# celeste — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover celeste. Page: Feed: --- ## [A Balinese Cover Band](https://celesteavale.substack.com/p/balinese-cover-bands) _2026-08-14 · Celeste A Vale · Celeste A Vale_ Rock Meets Inspiration ## [Myanmar’s Long Spring](https://libertiesjournal.substack.com/p/myanmars-long-spring) _2026-08-14 · Liberties Journal_ by Raphaël Grenier-Benoit ## [Walter Benjamin: The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction and Thesis on the Philosophy](https://libertiesjournal.substack.com/p/walter-benjamin-the-work-of-art-in) _2026-08-13 · Celeste Marcus · Liberties Journal_ A recording from Celeste Marcus's live video [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210792760/b4342b0e052646f7642df52213d11eca.mp3) ## [Pavese's Unchanging, Unchangeable World](https://libertiesjournal.substack.com/p/paveses-unchanging-unchangeable-world) _2026-08-11 · Liberties Journal_ by Elroy Rosenberg ## [Ghosts from the Past](https://celesteavale.substack.com/p/edible-alchemy-and-ghosts-from-the) _2026-08-07 · Celeste A Vale · Celeste A Vale_ And Edible Alchemy ## [Gaza's Miscarried Future](https://libertiesjournal.substack.com/p/gazas-miscarried-future) _2026-08-07 · Weam AbuDaqqa · Liberties Journal_ by Weam Abu Daqqa ## [Liberties Book Club: Walter Benjamin on Baudelaire and Proust](https://libertiesjournal.substack.com/p/liberties-book-club-walter-benjamin-fb2) _2026-08-06 · Celeste Marcus · Liberties Journal_ A recording from Celeste Marcus's live video [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209937505/d9b6817c90cadaf82f10d11f44ac4606.mp3) ## [Interviews with the Riot Police in Iran](https://libertiesjournal.substack.com/p/interviews-with-the-riot-police-in) _2026-08-04 · Roxana Saberi · Liberties Journal_ by Roxana Saberi ## [Walter Benjamin Reading Group](https://libertiesjournal.substack.com/p/walter-benjamin-reading-group) _2026-07-31 · Celeste Marcus · Liberties Journal_ Benjamin on Kafka [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208994343/5e8458b0d7f8084bd85c4aed5773be1f.mp3) ## [Colonialism Lite](https://celesteavale.substack.com/p/colonialism-lite) _2026-07-31 · Celeste A Vale · Celeste A Vale_ On Expat Hubs and Run Clubs in the 21st Century ## [Point a Domain, Start a Pit (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/OkitcBjO4P8V) _2026-07-31 · **Sponsored**_ Point any domain to a blacked-out, poison-green coming-soon page with an email waitlist. ## [Ripe Fruit](https://celesteavale.substack.com/p/ripe-fruit) _2026-07-28 · Celeste A Vale · Celeste A Vale_ Side Effects ## [Island Time Is](https://celesteavale.substack.com/p/island-time-is) _2026-07-25 · Celeste A Vale · Celeste A Vale_ Slow Sips of coffee ## [From Vilnius to Vladivostok Through the Needle’s Eye](https://libertiesjournal.substack.com/p/from-vilnius-to-vladivostok-through) _2026-07-24 · Liberties Journal_ by Leah Zell ## [What's In a Name, and Why so Many Wayans?](https://celesteavale.substack.com/p/whats-in-a-name-and-why-so-many-wayans) _2026-07-24 · Celeste A Vale · Celeste A Vale_ Naming Hierarchy in Bali ## [Where You Were and Are No More: A Sextet of Poems](https://libertiesjournal.substack.com/p/where-you-were-and-are-no-more-a) _2026-07-20 · Liberties Journal_ by Mel Livatino ## [Bali Back In Time](https://celesteavale.substack.com/p/bali-back-in-time) _2026-07-18 · Celeste A Vale · Celeste A Vale_ Originally Flavored ## [Liberties Book Club: Walter Benjamin](https://libertiesjournal.substack.com/p/liberties-book-club-walter-benjamin-737) _2026-07-16 · Celeste Marcus · Liberties Journal_ A recording from Celeste Marcus's live video [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207037280/fb092bbca3be739f2fe4143e045e38e4.mp3) ## [Best Balinese Bites](https://celesteavale.substack.com/p/best-balinese-bites) _2026-07-10 · Celeste A Vale · Celeste A Vale_ Street Food and Beyond ## [More Ethical Travel](https://celesteavale.substack.com/p/more-ethical-travel) _2026-07-03 · Celeste A Vale · Celeste A Vale_ Lessons Learned in Real Time ## [Kites, Colors, and Community](https://celesteavale.substack.com/p/kites-colors-and-community) _2026-06-26 · Celeste A Vale · Celeste A Vale_ Photo by I Made Mertayasa of Sempidi, Bali ## [Hire AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/SnDWsFvCkMMa) _2026-06-26 · **Sponsored**_ Browse