2573x2262.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uBm0!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F918fc228-e33c-470e-8c15-c9a79e8e0950_2573x2262.jpeg" width="1456" height="1280" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/918fc228-e33c-470e-8c15-c9a79e8e0950_2573x2262.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1280,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2844527,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://nandologia.substack.com/i/180802615?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F918fc228-e33c-470e-8c15-c9a79e8e0950_2573x2262.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uBm0!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F918fc228-e33c-470e-8c15-c9a79e8e0950_2573x2262.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uBm0!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F918fc228-e33c-470e-8c15-c9a79e8e0950_2573x2262.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uBm0!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F918fc228-e33c-470e-8c15-c9a79e8e0950_2573x2262.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uBm0!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F918fc228-e33c-470e-8c15-c9a79e8e0950_2573x2262.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Amores catalanes.</figcaption></figure></div><div class="pullquote"><p><strong>Bajo la sombra de los cerezos</strong></p><p><strong>incluso aquellos que no conocemos</strong></p><p><strong>ya no son extra&#241;os.</strong></p><p>- Kobayashi Issa</p></div><p>D&#237;ganme si esta situaci&#243;n les suena conocida:</p><p>Est&#225;s en su casa un viernes, y una amistad te llama para invitarte a un plan. Has tenido una semana dura en el trabajo y no has logrado dormir bien, por lo que quedarte en casa en tranquilidad hoy es lo que m&#225;s deseas. No obstante, te da miedo que decirle que no a esta invitaci&#243;n signifique que no te vuelvan a avisar en el futuro, que te perciban como una persona de poca confianza o disposici&#243;n. Es m&#225;s, hasta recuerdas que cuando has dicho que no en alguna otra ocasi&#243;n, esta amistad se victimiz&#243; de tal forma que el solo pensamiento de pasar por ello otra vez te produce ansiedad. </p><p>Entonces dices que s&#237;. &#191;Y sabes qu&#233;? Hasta logras hacer de la noche un rato ameno. Pero hay una espinita al fondo de tu cerebro que no te deja en paz, algo que no te termina de cuadrar. </p><p>Piensas &#8220;Ojal&#225; tuviera la libertad de decir que no cuando no quiero, pero bueno, quiz&#225;s de eso van las amistades.&#8221;</p><p>Mi paso por distintos tipos de amistades a lo largo de mis treinta a&#241;os de vida me han demostrado dos cosas:</p><ol><li><p>Una amistad basada en condicionamientos de este tipo es m&#225;s un ejercicio performativo (y uno innecesariamente sufrido, debo agregar) que una relaci&#243;n real. </p></li><li><p>Una verdadera amistad se basa en la comprensi&#243;n, la paciencia y la sinceridad. </p></li></ol><p>Cuando hablo del beneficio de la duda en el marco de una amistad, me refiero a que no se asumen malas intenciones. Si algo, las personas que puedo llamar amigas hoy son las que han visto mis per&#237;odos emocionales complejos con ojos de compasi&#243;n y disposici&#243;n de ayudar, y s&#233; que pueden esperar lo mismo de m&#237;. </p><p>Una persona que quiero mucho alguna vez me dijo: si la verdad hace que una amistad se acabe, entonces esa amistad nunca debi&#243; existir en primer lugar. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mA7A!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F17107732-a02a-4ffa-8791-859b90f6bba9_454x274.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mA7A!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F17107732-a02a-4ffa-8791-859b90f6bba9_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mA7A!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F17107732-a02a-4ffa-8791-859b90f6bba9_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mA7A!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F17107732-a02a-4ffa-8791-859b90f6bba9_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mA7A!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F17107732-a02a-4ffa-8791-859b90f6bba9_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mA7A!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F17107732-a02a-4ffa-8791-859b90f6bba9_454x274.png" width="258" height="155.7092511013216" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/17107732-a02a-4ffa-8791-859b90f6bba9_454x274.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:274,&quot;width&quot;:454,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:258,&quot;bytes&quot;:9329,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://nandologia.substack.com/i/180802615?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F17107732-a02a-4ffa-8791-859b90f6bba9_454x274.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mA7A!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F17107732-a02a-4ffa-8791-859b90f6bba9_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mA7A!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F17107732-a02a-4ffa-8791-859b90f6bba9_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mA7A!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F17107732-a02a-4ffa-8791-859b90f6bba9_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mA7A!