70 Years with Big G — Part Two: Judgment and Consequences in the Heisei Era
The Heisei Era films reflect a society aware of the complex relationship between human innovation and its unintended side effects.
70 Years with Big G — Part One: Sin and Salvation in the Showa Era
From a terrifying symbol of nuclear destruction to a beloved defender of Earth, Godzilla has captured the imaginations of diverse audiences.
The Great Wave off Kanagawa: Foreign Yet Familiar
By taking foundational points from two cultures, Hokusai provided access for both societies to feel comfortable while exploring the foreign.
There’s Something Rotten in Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs
As illustrated with ‘Isle of Dogs,’ when we ignore guidance from the past, we end up in a flawed world of our own creation, even if it appears immaculate on the surface.
The Sea’s Gray Sameness: Fifty Years of Endo’s ‘Silence’
‘Silence’ is not, perhaps, a novel that instills faith—but it is a novel that creates enough doubts to allow our faith to take a new shape
The Japanese Church: Healing A Wounded Nation
When Your Pop Idol Fails You
“The real shame here belongs to the fans — the ones who put their trust in a human, idolizing her, and making her purity a kind of measure of her worth.”
Elsewhere: Japan, Twitter/Lent, March Madness, Art Games, Last of the Country Gentlemen, etc.
Our favorite pop culture finds from across the internet.
Japan, Pearl Harbor, and the Wrath of God
Responding to a natural disaster with pleasure and presumption deserves its own kind of wrath.
