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Cake day: June 19th, 2023

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  • Trains when possible.

    I’ve been riding motorcycles on and off for years. For the last 8ish months I’ve been riding one of those like city share electric moped/scooter things. It’s a cheap Chinese NIU brand. For the size and state of infrastructure in my current city (Tbilisi) it’s honestly the best way to get around.

    I lived in Tokyo for years though. I would take a train network like that any day of the week.




  • Irani cinema has some pretty great releases… The Wind Will Carry Us, A Separation, The Day I Became A Woman, Ten, Children Of Heaven, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, etc…

    Some other good Middle Eastern ones include Capernaum, Farha, Incendies (French Canadian director), Last Man In Aleppo, The Band’s Visit, etc.

    I think, in the general-ish region, Turkey has the largest and most diverse film industry by far. There are some legitimate gems. Dedemin İnsanları, Once Upon A Time In Anatolia, Son Çıkış, Annemin Yarası, Zeytin Ağacı, Bir Başkadır, Aile Arasında, Ölü Ekmeği, Yaşı Batı, G.O.R.A., Pek Yakında, Kosmos, Monseuir Ibrahim (French but it ends in Turkey).