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Political Atlas (A New Spectrum Model)

This is my detailed explanation of a possible multi-axis model of the political spectrum, combined with an extensive glossary of common political science terms. The cover image of each photo is a mock apolitical flag design of my own creation. The pansy flower represents Free Thought. The reason for separating…Continue reading “Political Atlas (A New Spectrum Model)”

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20Oct 20198 Dec 2019
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My Complete “Thesis” on SMiLE

This series represents my thoughts on Brian Wilson’s unfinished SMiLE album, using as much information as possible to get a…

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1Jun 20192 Jan 2020
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A Panoramic 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…

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31May 201910 Nov 2019
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The Sempronian Manifesto

This series contains two parts, one a set of constitutional reforms and the other a policy platform. These are what…

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Political Reactions

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

25 May 20198 Dec 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 201913 May 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…
Media Analyses

The Mask of Ice: A Collection in 9 Poetic Forms

27 Mar 20198 Dec 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…
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A Disclaimer About Myself & the Oncoming Political Posts

19 Jan 202019 Jan 2020
The Carbon Freeze is a site where I've opted to share some of my various writing and art projects to a wide audience. The vast majority of everything posted so…
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Disney Star Wars' Problems Began with The Force Awakens (& I Called it in '15)

5 Jan 20205 Jan 2020
I have been skeptical of Disney's acquisition of Star Wars ever since they jettisoned the EU and hired JJ Abrams as director for the first installment. I discussed this, and…
Media Analyses

How Casablanca Builds Up Rick Blaine to the Audience

4 Jan 20204 Jan 2020
You know a movie is great when it's not just the "big scenes" but the little ones which gives the audience something to think about. This is the first time…
Political Reactions

Bullying (3/3) Aftermath

30 Dec 201930 Dec 2019
[I couldn’t think of a fitting cover-image for this series, so here’s the Carbon Freeze chamber from Empire Strikes Back.] The Cross I Bear After the two sexual assaults happened to me, I…
Thoughts & Memories

Bullying (2/3) It Gets Worse

30 Dec 201930 Dec 2019
[I couldn't think of a fitting cover-image for this series, so here's the Carbon Freeze chamber from Empire Strikes Back.] Of All the Things in my Life I’ve Ever Done,…
Thoughts & Memories

Bullying (1/3) The Darkest Shade of Gray

29 Dec 201929 Dec 2019
[I couldn't think of a fitting cover-image for this series, so here's the Carbon Freeze chamber from Empire Strikes Back.] I've alluded to this series since the beginning but there…
Thoughts & Memories

The Redemption of Jeb Bush as Witnessed by 2 Neo-Flower Children

29 Dec 201929 Dec 2019
In ‘16, I had a creative writing class but I couldn’t think of anything creative to write about. My every thought was consumed by Trump and his fascinating (not praise-worthy,…
Media Analyses

The Godfather Part II is the Most Profound Story Ever Told (2/2)

29 Dec 2019
[You'll have to forgive all the shuffling around and editing in real time that's happened to this post. It grew so large to where I needed to divide it in…
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The Godfather Part II is the Most Profound Story Ever Told (1/2)

29 Dec 201929 Dec 2019
[You'll have to forgive all the shuffling around and editing in real time that's happened to this post. It grew so large to where I needed to divide it in…
Thoughts & Memories

Post-Modern Religion (3/3) My Genuine Beliefs

22 Dec 201922 Dec 2019
This one's gonna be a lot shorter. I was looking through old files on my computer and came across a final bit of neo-religious musings which I forgot to include…
Media Analyses…

Beautiful Christmas Fantasy

15 Dec 201915 Dec 2019
Off-off Broadway is far from the best Louis Theroux film, but still a great watch. If you click the video, it begins at Louis' strained audition for a role in…
Thoughts & Memories

Post-Modern Religion (2/3) An Aquarian Testament

15 Dec 20193 Jan 2020
In the previous entry, I shared my thoughts on different theological structures and their implications for both society and individuality. The idea was to explore which of the 4 "-theisms"…
Thoughts & Memories