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F17107732-a02a-4ffa-8791-859b90f6bba9_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><h1>3. Las mejores cosas en esta vida son las que se acaban. </h1><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!idEa!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0c90dff3-f037-4460-9e5b-11c4b0948a1b_4032x3024.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!idEa!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0c90dff3-f037-4460-9e5b-11c4b0948a1b_4032x3024.heic 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!idEa!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0c90dff3-f037-4460-9e5b-11c4b0948a1b_4032x3024.heic 848w, 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Atardeceres fugaces atenienses.</figcaption></figure></div><div class="pullquote"><p><em><strong>Este mundo de roc&#237;o</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>mundo, como es, de roc&#237;o</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>y, con todo&#8230;</strong></em></p><p>- Kobayashi Issa</p></div><p>En mi ni&#241;ez, me encantaba tener amigos invitados en mi casa. Me gustaba compartir con ellos libros, juegos, pel&#237;culas, todas las expresiones de quien era en ese momento y de quien sigo siendo hoy. </p><p>Sin embargo, el momento de su despedida siempre me daba dur&#237;simo. Suena inveros&#237;mil, pero desde los cinco a&#241;os me he venido preguntando por qu&#233; las mejores experiencias en la vida se tienen que acabar. Este cuestionamiento siempre ha hecho parte intr&#237;nseca de mi personalidad (afortunadamente, <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Susan Cain&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:7341100,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eulI!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff4065475-c147-4d43-8455-9dfcb5e4ac9c_1125x1193.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;9744086a-58e7-4cc8-a104-61f12805888f&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span> ha hablado bastante de esto en su libro <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58734811-bittersweet">Bittersweet</a>). </p><p>Hoy por hoy, luego de innumerables muertes y despedidas, s&#233; que es el car&#225;cter ef&#237;mero de la felicidad, del amor, de lo memorable, de la vida misma, lo que les da tanto valor en mi alma. S&#233; que ver los cerezos en flor por un instante hace que valga la pena la espera durante el resto del a&#241;o. S&#233; que el atardecer es hermoso por su brevedad. S&#233; que atreverse a amar a alguien para sentirse amado de vuelta, as&#237; sea por un momento fugaz, hace que el inexorable dolor subsecuente valga la pena.  </p><p>Lo s&#233;, incluso si a&#250;n, de vez en cuando, batalle con el dolor del adi&#243;s. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vrUO!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8685357f-95bc-4b16-994e-7b23387b072d_454x274.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vrUO!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8685357f-95bc-4b16-994e-7b23387b072d_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vrUO!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8685357f-95bc-4b16-994e-7b23387b072d_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vrUO!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8685357f-95bc-4b16-994e-7b23387b072d_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vrUO!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8685357f-95bc-4b16-994e-7b23387b072d_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vrUO!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8685357f-95bc-4b16-994e-7b23387b072d_454x274.png" width="266" height="160.5374449339207" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8685357f-95bc-4b16-994e-7b23387b072d_454x274.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:274,&quot;width&quot;:454,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:266,&quot;bytes&quot;:9329,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://nandologia.substack.com/i/180802615?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8685357f-95bc-4b16-994e-7b23387b072d_454x274.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vrUO!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8685357f-95bc-4b16-994e-7b23387b072d_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vrUO!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8685357f-95bc-4b16-994e-7b23387b072d_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vrUO!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8685357f-95bc-4b16-994e-7b23387b072d_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vrUO!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8685357f-95bc-4b16-994e-7b23387b072d_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nandologia.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Suscribirse&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;es&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Nandolog&#237;a! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Escribe tu correo electr&#243;nico..." tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Suscribirse"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[El sonido de gaviotas en Venecia]]></title><description><![CDATA[La catarsis del momento presente.]]