Life In The Athenaeum – The Big Smokey Apple

Aftertaste: A Few Good Men

A reflective review of A Few Good Men, exploring honour, military code, institutional power, and moral responsibility. This iconic courtroom drama uses sharp dialogue and unforgettable performances to examine what happens when duty is separated from conscience.

Aftertaste: Glenn by Jean-Michel Basquiat

A reflective response to Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Glenn at MoMA, exploring confusion, discomfort, contemporary art, and the possibility that ugliness, defiance, and emotional urgency may be part of the work’s genius.

Aftertaste: The Housekeeper and The Professor (博士の愛した数式)

A quiet, tender novel about memory, numbers, and the strange intimacy of being known in fragments. The Housekeeper and the Professor left me thinking about mathematics as beauty, affection as discipline, and the small, sacred rituals through which love makes itself felt.