[banchan]

fixing the falling literacy rate... starts with me?

a former lit student's tips on how to read more and well

Oct 7 • 

Skylar Kim

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September 2025

italian cinema and the migrant experience: visconti’s rocco and his brothers

how visconti's film reveals the physical, emotional, and cultural costs of assimilation in post-war Italy

Sep 30 • 

Skylar Kim

4

my favorite short stories

some of my favorite short stories recs (with links) for youuu <3

Sep 23 • 

Skylar Kim

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what makes joan didion's writing so haunting?

spoiler-free reflections on Joan Didion's novels Democracy and The Year of Magical Thinking

Sep 16 • 

Skylar Kim

14

August 2025

what is korean banchan?

a re-introduction and warm welcome to new friends

Aug 19 • 

Skylar Kim

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david hockney in paris

the fondation louis vuitton's exhibit is ending august 31!

Aug 12 • 

Skylar Kim

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July 2025

apples to apples: a love story from seoul to copenhagen

I like to pick a fight with my boyfriend sometimes. I tell him that Korea has better fruit than Denmark. He’ll scoff and tell me I’m wrong.

Jul 29 • 

Skylar Kim

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my favorite comfort movies

what to watch when everything is literally falling apart...

Jul 22 • 

Skylar Kim

7

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"colors and light" by sally rooney, secrets and lies by mike leigh, and more on how capitalistic expectations are ruining your relationships

a lot is going on today! :)

Jul 15 • 

Skylar Kim

2

the films that made me apply to film school

the movies that changed everything

Jul 8 • 

Skylar Kim

6

“the american city that I know best and like most”

the quote was said by the artist Edward Hopper about New York City

Jul 1 • 

Skylar Kim

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June 2025

gustaf westman: on swedish furniture and how scandinavian design is evolving

"Have you ever wanted to eat a cup? Saucer plate and all?"

Jun 24 • 

Skylar Kim

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