></description><link>https://www.nandologia.com/p/el-sonido-de-gaviotas-en-venecia</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nandologia.com/p/el-sonido-de-gaviotas-en-venecia</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nando]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 02:49:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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Pentax K1000 | Ilford HP5</figcaption></figure></div><p><em>Este texto surgi&#243; a partir de un ejercicio de escritura libre, una especie de corriente de consciencia.</em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sBrG!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe62f28af-4b3c-4a36-a856-58cce54a0627_454x274.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sBrG!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe62f28af-4b3c-4a36-a856-58cce54a0627_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sBrG!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe62f28af-4b3c-4a36-a856-58cce54a0627_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sBrG!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe62f28af-4b3c-4a36-a856-58cce54a0627_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sBrG!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe62f28af-4b3c-4a36-a856-58cce54a0627_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sBrG!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe62f28af-4b3c-4a36-a856-58cce54a0627_454x274.png" width="212" height="127.94713656387665" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e62f28af-4b3c-4a36-a856-58cce54a0627_454x274.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:274,&quot;width&quot;:454,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:212,&quot;bytes&quot;:9329,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://nandologia.substack.com/i/180467983?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe62f28af-4b3c-4a36-a856-58cce54a0627_454x274.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sBrG!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe62f28af-4b3c-4a36-a856-58cce54a0627_454x274.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sBrG!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe62f28af-4b3c-4a36-a856-58cce54a0627_454x274.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sBrG!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe62f28af-4b3c-4a36-a856-58cce54a0627_454x274.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sBrG!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe62f28af-4b3c-4a36-a856-58cce54a0627_454x274.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Acabo de percatarme de algo: mis ojos se desenfocan del entorno cuando mi cabeza necesita liberar tensiones. &#191;Quiz&#225;s es la necesidad de desconexi&#243;n? &#191;El anhelo de serenidad? &#191;Un acercamiento al yo?</p><p>Hace meses que no pienso el tema de la soledad. Hoy por hoy me siento en paz con ella, incluso si como animal social a&#250;n requiero alguna ocasional conexi&#243;n, alg&#250;n encuentro fugaz que recargue mi interior. Quiz&#225;s de esto va aquello que llamamos &#8220;el sentido de la vida&#8221;, uno que cada quien concede a su misma existencia. No encontr&#233; el sentido en el amor rom&#225;ntico ni en el amor por mi trabajo. Lo m&#225;s cercano que he estado a encontrar el porqu&#233; de seguir respirando es cuando he logrado estar c&#243;modo con mi soledad. </p><p>Como cuando el sonido de gaviotas en Venecia me hizo llorar.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2Xom!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47fc5e2b-c1c1-42a8-b958-5043357ef95f_2137x3106.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2Xom!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47fc5e2b-c1c1-42a8-b958-5043357ef95f_2137x3106.jpeg 424w, 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Pentax K1000 | Ilford HP5</figcaption></figure></div><p>A&#250;n lo recuerdo. Reci&#233;n llegado del bus desde el aeropuerto veneciano, empec&#233; a caminar hacia mi hotel, morral en mi espalda y c&#225;mara alrededor del cuello, perdi&#233;ndome por las calles laber&#237;nticas de las islas venecianas. En alg&#250;n giro que hice, me encontr&#233; con un parque. </p><p>No s&#233; qu&#233; fue exactamente, pero algo de ese parque lo hac&#237;a inusual. Alguna presencia sobrehumana, alguna memoria que aprendi&#243; a vivir sin su due&#241;o. Algo tuvo que revelarse en ese momento porque, justo cuando me propuse tomar fotos de los &#225;rboles, las gaviotas permearon los aires con sus cantos vespertinos, tanto que penetraron las corazas m&#225;s s&#243;lidas de mi esp&#237;ritu y la vulnerabilidad contenida en mis memorias rompi&#243; sus cadenas, con hambre por salir y conocer el mundo.</p><p>La primera l&#225;grima que traz&#243; una l&#237;nea en mi mejilla no fue suficiente para la necesaria liberaci&#243;n de mis emociones. La segunda y tercera fueron mejores, pero a&#250;n no llegaban al umbral requerido. Fue quiz&#225;s en la d&#233;cima en que mi alma empez&#243; a sentirse a gusto. </p><p>En ese instante, tuve una claridad que jam&#225;s he podido volver a invocar, por m&#225;s que lo intente. </p><p>Supe que estar vivo es un milagro, que escuchar el canto crujiente de aves italianas es una caricia para los sentidos, un abrazo del mundo hacia ti.