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The Realist and Idealist Fight in Bakuman Chapter 11: Regret and Satisfaction

Today We Cover Why Pursuing Art is so Satisfying in Bakuman Chapter 11: Regret and ...

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Growth and Friction drive Change in Bakuman Chapter 10: Fear and Hope

Today we differentiate growth from stagnation in Bakuman Chapter 10: Fear and Hope

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Love & Power faceoff in Bakuman Chapter 9: A Condition and Going To Tokyo

Today: Sex, Death and Shitty Rivals on Bakuman Chapter 9: A Condition and Going to ...

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Mindgames abound in Bakuman Chapter 8: Carrot and Stick

Today we discuss the joys of editorial office reviews and the use of Carrots/Sticks ...

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Today We Cover Why Pursuing Art is so Satisfying in Bakuman Chapter 11: Regret and Satisfaction

The Realist and Idealist Fight in Bakuman Chapter 11: Regret …

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Today we discuss the joys of editorial office reviews and the use of Carrots/Sticks and keikaku

Mindgames abound in Bakuman Chapter 8: Carrot and Stick

Eric talks about why Evangelion is all about Mommy Issues in this rewatch of Episode 1

Neon Genesis Evangelion Rewatch 1.1: You Can (Not) Have The …

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In this chapter: the importance of Discomfort and Hard Work in the Pursuit of Your Dreams

Hierarchies are established in Bakuman Chapter 6: Top and Bottom

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Vanishing Twin embody their philosophy in both visual and sonic aesthetic, on The Age of Immunology, a record you should listen to.

Vanishing Twin, The Age of Immunology: Album Review

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I love the rarefied feeling of some transcendent love that escapes the mundane bonds of real love to become something universal

Romanticism and Fate tie things up in Bakuman Chapter 4: …

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Today we differentiate growth from stagnation in Bakuman Chapter 10: Fear and Hope

Growth and Friction drive Change in Bakuman Chapter 10: Fear …

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Today: Sex, Death and Shitty Rivals on Bakuman Chapter 9: A Condition and Going to Tokyo.

Love & Power faceoff in Bakuman Chapter 9: A Condition …

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Eric talks about his thoughts on Once Upon a Time In Hollywood, for better and worse

Tarantino pulls a Fellini (with 1/2 more) on Once Upon …

Poetry

Wild Solitude

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Today we discuss Poetry, Bashfulness, and the Artist Struggle on this chapter of Bakuman.

Bashfulness Everywhere in Bakuman Chapter 7: Smile and Bashful