by Eduardo Brethauer | Jul 22, 2020 | Books
Asimmetry (Lisa Halliday) This novel explores the inequities that (un) balance human relationships, such as differences in age, talent, wealth, fame, and power. These are particular stories, including Folly, the relationship between a young editor and the mature...
by Eduardo Brethauer | Jul 22, 2020 | Music
American Utopia (David Byrne) It is the continuation of his multimedia project Reasons to Be Cheerful. By the hand of Brian Eno, his inseparable musical accomplice, David Byrne does not complain about the world, but sends a poetic message of optimism with beautiful...
by Eduardo Brethauer | Jul 22, 2020 | Music
Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino (Artic Monkeys) It is not the album that fans of Artic Monkeys awaited. Maybe that’s why I like it a lot. It does not have the stridency or density of its guitars. It could have been a solo album by Alex Turner, after...
by Eduardo Brethauer | Jul 22, 2020 | Movies
At Eternity’s Gate (Julian Schnabel) It is an exquisite portrait of Vincent Van Gogh. Performed with mastery by Willem Dafoe, the film does not stumble upon the anecdotes, but gets into the modest room of the Dutch painter and makes his sunflowers bloom again. It is a...
by Eduardo Brethauer | Jul 22, 2020 | Movies
Vice (Adam McKay) After W by Oliver Stone, this movie again nibbles on the (des) administration of George W. Bush. Through the figure of former Secretary of State Dick Cheney, played powerfully by Christian Bale, Adam McKay writes and directs a biographical comedy...
