Category: Not-Not Zen
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Devo Is Not-Not Zen: 005
Read time: 3 minutes. Devo was never just Whip It. They were a prophetic art movement disguised as a band. This is the first stand alone article in our BeToKnow series. We’re not here to decode the meaning of their songs. Nor will we deconstruct their thesis of “de-evolution” — that humanity is regressing, not progressing. We’re here…
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Wednesday Addams Is Not-Not Zen: 004 (Even in Season 2)
Read time 2 minutes. In season 2, Wednesday Addams sharpens stillness like a blade. This is the first installment in our ongoing Goth Zen series. Some say she’s morbid. Others say she’s just Wednesday. Underneath it all, a deeper truth—Death is beauty unfolding. Silence as strength “I’m most comfortable with uncomfortable silence.” — Wednesday Addams…
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The Studio Season 1: Kool-Aid Man Is Not-Not Zen 003 (Oh Yeah)
Read time 3 minutes. What Seth Rogen’s The Studio Season 1 gets right about creative pressure, and, of course, Kool-Aid Man. In Season 1 of The Studio, Seth Rogen is struggling to straddle the line between making money and making great art.Between maintaining creative integrity and keeping the theaters open. Of course, we’re not going to…
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The Bear: Season 4 Is Not-Not Zen—002
Read time 3 minutes. Season 4 of The Bear explores chaos, dissonance, and the search for balance. In season 4 of The Bear, the clock is always ticking down to zero—and never ticking at all. “I’ll see you tomorrow,” says Carmy.“Tomorrow is today,” replies Cousin. At one point, Philip K. Dick is arbitrarily quoted: “Everything in…
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Say Anything? Say Nothing—Say Everything: It’s Not-Not Zen #001
Read time 3 minutes. Played by John Cusack, Lloyd Dobler is a walking contradiction: still, emotional, unpredictable—and somehow timeless. Lloyd Dobler doesn’t want to buy anything, sell anything, or process anything.He just wants to be here. Now. With her. Meanwhile, the rest of Say Anything is full of people tangled in their own identity loops and trying…