Tim

Writes about art and history for @bigthink. Also seen in @vulture, @jacobin, @JSTOR_Daily, @newlinesmag + more. Opinions my own.

[Tim @tmabrnk]

Happy to know I'm not the only Dante's Inferno fan out there. Loved writing this one for @IGN - thanks to everyone who helped put it together https://t.co/LTUHxfJsiu

[Tricycle: The Buddhist Review @tricyclemag]

Leo Tolstoy was certainly interested in the Buddha’s teachings, but how should we appraise the role of Buddhism in his work? Find out in the piece below. @tmabrnk
https://t.co/dICuxOCbpR

[New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag]

NEW: From Jakarta to Hong Kong and Santiago, anime heroes like Luffy and Pikachu are taking to the streets. @tmabrnk reports for @newlinesmag on how Japanese pop culture and anime became a global language of protest.

https://t.co/27yosMPaXe

[Tricycle: The Buddhist Review @tricyclemag]

Happy birthday to Oscar-nominated filmmaker Wim Wenders!

Last year, journalist and researcher Tim Brinkhof interviewed Wenders about his film, "Perfect Days." Read the full interview below.
https://t.co/BBS4XWxigG

[Tim @tmabrnk]

@AndrewMayne Beware the great white sharks!

[Tim @tmabrnk]

For @JSTOR_Daily, a conversation with literary scholar Peter Sloane about refugee literature, and how writing by refugees about refugees helps reclaim their personal and shared identity from media and political discourse: https://t.co/k9804xqxiZ

[Kevin Dickinson @KevinRDickinson]

It's always a pleasure reading A.J. Jacobs (@ajjacobs). His look back on "The Year of Living Biblically" with Tim Brinkhof (@tmabrnk) is full of caring, thoughtful insights that are as relevant today as when he wrote the book.

[New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag]

NEW: From "Parasite" to "Mickey 17," Bong Joon-ho’s films mirror the rising unrest in South Korea and the United States. @tmabrnk reviews “Mickey 17” and more for @newlinesmag.

https://t.co/KT7lbzDmQm

[Los Angeles Review of Books @LAReviewofBooks]

"Feder realized that, when Zweig had come out to greet him that recent night, he had not been working on one of his many unfinished projects, but on his suicide note." @tmabrnk returns to Stefan Zweig's "The World of Yesterday: Memoirs of a European." https://t.co/fagkjT66je

[Los Angeles Review of Books @LAReviewofBooks]

"Rembrandt's paintings expose the emotional, the spiritual, at times existential turmoil inside the hearts and minds of his characters." @tmabrnk examines Rembrandt's impact on literature. https://t.co/cx2Bh17CiQ

[Tim Walz @Tim_Walz]

Elon Musk is a terrible president.

[Amie Ferris-Rotman @Amie_FR]

We begin #BlackHistoryMonth @newlinesmag by diving into the controversy surrounding a new video game. Disagreement about a Black samurai in feudal Japan is indicative of a growing split between gamers and developers, @tmabrnk reports. @newlinesmag. https://t.co/GjwUJ35gIn

[Jacobin @jacobin]

Amsterdam city hall wanted to ensure residents of early 20th-century social housing put it to good use — and appointed overseers to “teach them how to live” outside the slums. This education of the masses turned out just as patronizing as it sounds. https://t.co/xNITsWapeF

[Tim @tmabrnk]

Few things rival the joy of discovering a great TV show. AMC's #Pantheon fought an uphill battle, telling a story told many times before, but rarely this good. Very happy with this interview with creator Craig Silverstein @sesfonstein for @bigthink https://t.co/BveHdzb3lw

[Los Angeles Review of Books @LAReviewofBooks]

Presenting Emily’s staff pick of 2024: Tim Brinkhof's dive into the poetics and politics of the cruise-ship essay. https://t.co/ozyqW1D19r

[Freethink @freethinkmedia]

ChatGPT is running out of internet.

Are we ready for what’s next? @tmabrnk

[Hassan I. Hassan @hxhassan]

Unearthing a Dark Chapter in Chile’s History

A recent film unearths a dark chapter in Chile’s history: the genocide against the Indigenous Selk’nam people. @tmabrnk reviews “The Settlers” (“Los Colonos”) — a reimagining of the Western — for @newlinesmag. https://t.co/8u1aelgrGl

[Faisal Al Yafai @FaisalAlYafai]

NEW: A recent film unearths a dark chapter in Chile’s history: the genocide against the Indigenous Selk’nam people.@tmabrnk reviews “The Settlers” (“Los Colonos”) — a reimagining of the Western — for @newlinesmag https://t.co/SPRXX3XO72

[Tim @tmabrnk]

For further reading, here's another piece I wrote about #BlackMythWukong, whose success marks China's epic debut in the AAA video game space: https://t.co/dydbNhC80E

[Tim @tmabrnk]

From #OnePiece and #AvatarTheLastAirbender to the hot new video game #BlackMythWukong, Sun Wukong continues to inspire stories from across the world. But why do we love the Journey to the West's Monkey King so much? https://t.co/C0vckU9uuq