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German writer and historian; wrote Blitzed, on drug use in Nazi Germany, and Tripped.
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The Magic MountainBook Thomas Mann
The result was one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century (except my own, of course), but genius does not abolish the moral circumstances of its production.
Aside in his review of the film Fatherland, discussing his own book on The Magic Mountain.
2026-09-01·stonedsapiens.substack.com ↗
Fatherland (film)Other Paweł Pawlikowski
Indeed, almost nothing happens in the conventional cinematic sense. In a way, it is a boring movie, and that’s what I like about it.
Review on his Stoned Sapiens newsletter of Pawlikowski's film about Thomas Mann.
2026-09-01·stonedsapiens.substack.com ↗
The Odyssey (film)Other Christopher Nolan
There is not much to say about Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. It is a conventional film about a conventional man doing conventional things in an extraordinarily expensive way.
His newsletter review of Nolan's The Odyssey.
2026-07-21·stonedsapiens.substack.com ↗
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