Better Than Friday - 184 (Patreon)

Good evening everyone, hope you're having a fine Friday.

Just shot a review of Rob Doyle's Threshold, so that'll be coming soon.

Meanwhile, here's some stuff for the weekend...

1. Book to read: Death and the Dervish by Meša Selimović

This was a recent gift from a very kind fan and one that's been highly recommended for some time.

The Bosnian author Meša Selimović's novel is in the form of a fictitious suicide note written in the age of the Ottoman Turks by a character searching for his brother who was captured by the authorities.

I believe it's meant to be a political critique of the Yugoslavian Communist government Selimović lived under.

2. A Magnificent Film

The Red Shoes, directed by Emeric Pressburger and Michael Powell, is one of my favorite films. A beautiful nightmare. Great score as well. Very eerie - It reminds me of Kenneth Anger, who was making his first films around the same time.

The 40's really had a distinct darkness...

3. David Deutsch

Compelling talk with Naval Ravikant who highly recommends Deutsch. I have The Beginning of Infinity on the shelf, been meaning to read it.

4. Owls are silent

The noise birds make while flying compared to an Owl.

5. Carmen Amaya

Jaw-dropping skill.

The Eurasian Collared Dove, the bird responsible for one of those beautiful sounds in the morning as well as that goofy hag call. On a scale of 1-10 how lame is it that I post about birds?