high-stakes games of public humiliation, double irony, postmodernism, racism, misogyny, using violence to solve problems, being gentle
People who use flying bicycle kicks to get out of tight jams.
Phil Spector, Bruce Springsteen, Astor Piazolla, John Coltrane, J. S. Bach, Sam Cooke, Radiohead, et al.
Films by Wong Kar-wai, films by Edward Yang, films by Quentin Tarantino, Hard Boiled, Apu trilogy, Fanny and Alexander, Tokyo Story, The Iron Giant, The Wild Bunch, etc.
Home Movies, Deadwood, Freaks and Geeks, Speed Racer, etc.
Books by Osamu Tezuka, books by Michael Chabon, books by Haruki Murakami, The Little Prince, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Watchmen, The Art of Loving, Lolita, Crime and Punishment, etc.
People who use flying bicycle kicks to get out of tight jams.