Serdar Yegulalp's Blog, page 36
September 5, 2022
Towards A More Lovely Dog Biscuit Package
"What makes dog biscuit packaging an unworthy object of a designer's attention as opposed to a museum catalog?"
September 2, 2022
A Mouthful Of Ideas
Comparing and contrasting two critics, Roger Ebert and Serge Daney.
August 29, 2022
All I Want For Christmas Is A Few 4K Titles
A wishlist of stuff I'd like to see reissued as 4K BDs.
August 27, 2022
At The One-Third Road Marker
A third of the way through the major rewrite of a new book, and some lessons learned.
August 25, 2022
A Splinter In The Mind's Eye
AI-generated imagery and CGI in general, and how the uncanny valley has many manifestations.
August 24, 2022
Fantfacy [sic]
On the presence of inarticulate, inexpressive prose -- "Engfish" -- in SF&F.
August 22, 2022
One-Pointed Text
The overwhelming majority of Western fiction that tangles with Buddhism comes out looking flat-flooted and foolishly literal.
August 20, 2022
Roger's Empty Glass
When Roger Ebert revealed that he was a recovering alcoholic I was shocked, but not surprised. The clues had been in his work all long.
August 19, 2022
Re-Make, Re-Model
Which is more of a challenge -- starting a project from a completely blank page, or restarting an existing one while surrounded by its mocking scraps?
August 18, 2022
Wrinkling My Nose
Where am I obliged to like anything merely because it exists?
