Sponge
Sponge
Ithaka O.
026_She is the air he breathes.
2 hour 33 minutes Posted Mar 23, 2023 at 7:00 am.
--Opening
--Stability without the charm of meaning
--Marriage and affairs
--Humans, suckers for meaning
--Edited puzzles
--The Other Woman
--Co-puzzling
--Foreign language pattern matching and being in sync
--Insomnia and the meaning of life
--Old puzzle, new puzzle, and the final scene
--Some lines from a poem
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Show notes
“When we’re presented with the option to find meaning through play, meaning that solely comes from stability swiftly loses ground.”
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Chapters
Not exactly three hours, but this episode is still pretty long. So, it has chapters.
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Resources for this episode
“Decision to Leave,” directed by Park Chan-wook
MUBI
“Oldboy,” directed by Park Chan-wook
Episode 24: To live long and prosper.
Episode 25: Every-other-Thursday’s child has far to go.
“Thirst,” directed by Park Chan-wook
“Thérèse Raquin” by Émile Zola
From Unmarried Equality, about hospital rights
“The Handmaiden,” directed by Park Chan-wook
My blog post on “Decision to Leave,” from January 2023
The Great Gatsby
Full transcript and links
https://sponge.ithakaonmymind.com/audio/026-she-is-the-air-he-breathes/
Everything I do is organized here
https://ithakaonmymind.com/