public gigs, message candidates, and run video interviews — free to start. ## [To What Are We Entitled?](https://celesteavale.substack.com/p/to-what-are-we-entitled) _2026-06-20 · Celeste A Vale · Celeste A Vale_ Costs of Living Between Systems ## [Essay 7 - What Heat Taught Me to Stop Doing: Learning to Live Under an Equatorial Sun Recording 2026-06-16](https://celesteavale.substack.com/p/essay-7-what-heat-taught-me-to-stop) _2026-06-16 · Celeste A Vale · Celeste A Vale_ A recording by Celeste A Vale [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/202218117/602fbc1cc0267948b91e526fc1796e85.mp3) ## [Essay 6 - Symphonies of Motorbikes Recording 2026-06-15](https://celesteavale.substack.com/p/essay-6-symphonies-of-motorbikes) _2026-06-15 · Celeste A Vale · Celeste A Vale_ A recording by Celeste A Vale [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/202080045/028f4f54eb5d0b0abc2f0df6467e25ab.mp3) ## [Essay 5 - Cycles and Rhythms of Time: Cyclical versus Linear Time Recording 2026-06-15](https://celesteavale.substack.com/p/essay-5-cycles-and-rhythms-of-time) _2026-06-15 · Celeste A Vale · Celeste A Vale_ A recording by Celeste A Vale [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/202078345/6963a510f6c6002112f8d8f4fc502989.mp3) ## [Essay 4 - Unity In Diversity: On Visiting a Traditional Balinese Market Recording 2026-06-15](https://celesteavale.substack.com/p/unity-in-diversity-on-visiting-a) _2026-06-15 · Celeste A Vale · Celeste A Vale_ A recording by Celeste A Vale [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/202076309/dd0f84b92f3094c729cb182dea7f50c6.mp3) ## [Problems in Paradise](https://celesteavale.substack.com/p/discomfort-in-paradise) _2026-06-12 · Celeste A Vale · Celeste A Vale_ The Side Social Media Hides ## [Essay 3 - What It Means to Be Fed: Finding meaning through food in Karangasem Recording June 9, 2026](https://celesteavale.substack.com/p/recording-2026-06-08-624) _2026-06-07 · Celeste A Vale · Celeste A Vale_ Watch now (11 mins) | A recording by Celeste A Vale [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/201073225/216a91c7e977eeacbf2a91b5509b82b5.mp3) ## [Essay 2: A Cup of Tea and The Art of Enough - On Travel, Ritual, and Comforting Drinks Recording 2026-06-08](https://celesteavale.substack.com/p/essay-2-a-cup-of-tea-and-the-art) _2026-06-07 · Celeste A Vale · Celeste A Vale_ A recording by Celeste A Vale [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/201071229/2dc0b3af4868a825efffca054a6e53c1.mp3) ## [Essay 1: Why I Stayed - How Bali Became My Home Recording 2026-06-07](https://celesteavale.substack.com/p/essay-1-why-i-stayed-how-bali-became) _2026-06-07 · Celeste A Vale · Celeste A Vale_ A recording by Celeste A Vale [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/200990973/d818542566f77bd5fcf50407dace2ba4.mp3) ## [The Places I Miss, Dude](https://celesteavale.substack.com/p/the-places-i-miss-dude) _2026-06-05 · Celeste A Vale · Celeste A Vale_ Memories From the Other Side ## [Point once, get highlights (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/RKj3YzSayvao) _2026-06-05 · **Sponsored**_ Get minutes worth watching from a whole game — point once ## [Intelligence Showboating 🧠](https://morepablo.com/2025/06/intelligence-showboating.html?utm_source=all&utm_medium=Atom) _2025-06-21 · Pablo Meier · More Pablo: all_ 🎵 The song for this post is Corazón / Death By Disco , by TOKiMONSTA 🎵 In a group chat, Saurya shared an article on "high IQ groups" like Mensa (and why they frequently fail), which got me thinking about intelligence. I think it's important to have shared context when using language with someone: if I'm talking about horses, it really matters that we both have an idea of what a "horse" is. But… ## [Thunderbolts\*](https://morepablo.com/2025/05/thunderbolts.html?utm_source=all&utm_medium=Atom) _2025-05-09 · Pablo Meier · More Pablo: all_ 🎵 The song for this post is Nonsense , by Sabrina Carpenter. 🎵 I saw Thunderbolts yesterday. Here are a bunch of reactions I had. First section contains no spoilers, second is spoilertacular, be warned! (see other art crits if you like me reacting to art) Table of Contents No spoilers Why did I watch this? The Disney franchise "B-Team hypothesis" Bonus: reaction to a poster outside the theatre… ## [Adaptation, fanfic, and creative appetites 🎨](https://morepablo.com/2025/04/adaptation-fanfic-and-creative-appetites.html?utm_source=all&utm_medium=Atom) _2025-04-14 · Pablo Meier · More Pablo: all_ 🎵 The song for this post is The Cleaner , by Orgone. 