今（2024）年，英國牛津大學出版社票選「Brain Rot」（腦腐）為年度詞彙，意指一個人的精神或智力狀態惡化，特別是因為過度吸收瑣碎或無挑戰性的內容（現多指網路內容）所引起。

第81屆威尼斯影展（Venice Film Festival）正在如火如荼的進行中，揮別去年好萊塢史上最長的一次罷工，今年可說是眾星雲集，且每部參展影片都來勢洶洶！

“Language can broaden one’s perspective. Learning French is like falling in love; you have to understand it from various aspects, including literature, cuisine, art and more.”

Never do or say something that you will regret. “You never know what might happen in the future, or how the other person is going to interpret your words.”

“If it can be sung, then sing it clearly. I believe it will be able to provide a connection between people.”

“Just live your life, plain and simple. I think being a nobody is actually a good thing.”

「東方的社會裡，我們符合別人的期待，在既定印象中成長著 ; 西方的社會，鼓勵自我認同，表達自己。這是我所徘徊的兩個世界。」

想像時光快轉到2080年，自然環境遭受到人類污染破壞，讓野生動物在大自然遊走的景象成了件極為罕見的事，孩子們甚至只能在動物園或博物館看見牠們的蹤跡。若這真的是我們的未來，那我們能做些什麼呢？

“Since there is no way to change our imperfections, why not turn them into our strength?”

Only by learning to accept our negative emotions and co-exist with them can we truly learn how to process our inner feelings.