Disney Retrospective - Common Pursuits

Ideas & Culture

We must fit our passions under another overarching narrative that can bear the weight of our deepest desires. The artwork cannot stand alone; it needs a frame.

by Lester Liao

7 min read

Disney Retrospective

Disney Retrospective: Hercules

In a globalized, lonely world, we are all like Hercules. We all want to know where we belong. But is home in a place or a person?

by Lester Liao

7 min read

Disney Retrospective

Disney Retrospective: WALL-E

Herein are two approaches to life: technology as an end or technology as a means to the end.

by Lester Liao

7 min read

Disney Retrospective

Disney Retrospective: Aladdin

What's a street rat worth, and what makes his life worthwhile?

by Lester Liao

7 min read

Home & Food

Disney Retrospective: Ratatouille

What is often called snobbery is potentially an ardent devotion to what is good, if only we have the will to see.

by Lester Liao

6 min read

Ideas & Culture

Disney Retrospective: Mulan

Introducing a new series: Disney Retrospective: "Some 20 years after the release of Disney's animated Mulan, my thoughts on the movie have changed."

by Lester Liao

8 min read