Bourdain is one of my heroes. I started off my adult life thinking I could be a writer, and voices like his set me on fire. I had seen No Reservations on TV once or twice back in high school, but...
Bourdain is one of my heroes. I started off my adult life thinking I could be a writer, and voices like his set me on fire. I had seen No Reservations on TV once or twice back in high school, but once the shows got to Netflix I binged through them and couldn't wait for more. Here was this guy, whose sardonic wit should be off-putting but instead bespoke a deep insight, and he seems to make friends wherever he goes. Just by being genuinely interested in what people have to say (and having a film crew behind him didn't hurt, I'm sure). Through his eyes, I gained an appreciation for cultures that are inherently different from my own. Through his words, I found confidence that I wasn't the only one who saw how fucked up things can be in the world. Through his travels, I found that there's beauty pretty much everywhere, if you're willing to look for it (and past all the things that end up on the editing room floor).
My heart goes out to his family. This will not be an easy time for them, with the news discussing a husband and father who took his own life and all the commentary and speculation that comes with it. May they find peace.
You said every thing I would have liked to have said. Hey was a beautiful person and will be missed. In my mind he was cut from the same cloth as Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, David Bower, etc. He was a...
You said every thing I would have liked to have said. Hey was a beautiful person and will be missed. In my mind he was cut from the same cloth as Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, David Bower, etc. He was a rockstar - even if he didn't play music.
I am bereft. Anthony Bourdain always seemed to me to embrace life so fully; to take big bites and laugh at the absurdities. This seems to me the antithesis of who he was. I will miss his...
I am bereft. Anthony Bourdain always seemed to me to embrace life so fully; to take big bites and laugh at the absurdities. This seems to me the antithesis of who he was. I will miss his eloquence, his humor and his raging against all things banal.
Avicii a few weeks ago was another high-profile example of this, as are Chester Bennington, and Chris Cornell. It's been a bad few years for that kind of thing.
Avicii a few weeks ago was another high-profile example of this, as are Chester Bennington, and Chris Cornell. It's been a bad few years for that kind of thing.
Bourdain is one of my heroes. I started off my adult life thinking I could be a writer, and voices like his set me on fire. I had seen No Reservations on TV once or twice back in high school, but once the shows got to Netflix I binged through them and couldn't wait for more. Here was this guy, whose sardonic wit should be off-putting but instead bespoke a deep insight, and he seems to make friends wherever he goes. Just by being genuinely interested in what people have to say (and having a film crew behind him didn't hurt, I'm sure). Through his eyes, I gained an appreciation for cultures that are inherently different from my own. Through his words, I found confidence that I wasn't the only one who saw how fucked up things can be in the world. Through his travels, I found that there's beauty pretty much everywhere, if you're willing to look for it (and past all the things that end up on the editing room floor).
My heart goes out to his family. This will not be an easy time for them, with the news discussing a husband and father who took his own life and all the commentary and speculation that comes with it. May they find peace.
You said every thing I would have liked to have said. Hey was a beautiful person and will be missed. In my mind he was cut from the same cloth as Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, David Bower, etc. He was a rockstar - even if he didn't play music.
The world is a worse place without Anthony Bourdain in it. I will miss him terribly.
Same with Robin Williams. I hope this doesn't have a snowball effect like it did with Cornell and Chester.
I am bereft. Anthony Bourdain always seemed to me to embrace life so fully; to take big bites and laugh at the absurdities. This seems to me the antithesis of who he was. I will miss his eloquence, his humor and his raging against all things banal.
It's been a bad week for celebrities. Kate Spade, the sister of the Queen of Holand and Bourdain, all suicides. Holy shit.
Avicii a few weeks ago was another high-profile example of this, as are Chester Bennington, and Chris Cornell. It's been a bad few years for that kind of thing.