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MARCH 21, 2023
Something’s rotten in the state of Bravo
For days when the thought of watching a Criterion Collection film or, God forbid, cracking the spine of a book conjures a wave of nausea, I turn to reality TV.
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MARCH 14, 2023
Tár brain
Belonging to the small but vocal minority of people who spend too much time on Twitter, I typically first encounter media and art in their abridged, non-contextualized states before I ever consume them the way that we are “supposed to.”
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MARCH 14, 2023
Tár brain
Belonging to the small but vocal minority of people who spend too much time on Twitter, I typically first encounter media and art in their abridged, non-contextualized states before I ever consume them the way that we are “supposed to.”
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MARCH 07, 2023
TikTok doomerism
In the aesthetic wasteland, personal artistic tastes are merely superficial. Where they once functioned as a means of sculpting one’s identity, they now serve a higher power: selling stuff.
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MARCH 07, 2023
TikTok doomerism
In the aesthetic wasteland, personal artistic tastes are merely superficial. Where they once functioned as a means of sculpting one’s identity, they now serve a higher power: selling stuff.
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FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Infinite scroll: the ChatGPT content mill
What gets churned out by AI is inherently antithetical to art, so why do we labor to maintain that it might still have creative utility?
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FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Infinite scroll: the ChatGPT content mill
What gets churned out by AI is inherently antithetical to art, so why do we labor to maintain that it might still have creative utility?
Columns
MARCH 21, 2023
Something’s rotten in the state of Bravo
For days when the thought of watching a Criterion Collection film or, God forbid, cracking the spine of a book conjures a wave of nausea, I turn to reality TV.
Columns
MARCH 21, 2023
Something’s rotten in the state of Bravo
For days when the thought of watching a Criterion Collection film or, God forbid, cracking the spine of a book conjures a wave of nausea, I turn to reality TV.
Columns
MARCH 14, 2023
Tár brain
Belonging to the small but vocal minority of people who spend too much time on Twitter, I typically first encounter media and art in their abridged, non-contextualized states before I ever consume them the way that we are “supposed to.”
Columns
MARCH 14, 2023
Tár brain
Belonging to the small but vocal minority of people who spend too much time on Twitter, I typically first encounter media and art in their abridged, non-contextualized states before I ever consume them the way that we are “supposed to.”
Columns
MARCH 07, 2023
TikTok doomerism
In the aesthetic wasteland, personal artistic tastes are merely superficial. Where they once functioned as a means of sculpting one’s identity, they now serve a higher power: selling stuff.
Columns
MARCH 07, 2023
TikTok doomerism
In the aesthetic wasteland, personal artistic tastes are merely superficial. Where they once functioned as a means of sculpting one’s identity, they now serve a higher power: selling stuff.
Columns
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Infinite scroll: the ChatGPT content mill
What gets churned out by AI is inherently antithetical to art, so why do we labor to maintain that it might still have creative utility?
Columns
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Infinite scroll: the ChatGPT content mill
What gets churned out by AI is inherently antithetical to art, so why do we labor to maintain that it might still have creative utility?
Columns
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Punch-drunk off 'Punch-Drunk Love'
“Punch-Drunk Love” was my PTA gateway drug. I watched it in the thick of lockdown my junior year of highschool, before I knew anything about film or really much about people.
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FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Punch-drunk off 'Punch-Drunk Love'
“Punch-Drunk Love” was my PTA gateway drug. I watched it in the thick of lockdown my junior year of highschool, before I knew anything about film or really much about people.
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JANUARY 20, 2023
How young people are embracing tattoos with open arms
Beyond the initial addictive thrill of getting a new tattoo, I have come to see tattoos like passport stamps — things that you collect along the way to remind yourself of where you’ve been and who you’ve met.
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JANUARY 20, 2023
How young people are embracing tattoos with open arms
Beyond the initial addictive thrill of getting a new tattoo, I have come to see tattoos like passport stamps — things that you collect along the way to remind yourself of where you’ve been and who you’ve met.
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DECEMBER 05, 2022
Jester’s privilege
I’m the type of person who loves a good bit. Any kind of running gag, played with utmost sincerity, is more holy to me than a hymn.
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DECEMBER 05, 2022
Jester’s privilege
I’m the type of person who loves a good bit. Any kind of running gag, played with utmost sincerity, is more holy to me than a hymn.
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DECEMBER 01, 2022
Spotify Wrapped around the globe
These songs are reminders of the days I spent in each place trying to immerse myself in new spaces, cultures and languages.
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DECEMBER 01, 2022
Spotify Wrapped around the globe
These songs are reminders of the days I spent in each place trying to immerse myself in new spaces, cultures and languages.
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NOVEMBER 07, 2022
Biggest Twi-hard
For a long time, any enjoyment of trashy vampire novels or silly pop songs had to be cloaked in a thick layer of irony in order to be viewed as acceptable by society.
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NOVEMBER 07, 2022
Biggest Twi-hard
For a long time, any enjoyment of trashy vampire novels or silly pop songs had to be cloaked in a thick layer of irony in order to be viewed as acceptable by society.
