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The Art of Long Walks

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I've been taking long walks most of my life. I have many reasons: to clear my mind, to enjoy the outdoors, to exercise. Ah, who am I kidding, it is mostly to clear my mind and think. I like to walk for hours and take different routes each time, exploring each city and town I have lived in and taking stock of my surroundings. I want to explore each nook and cranny of the town because I am never sure what I will see or hear. It's exploratory surgery of the soul and feels akin to listening to a favorite old record that you have heard a thousand times but are always prepared to appreciate in a new way. Maybe you hear a wonky note or a backing vocal that you never noticed before. Or a fuzz box, drum fill, or exotic key change that never resonated. Discovering where the trails are is as important to me as finding a new back alley path or steps to nowhere that invariably lead to a private yard. These moments of discovery make my walks worthwhile. I sometimes take trails tha...

Films I watched in 2019 Part Seven: 2016-2019

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Black Sun (2016), Laura Huertas Millan Shin Godzilla (2016), Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi, Toho Train to Busan (2016), Yeon Sang-Ho, Next Entertainment World Don't Break Down: A Film About Jawbreaker (2017), Keith Schieron and Tim Irwin, Rocket Films The Eternals (2017), Pierre Yves-Vandeweerd Hanagatami (2017), Nobuhiko Obayoshi, PSC Karatsu Film Committee Jean Rouch: The Adventurous Filmmaker (2017), Laurent Vedrine, Rue des Roches Noires The Night I Swam (2017), Damien Manivel and Igarashi Kohei King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen (2017). Steve Mitchell, La-La Land   The Little Match Girl (2017), Alejo Moguillansky Turn it Around: The Story of East Bay Punk (2017), Corbett Redford, Abramorama Spider-Man:Into the Spider-Verse ( 2018), Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman, Sony Pity ( 2018), Babis Makridis Keep An Eye Out (2018), Quentin Dupieux, Diaphana ...