A summary response to David Mitchell's novel "Cloud Atlas," a protracted discussion of my feelings about the latest Christopher Nolan film "Tenet," feeling frustrated at not being able to follow the plot, the conflict between clarity and high-concept, the duty of an artist to communicate clearly, still admiring Mitchell and Nolan's ambition, creative interests as a source of both emotional avoidance and meaning, and looking forward to new things in 2021. Music by Disasterpeace.