🎵 I saw Fat Ham at SF Playhouse about a week ago. I won't talk too much about it, other than that I really enjoyed it, and if you're in SF, consider seeing it. SF Playhouse describes Fat Ham as Critically acclaimed playwright James Ijames reinvents Shakespeare’s masterpiece with his outrageously funny Pulitzer winner Fat Ham. Juicy is a queer,… ## [Gamer Games for Lite Gamers](https://morepablo.com/2025/04/gamer-games-for-lite-gamers.html?utm_source=all&utm_medium=Atom) _2025-04-02 · Pablo Meier · More Pablo: all_ 🎵 The song for this post is イイナヅケブルー , by Charisma.com. 🎵 My niece and nephew goign ham on Mario Kart. "On Pablo Day, you can do anything you want!" I was prepared for cooking something, going to the park, a sports event, drawing... they usually just want to play Tio Pablo's video games. Hillel wrote a post I really like for April Cools, on "gamer games for non-gamers": The video game industry… ## [Games of 2024 🎮](https://morepablo.com/2025/03/games-of-2024.html?utm_source=all&utm_medium=Atom) _2025-03-26 · Pablo Meier · More Pablo: all_ 🎵 The song for this post is Sing Along , by Sturgill Simpson. The song and video absolutely slap 🎵 I don't consider myself much of a "gamer"; it feels like an indulgence to play for any real amount of time. I don't keep up with new releases. Apart from the Switch, I haven't owned a console since the Gamecube. And yet: through dating, and being an uncle to kids, I've watched people hold a… ## [2024 in Review 📅](https://morepablo.com/2025/01/2024-in-review.html?utm_source=all&utm_medium=Atom) _2025-01-11 · Pablo Meier · More Pablo: all_ 🎵 The song for last year is vampire , by Olivia Rodrigo. 🎵 --\> 🎵 The song for the next year is Bella Ciao de Libertad , by "La Sonora Yarana" (it's for a video game, I don't think the real band is credited, unfortunately) 🎵 Table of Contents Opening words Sapo (~2012 - 2024) Asia (🇸🇬 / 🇮🇩 / 🇹🇭 / 🇻🇳 / 🇯🇵) Writing and blogging, again Languages Rapid-fire Dating Work, kinda Festivals,… ## [Celeste ⛰️🍓](https://morepablo.com/2024/12/celeste.html?utm_source=all&utm_medium=Atom) _2024-12-23 · Pablo Meier · More Pablo: all_ 🎵 The song for this post is Sabor a Mi , performed by Eydie Gorme and Los Panchos. 🎵 My buddy Noah started blogging about his favorite books, and the joy is contagious. My art crits this year have been pieces I recently finished consuming, not historical favorites. I got the urge to finally write that love letter to Celeste. I've written a paragraph or two about it before, but 6 years in, this… ## [Artistic Handoffs 🤝](https://morepablo.com/2024/12/artistic-handoffs.html?utm_source=all&utm_medium=Atom) _2024-12-01 · Pablo Meier · More Pablo: all_ 🎵 The song for this post is The Concept of Love , by Hideki Naganuma. 🎵 --\> 🎵 The song for this post is vampire , by Olivia Rodrigo. 🎵 Asking questions like "what makes art special?" or "how does art teach us to be human?" is a great way to get frustrated and bother your friends—like Haddaway's question ("What is Love?"), it's deeply interesting, maybe important, but impossible to make headway… ## [The Vegetarian 🌳](https://morepablo.com/2024/11/the-vegetarian.html?utm_source=all&utm_medium=Atom) _2024-11-13 · Pablo Meier · More Pablo: all_ 🎵 The song for this post is Love Song (The Cure, Salsa Cover) , by the Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra 🎵 A friend and I read The Vegetarian , by Han Kang. Here are some high-level reactions, and a selection of my quotes + notes in the expandable sections. You can see other deep-dive art reactions at the art\_crit tag . Table of Contents Cultural Cavendish bananas: prestige, awards, and safe along… ## [The Substance 🧪](https://morepablo.com/2024/09/the-substance.html?utm_source=all&utm_medium=Atom) _2024-09-26 · Pablo Meier · More Pablo: all_ 🎵 The song for this post is I Could Fall In Love , by Selena (it still hurts). 🎵 I treated myself to a movie on Sunday, The Substance . All I had going in was the trailer, which I'm embedding here. If you want to experience it fresh, read no further! Maybe see the trailer like I did. But I'm going to write about its later elements, which surprised me, and that surprise was definitely part of my…