wednesday.

religion edition.

In Film

Onibaba (1964). old terrors manifest in sin

Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995). mecha draped over human connection

A Wobots Christmas (2004). low budget preach-core innocence (disclaimer: joke recommendation)

Onibaba (1964)

In Music

Godspeed You! Black Emperor — Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven (2000). long crescendos climb, climax, elevate

Yasuaki Shimizu — Music for Commercials (1987). airy cultural commoditisation, swell sparsely

Various — Drum & Bliss (1998). faux-buddhist neospiritualist, transformative nonetheless

Meitei — Kofu (2020). embrace lo-fi nothings, feudal elegance

Album art for Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven (2000)

In Reading

Frank Herbert — Dune (1965). messianic power, scientific spiritualism, struggle

Dune (1965), cover art by Pascal Blanche

In Game

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth (2014). heavy mechanics/themes presented simply

Doom (1993). satanic trailblazer, rip and tear