Dear L, I was a reading quite a bit about Rilke, and the power of melancholy in our lives. Today, I wanted to slice and dice some surrounding aspects of melancholy. Mainly pessimism, despair, hope; From a video essay about music from the Canadian musical outfit "Godspeed You Black…
Dear L, This week, it’s mostly a bit of a hodge podge of topics and thoughts. I’m guilty of being too preoccupied to keep the thoughts coherent this past week. But let’s start with a little philosophy of game design. After that, let’s move on to…
Dear L, When I was a kid, I was exposed to mountaineering, and being born somewhat close to the Himalayas, mountaineering stories were always the most fascinating of stories; and with that, naturally came all the exposure to the mountains, and it has shaped the lens through which I perceive…
Dear L, We start today with a simple discussion. What it means to be broken, and how we can work our way to obtain the little things that makes us happy. And we'll end with one of most brilliant short stories that I have read in past years.…
Dear L, Today's topics are bit a denser than our usual picks. These are something to be mulled over, something that piques one's mind. I'll start with a short story made by Andy Weir made as a video by Kurzgesagt. And then we can…