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Hq9d!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F164ac485-bdff-4024-affc-17e1251ea15b_3106x2137.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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Surgieron temas como la conexi&#243;n con aquella elusiva musa, el car&#225;cter espiritual de la m&#250;sica, y c&#243;mo lo musical se relaciona con las labores del dise&#241;o. </p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Lynchian act of letting go]]></title><description><![CDATA[Note: this is an English adaptation of another article originally written in Spanish, also by me.]]></description><link>https://www.nandologia.com/p/the-lynchian-act-of-letting-go</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nandologia.com/p/the-lynchian-act-of-letting-go</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nando]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 15:01:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/cc97bed7-3671-4692-82e6-7de408f748c1_832x1248.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Note: this is an English adaptation of <a href="https://nandologia.substack.com/p/el-acto-lynchiano-de-dejarse-llevar?r=34zme&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=false">another article</a> originally written in Spanish, also by me.</em>  </p><p>A few days ago, I suddenly remembered I had taken it upon myself to resume watching <em>Twin Peaks</em>. I have repeatedly run away from this show for a multitude of reasons, most significant among them the fact that, as a filmmaking student, it became increasingly hard with each passing year to stop rationalizing whichever audiovisual product I consumed. For a while, I thought that analyzing art like this would allow me to decipher the why behind its magic, the secret formula that defined its success. This was, partially at least, my motivation when I created Nandolog&#237;a: to try and understand the creative process in all its intricacies. However, I never felt I was able to hit the quintessence of the creative act. I&#8217;ve come close, several times, but never quite there.</p><p>Nowadays, I dwell in the realm of digital product design, which has unexpectedly allowed me a certain distance, both emotional and philosophical, from the silver screen. Thanks to recommendations from souls I&#8217;ve met along the way (thank you <a href="https://open.substack.com/users/50574897-judit?utm_source=mentions">Judit</a> ), I decided to give <em>Twin Peaks</em> another go.</p><p>This time, something very peculiar happened. I couldn&#8217;t stop watching it. Some sort of magnetism kept me glued to the screen, even now while I start combing through the show&#8217;s second season.</p><p>I probably should get this out of the way: a lot of what happens in this show makes very little sense, in a narrative structure kind of way. My self from five years ago would have quit viewing before the end of the pilot episode. This isn&#8217;t a criticism of the show, mind you, but of the inadvertent restrictions I placed upon myself when consuming&#8230; well, any kind of art, really.</p><p>What is it about this show that makes it so seductive? There are so many interesting video essays in YouTube that tackle this topic much better than my non-native English speaking brain could ever hope to do, so I won&#8217;t attempt to give an over-analytical spin to this text. Personally, however, I feel like its allure has everything to do with the central creative force behind its making: David Lynch himself.</p><p>Lynch was, in many ways, a unique filmmaker. Praise for directors tends to evolve into a love letter of their methods, but it is precisely the lack of method what entices me about Lynch&#8217;s filmography. Reading his book <em>Catching The Big Fish</em>, I was surprised to learn just how many of the best elements of <em>Twin Peaks</em> were brought to life by pure chance (the casting of Killer Bob being paramount among them). Lynch didn&#8217;t view these necessarily as chance, but as acts of synchronicity. Happy accidents that take the initial script, the initial idea, to a better place.</p><p>As a creative myself, I find it very hard to let go, to surrender control, to let the chips fall where they may. I am usually very methodical in everything I do, which of course results in an undo amount of anxiety and tension. Experiencing something like <em>Twin Peaks</em> with the knowledge that it allowed itself to be spontaneous, to embrace randomness and contradiction, makes it easier to believe that letting go is not only possible but the ideal way to approach art (and perhaps life itself as well). Not everything needs to make sense from the beginning. Creation is less about understanding and more about feeling.</p><p>I love <em>Twin Peaks</em> because, even when I don&#8217;t understand everything that&#8217;s going on, I enjoy it in the most profound way. It connects with my soul in ways other works hardly ever come close to achieving. Perhaps it carries its creator&#8217;s spirit, someone who understood that the art of creation has everything to do with the art of listening, with paying attention to what life brings. </p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>