https://blog.12131415.xyz/Movies, books, places, and other things I keep thinking about.enhttps://blog.12131415.xyz/notes/a-perfect-movie-menu/https://blog.12131415.xyz/notes/a-perfect-movie-menu/Three films that fit together without sharing a franchise.https://blog.12131415.xyz/journal/in-praise-of-an-ordinary-notebook/https://blog.12131415.xyz/journal/in-praise-of-an-ordinary-notebook/The notebook I use most is the one I am least afraid to spoil.https://blog.12131415.xyz/books/reading-without-trying-to-finish/https://blog.12131415.xyz/books/reading-without-trying-to-finish/A book can be valuable even when it does not become a completed task.https://blog.12131415.xyz/places/the-long-way-through-the-city/https://blog.12131415.xyz/places/the-long-way-through-the-city/Walking without optimizing the route makes the familiar visible again.https://blog.12131415.xyz/kitchen/the-empty-fridge-soup/https://blog.12131415.xyz/kitchen/the-empty-fridge-soup/A flexible method built around onions, beans, and whatever needs using.https://blog.12131415.xyz/movies/why-the-first-iron-man-still-works/https://blog.12131415.xyz/movies/why-the-first-iron-man-still-works/Before the universe became the attraction, one sharp character and a box of scraps were enough.https://blog.12131415.xyz/kitchen/a-better-use-for-lemons/https://blog.12131415.xyz/kitchen/a-better-use-for-lemons/Three simple preparations that make lemons easier to use before they are forgotten.https://blog.12131415.xyz/books/a-small-shelf-of-science-fiction/https://blog.12131415.xyz/books/a-small-shelf-of-science-fiction/Five novels that use impossible ideas to ask recognizably human questions.https://blog.12131415.xyz/journal/listening-to-an-album-all-the-way-through/https://blog.12131415.xyz/journal/listening-to-an-album-all-the-way-through/A sequence of songs can create an attention that shuffle never asks for.https://blog.12131415.xyz/places/looking-at-museums-slowly/https://blog.12131415.xyz/places/looking-at-museums-slowly/Seeing fewer rooms can produce a larger visit.https://blog.12131415.xyz/notes/subtitles-on/https://blog.12131415.xyz/notes/subtitles-on/Not only for quiet dialogue.https://blog.12131415.xyz/movies/the-best-scene-has-no-armor/https://blog.12131415.xyz/movies/the-best-scene-has-no-armor/A quiet conversation on a rooftop explains the whole movie.https://blog.12131415.xyz/movies/arrival-and-the-shape-of-understanding/https://blog.12131415.xyz/movies/arrival-and-the-shape-of-understanding/A science-fiction film where listening is the most consequential form of action.https://blog.12131415.xyz/notes/the-bookmark-rule/https://blog.12131415.xyz/notes/the-bookmark-rule/Use the nearest piece of paper.https://blog.12131415.xyz/books/the-second-hand-bookshop-test/https://blog.12131415.xyz/books/the-second-hand-bookshop-test/The best shelves make you curious about subjects you did not know you wanted.https://blog.12131415.xyz/journal/what-i-keep-on-the-table/https://blog.12131415.xyz/journal/what-i-keep-on-the-table/A small inventory of the objects that survive every attempt to clear the surface.https://blog.12131415.xyz/notes/credits-are-part-of-the-film/https://blog.12131415.xyz/notes/credits-are-part-of-the-film/The transition out of a story deserves attention.https://blog.12131415.xyz/movies/heat-and-the-city-between-them/https://blog.12131415.xyz/movies/heat-and-the-city-between-them/Michael Mann turns Los Angeles into the distance separating two men who understand each other.https://blog.12131415.xyz/movies/movies-where-cities-are-characters/https://blog.12131415.xyz/movies/movies-where-cities-are-characters/Five films that understand streets, rooms, and transit systems as more than backgrounds.https://blog.12131415.xyz/movies/the-pleasure-of-a-good-rewatch/https://blog.12131415.xyz/movies/the-pleasure-of-a-good-rewatch/Knowing what happens can make room for everything happening around it.