Post-Modern Religion (1/3) Examining Poly-, Mono-, A- & Pantheism

14 Dec 201922 Dec 2019
This series will delve into my thoughts on religion and its continuing relationship to our lives in a changing world. I'm sure this will lead to a very well-tempered and…
Media Analyses

Thoughts on Brian Wilson Solo Material

8 Dec 20198 Dec 2019
I always had this idyllic picture of Brian's solo career before I started delving in. I imagined that surely, these must be great works of art that he'd always wanted…
Media Analyses

SMiLE (Appendix) Sources for Further Reading

24 Nov 20198 Dec 2019
I hope you enjoyed my "thesis" on SMiLE, 4 years in the making if we start from '15 when the first essays which would go on to become part of…
Media Analyses

SMiLE (14/14) Symphony of the Stars

24 Nov 20198 Dec 2019
Recently, I decided to take the concept of astrology and look further into SMiLE for connections. I'll confess outright that it probably wasn't Brian's intention that every track embody an…
Media Analyses

SMiLE (13/14) Mute Muses

23 Nov 20198 Dec 2019
In this section, I'm going to outline Brian's New Age philosophies which he was into during the SMiLE sessions. This is ordered by how much I think each ideology was…
Media Analyses

SMiLE (12/14) The Gospels of Siegal & Hutton

23 Nov 201923 Nov 2019
Jules Siegal's Account ("Goodbye Surfing, Hello God") 1) So...did Brian actually destroy the master of Fire? Vosse, Anderle, and now Siegal all agree on that. So if that's the case, how…
Media Analyses

SMiLE (11/14) The Gospel of Anderle

23 Nov 201923 Nov 2019
These are my musings on Part I of the interview that David Anderle had given to Crawdaddy magazine. The "up arrows" indicate a related piece of evidence which appeared later…
Media Analyses

SMiLE (10/14) The Gospel of Vosse

23 Nov 201923 Nov 2019
In these next four essays, I'm going to analyze what the members of the so-called Vosse Posse have said about the album in editorials or interviews. Initially, these commentaries were…
Media Analyses

SMiLE (9/14) Psychedelic Sounds Disc 2 Commentary

10 Nov 201923 Nov 2019
Continuing from our last installment, this is my "commentary track" for the Psychedelic Sounds, now reacting to the tracks on Disc 2. 1. Taxi CabberWe know this was an impromptu…
Media Analyses

SMiLE (8/14) Psychedelic Sounds Disc 1 Commentary

10 Nov 201923 Nov 2019
The Psychedelic Sounds bootleg is an invaluable peek into the themes running through Brian's mind during the height of the SMiLE Era, and in my opinion contains some rough working…
Media Analyses

SMiLE (7/14) The Elements & Other Leftovers

10 Nov 201923 Nov 2019
The Elements  Fire makes me feel scared and stressed out. Apart from sounding like fire engines speeding towards a raging inferno, it also sounds like a perfect representation of dread. It's an…
Media Analyses

SMiLE (6/14) The Innocence Tracks

10 Nov 201923 Nov 2019
Continuing off from last time, these are my observations on the SMiLE songs I believe would have fit on Side 2, all centering on a theme of childhood innocence and…
Media Analyses

SMiLE (5/14) The Americana Tracks

10 Nov 201923 Nov 2019
In these next three sections of my SMiLE "thesis" I will examine the individual tracks which comprise the album according to their common themes (or in the final essay, the…
Media Analyses…

SMiLE (4/14) My Fan Mixes

28 Oct 201923 Nov 2019
I'm going to continue my in-depth dissection of all things SMiLE with a look at my changing understanding of it as the years have gone by, mix by mix. (I'm…
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Sexism (In Both Directions)

23 Oct 20198 Dec 2019
[The header image for this post is some shots of my eyes. Why? Well, why not? I couldn't think of anything else for this topic and my arguments are based…

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