Barnaba Oretti, Author at Spiegeloog

Spiegeloog 445: Desire

Spiegeloog 445: ‘Desire’ – Editorial

Dear Readers, Sometimes, what we desire is the encapsulation of our being. Sometimes, it is a momentary attraction, a passing fancy. A quiet life, a…

Barnaba Oretti and Jules KotowiczJune 8, 2026

Spiegeloog 444: Salience

Spiegeloog 444: ‘Salience’ – Editorial

In a time when so many agents are vying for our attention, in a time of bigger, brighter, more, standing out can feel impossible.

Barnaba Oretti and Jules KotowiczApril 20, 2026

Spiegeloog 443: Challenge

Spiegeloog 443: ‘Challenge’ – Editorial

While we often present Spiegeloog themes in grand, overarching terms, in Spiegeloog 443: Challenge we encourage a more personal approach.

Barnaba Oretti and Jules KotowiczMarch 2, 2026

Spiegeloog 442: Character Tabula Rasa

Tabula Rasa: Piranesi

In the House there are immense Halls stretching in every direction. The sound of the Tides comes and goes, distant. Save for a few animals,…

Barnaba OrettiFebruary 2, 2026

Spiegeloog 442: Character

Spiegeloog 442: ‘Character’ – Editorial

Dear Readers, Throughout our lives, we encounter people from all walks of life. Those who are aligned with us in ways we never thought possible,…

Barnaba Oretti and Jules KotowiczJanuary 19, 2026

Spiegeloog 441: Memory

Spiegeloog 441: ‘Memory’ – Editorial

Spiegeloog 441: Memory covers blacking out, trauma, Severance, and more!

Barnaba Oretti and Jules KotowiczNovember 24, 2025

Spiegeloog 440: Performance

Spiegeloog 440: ‘Performance’ – Editorial

Who are you at your core? Do you play a character, or do you feel at home when all pretense has been stripped away?

Barnaba Oretti and Jules KotowiczOctober 13, 2025

Camera Obscura Spiegeloog Extras

Camera Obscura: Sinners

Widely praised and a box office wonder, does Ryan Coogler’s thriller Sinners avoid the pitfalls of past vampire films?

Barnaba OrettiSeptember 8, 2025

Spiegeloog 434: Transformation Tabula Rasa

Tabula Rasa: Flowers for Algernon

“I don't know what's worse: to not know what you are and be happy, or to become what you've always wanted to be, and feel…

Barnaba OrettiOctober 2, 2024

Spiegeloog 434: Transformation

The Modern Magic Trick of Artificial Intelligence

The Matrix. Black Mirror. Terminator. The cautionary tale of a technological takeover of the world has been told from the moment the word ‘robot’ was…

Barnaba OrettiSeptember 16, 2024