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The Good, the Bad, and the Idiot: Dostoevsky on Human Nature

“We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight, somehow suddenly, all at once, before a…

Apr 26, 2023

The Good, the Bad, and the Idiot: Dostoevsky on Human Nature

Apr 26, 2023

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Adventure, Adversity, Art: Reviewing Donna Tartt’s ‘The Goldfinch’

“Caring too much for objects can destroy you. Only — if you care for a thing enough, it takes on a life of its own, doesn’t it?

Apr 16, 2023

‘The Goldfinch’ by author Donna Tartt

Apr 16, 2023

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Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway: Modern Fiction and Stream of Consciousness

“What a lark! What a plunge! For so it had always seemed to her, when, with a little squeak of the hinges, which she could hear now, she…

Mar 21, 2023

Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway: Modern Fiction and Stream of Consciousness

Mar 21, 2023

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Climate Fiction Dystopia and the Loss of Wilderness

Climate Change Discourse in Fiction and Dystopia

Oct 5, 2022

Climate Fiction Dystopia and the Loss of Wilderness

Oct 5, 2022

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Dreaming in a Broken World: The Fantasies of Jay Gatsby and Holden Caulfield

A Sign of the Times — Novel in Context

Sep 23, 2022

Dreaming in a Broken World: The Fantasies of Jay Gatsby and Holden Caulfield

Sep 23, 2022

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From the Page to Pen: Advice for Writers in Rilke’s ‘Letters to a Young Poet’

Rainer Maria Rilke — an Austrian poet and author — was known for his painfully honest reflections on the reconciliation between beauty and…

Sep 15, 2022

From the Page to the Pen: Advice for Writers in Rilke’s ‘Letters to a Young Poet’

Sep 15, 2022

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5 YouTube Channels Worth Your Time: Introspection and Creative Insight

While at home during the COVID-19 pandemic and its multiple lockdowns and periods of isolation, I gravitated back to a side of YouTube that…

Jun 14, 2022

5 YouTube Channels Worth Your Time: Introspection and Creative Insight

Jun 14, 2022

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Home Is Where the Art Is: Imagination and the Inner Self

“Never make your home in a place. Make a home for yourself inside your own head. You’ll find what you need to furnish it — memory, friends…

Jun 9, 2022

Home Is Where the Art Is: Imagination and the Inner Self

Jun 9, 2022

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“In heaven, everything is fine”: The Cerebral Wasteland of David Lynch’s ‘Eraserhead’

“Absurdity is what I like most in life, and there’s humor in struggling in ignorance. If you saw a man repeatedly running into a wall until…

Jun 6, 2022

“In heaven, everything is fine”: The Cerebral Wasteland of David Lynch’s ‘Eraserhead’

Jun 6, 2022

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Sisyphus in the 21st Century: A Lot to Learn or a Lot to Lose?

“The struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man’s heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.”

Jun 1, 2022

Sisyphus in the 21st Century: A Lot to Learn or a Lot to Lose?

Jun 1, 2022

taira deshpande

taira deshpande

I’m a poet and aspiring writer. I write about literature, philosophy, film, art, and music. My site: https://www.onsecondthought.online

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