Curiosity is the Spice of Life
RKS CHINESE FILM: “Dear You”: Many Stories Behind the Story
“Dear You” is an epic familial tale focusing on love, friendship, compassion and loss but there are many stories hovering around the apparent simplistic plot. And the film is a solid hit in China being the second highest grossing film there in 2026 and attracting audiences throughout Southeast Asia. It also has sparked controversy in…
RKS TURKISH LITERATURE: Insult Islam: You Die (Orhan Pamuk)
There was, for example, the poet Nurettin, who admired all things European but took little interest in politics until the day a radical Islamist news paper unearthed something he’d written years earlier-an essay on art and religion-and distorted it to charge that he’d insulted our faith”; afraid of looking frightened, Nurettin dusted off his old…
Follow My Blog
Get new content delivered directly to your inbox.
A Bird's Eye View of Fashion, Food, Travel, Culture, Beverage and Curiosity 