Tag: disgust

  • A Narrow Bond

    There is a term in movies when the music the audience hears is heard by the characters as well. It’s called diegetic music. It’s a rare moment in cinema when audience and character are experiencing the same thing in the same moment – it creates a bond, if just for a moment. As if the…

  • The Symbol of Chess

    Three days in a row last week, I scrolled on my little smartphone to see a different white girl posting a picture to Instagram of a chess board in various states of setup and play. I looked on, livid, as these people proved their sophistication and love of The Queen’s Gambit – not through a…