Featured Editorials

June 1, 2019June 2, 2019

Comprehensive Vertigo Analysis

This is a multi-part series where I look at Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo from every conceivable angle. It’s my favorite movie…

The Gaian Constitution

This is a directory of my constitutional reform project, a multi-part series where I propose an alternative government framework to…

Political Reactions

I <3 George McGovern (DNC ’72 Speech Analysis)

25 May 2019May 25, 2019

I didn't find out about George McGovern until I began looking through past candidates and their respective speeches/debates three years ago. I had decided to go back in time, election…

Thoughts & Memories

Tribute to an Old Friend

13 Apr 2019May 13, 2019

My childhood best friend was someone I met in my first year of preschool. Though he moved away after that, he remained an ongoing confidant whom I visited regularly through…

The Mask of Ice: A Collection in 9 Poetic Forms

27 Mar 2019May 13, 2019

Most of you reading this would have probably seen the header below and wondered how Blue could be considered forgotten when he was the rival in the first generation Pokemon…

Thoughts & Memories

My Story (Coming Out as Transgender)

5 Jul 2019July 5, 2019

I understand that to someone outside looking in, seeing another person raised as a (wo)man "suddenly deciding" to live as the other gender would seem like an artificial and arbitrary…

Thoughts & Memories

Abba Songs Bring the Feels

26 Jun 2019July 1, 2019

I was walking back from the gym listening to this song and feeling a lot of emotions. It's so catchy and passionate that you feel good and catch yourself trotting…

SMiLE (2/?) The Men Behind the Music

This multi-part essay is my attempt to thoroughly examine various aspects of Brian Wilson’s unfinished masterpiece, SMiLE. This essay is written with the assumption that readers already have a basic understanding of the album’s goals…

SMiLE (1/?) Related Material & Packaging

This multi-part essay is my attempt to thoroughly examine various aspects of Brian Wilson's unfinished masterpiece, SMiLE. This essay is written with the assumption that readers already have a basic…

Vertigo: The Soundtrack

Vertigo is nigh inseparable from its soundtrack, and as entertaining or technically proficient as the rest of the movie may be, without the work of Bernard Herrman I do not…

Vertigo: The Story (& Differences from Script)

The plot of Vertigo is in many ways an implausible mess. The script has elements of paranormal, film noir, psychological thriller and romantic melodrama, but somehow it all comes together…

Media Analyses…

SMiLE (Prologue) How I Discovered the Beach Boys

25 May 2019May 25, 2019

SMiLE by the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson is my favorite body of music ever. The only reason I've called other albums "my favorite" in the past is because SMiLE itself…

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The Gaian Constitution (9/9) Rejected Ideas

24 May 2019May 24, 2019

I love political science, and so for fun I decided to draft a modified version of the US Constitution to better reflect the new issues of a modern era. That’s…

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The Gaian Constitution (8/9) The Union

24 May 2019May 24, 2019

I love political science, and so for fun I decided to draft a modified version of the US Constitution to better reflect the new issues of a modern era. That’s…

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The Gaian Constitution (7/9) Citizenry

21 May 2019May 25, 2019

I love political science, and so for fun I decided to draft a modified version of the US Constitution to better reflect the new issues of a modern era. That’s…

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The Gaian Constitution (6/9) Judiciary

21 May 2019May 21, 2019

I love political science, and so for fun I decided to draft a modified version of the US Constitution to better reflect the new issues of a modern era. That’s…

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The Gaian Constitution (5/9) Executive

I love political science, and so for fun I decided to draft a modified version of the US Constitution to better reflect the new issues of a modern era. That’s…

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The Gaian Constitution (4/9) Legislature

21 May 2019May 21, 2019

I love political science, and so for fun I decided to draft a modified version of the US Constitution to better reflect the new issues of a modern era. That’s…

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The Gaian Constitution (3/9) Bill of Responsibilities

21 May 2019May 21, 2019

I love political science, and so for fun I decided to draft a modified version of the US Constitution to better reflect the new issues of a modern era. That’s…

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The Gaian Constitution (2/9) Bill of Rights

21 May 2019May 23, 2019

I love political science, and so for fun I decided to draft a modified version of the US Constitution to better reflect the new issues of a modern era. That’s…

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The Gaian Constitution (1/9) Introduction

20 May 2019May 21, 2019

I love political science, and so for fun I decided to draft a modified version of the US Constitution to better reflect the new issues of a modern era. That's…

Thoughts & Memories

My Attempts at Digital Art

20 May 2019May 20, 2019

So, if my calculations are correct, we're now at post #72, a reversal of the digits in my favorite number, 27. Even disregarding the arbitrary significance of this number, it…

Scattered Thoughts on Alice in Wonderland

19 May 2019May 19, 2019

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass are such beloved and timeless stories that there's really not much for me to say that hasn't been discussed already. Not…

Thoughts & Memories

Stuffed Animals are Cool

18 May 2019May 18, 2019

Growing up, I had a little stuffed brown bunny-rabbit as my imaginary companion. His name was Benny, and unfortunately to this day I don’t remember how I got him. I…

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Julius Caesar: Selfish Autocrat or Progressive Hero?

Before we begin, let's just briefly establish simplified definitions for some of the terms I'll use in this essay. Patrician refers to the upper class, really the original tribes of…

Media Analyses…

Jungian Archetypes in Media

17 May 2019May 17, 2019

According to psychologist Carl Jung there are several archetypes that are burned into the collective unconscious of all humanity. This then got turned into the commonly cited “Twelve Archetypes” that…

Thoughts on the Star Wars Franchise (2/2) The Decline

16 May 2019May 16, 2019

The Prequel Trilogy I liked these movies as they came out but by the time the next installment was released, I'd already come to resent the previous entry. I remember…

Thoughts on the Star Wars Franchise (1/2) The Golden Age

I'm going to "quickly" lay out my feelings on the Star Wars saga. I'll preface this by confessing I'm really not the biggest fan and I'm not familiar with most…

James Dean and Generational Conflict

11 May 2019May 11, 2019

I love James Dean, and his legacy as an embodiment of adolescence and teen angst. So, here are my thoughts on two of his three movies, with emphasis on the…

Media Analyses…

Thoughts on My Dinner with Andre

My Dinner With Andre is one of the most thought-provoking films I’ve seen. This post is going to be a little different from anything I've done in the past though,…

Thoughts & Memories

Women of Ancient Carthage

11 May 2019May 11, 2019

As a companion piece to my list of influential Roman women, here are some contemporaries from Carthage and Egypt whom I find interesting. The Mother of an Empire Despite being…

Media Analyses…

My Favorite Artist, Syd Barrett

5 May 2019May 16, 2019

When it comes to the realm of music, my two biggest heroes are Brian Wilson and Syd Barrett. Both men created (or were working towards creating) two of the greatest…

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