Category Archives: Culture

November Newsletter: I Like to Call It Noirvember

    Photos: Classiq Journal     Is Humphrey Bogart the most emblematic actor for the American cinema? Yes, I believe he is. He was a man of his times. And he played both of the most celebrated detectives in … Read More →

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October Newsletter: On True Originators and Tarnished Angels

The French film that cleared the way for classical Hollywood films, inspiration from the wilderness and a beautiful collaboration that fits a tomboy, a cowgirl and an adventurer. Read More →

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September Newsletter: The New Year Starts on the First Day of Autumn

A great collection of sounds and tracks, a French take on the crime genre, film noir explorations and a maker that designs the most beautiful objects we can write on. Read More →

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August Newsletter: On Close Encounters of Every Kind

Diving into Philip Glass’ Words without Music, reliving the 1980s through film soundtracks and musing on close encounters of every kind. Read More →

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July Newsletter: Cretan Cicadas and the Sound of Summer

The humming of cicadas, it’s the sound of summer in Crete, and once you’ve experienced it, it can become the sound of every summer. The continuous noise that comes from the trees that carpet the rolling Cretan hills and interrupts the serenity of the noon is a soothing reminder that you are in the midst of summer. Read More →

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