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The 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 “The Political Atlas (A New Spectrum Model)”

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20Oct 201929 Jan 2024
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My Complete “Thesis” on SMiLE

In this series of essays, I will share my thoughts on Brian Wilson’s unfinished SMiLE album from 1966-1967. The Beach…

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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 201931 May 2021
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The Sempronian Manifesto

This series contains two parts, the first being a set of constitutional reforms and the other a policy platform. Together,…

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Quick Thoughts on the 2020 Election Results and Leftist Strategy Going Forward

24 Nov 20204 Mar 2021
The cover image is the Bennington Flag, often used in conjunction with the bicentennial. In this context, it's actually a reference to a movie I watched on election night, which…
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Personal Tragedy & Peanuts

23 Nov 20204 Mar 2021
Not to appear as though I'm fishing for sympathy or anything, but my grandfather recently passed away. It's been pretty difficult for me considering I haven't seen him in four…
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My Thoughts On Trans Issues & Experiences

18 Nov 2020
So, I try to walk a fine line with my blog. I'm transgender, and I don't shy away from that fact because I feel like visibility is important and I…
Thoughts & Memories

Weird, Tantalizing Dreams I’ve Had: The Revenge

15 Nov 20204 Mar 2021
Installment numero seis. It seems like every time I make another of these collections, I swear up and down that I've found the last of my old, old dream journal…
Media Analyses

Erotic Cinema: A Lost Film, Cool Posters & More Femina Ridens Praise

12 Nov 20204 Mar 2021
Through a complicated series of events, I recently decided to delve into the world of X-rated movies once again, specifically the "roughie" exploitation variety. I've been in a dark mood…
Thoughts & Memories

Very Quick Advice Before a Crazy Day

3 Nov 2020
It can be hard sometimes, but we should all try to make the best possible impression and be the best version of ourselves we feel we can be in every…
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Beautiful Election Day Fantasy

2 Nov 20204 Mar 2021
This post is part of a series of tongue-in-cheek streams of consciousness inspired by the holidays. I remember back in 2016 when I first saw this clip of former President…
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Thoughts on Groundhog Day (and the Meaning of Life)

31 Oct 2020
I've had this old review of Groundhog Day waiting around literally from the very first day I started the blog. I have held off on posting it until now because…
Thoughts & Memories

Miscellaneous Stuff I Wrote For College: 5 Poems & 2 Dialogues

23 Oct 2020
I was cleaning up my hard drive and stumbled on some old stuff I had to do for a college writing class. So I figured "why not? I'll share these…
Thoughts & Memories

Beautiful Halloween Fantasy

22 Oct 20204 Mar 2021
This post is part of a series of tongue-in-cheek streams of consciousness inspired by the holidays. The featured image for this post is me in my favorite Halloween costume, after…
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The Most Cherished Film of My Childhood

21 Oct 20204 Mar 2021
The Hunchback of Notre Dame is the very first movie I ever saw in the cinema. Toy Story 2 is the film I saw the most times in a theater,…
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Protected: The Tiberian Platform (3/3) [COMMUNAL DRAFT, WORK IN PROGRESS, PUBLIC VERSION COMING SOON!]

21 Oct 202018 Jun 2021
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A New Milestone Has Been Reached! (What’s Next For theCarbonFreeze?)

18 Oct 20204 Mar 2021
As of the publication of this entry, if you include all prospective blog posts that are in the editing process or already finished and scheduled to launch at a future…
Political Reactions

A Progressive’s Call to Arms (What to Prioritize & How to Win)

17 Oct 20204 Mar 2021
The cover image for this essay is an emblem taken from the 2nd New Hampshire Regiment's flag, used during the Revolutionary War. In a previous entry, I discussed where I…
Media Analyses

In Defense of DVD Audio Commentaries (& Sharing A Modest Collection of Them)

16 Oct 2020
I've been really interested in DVD audio commentaries lately after listening to Peter Hyams' for Running Scared and John Hughes' for Ferris Bueller's Day Off (the only time he ever…
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The Dream of a Perfectly Designed, Progressive Metropolis…

15 Oct 20204 Mar 2021
I just saw this great documentary from Defunctland about Walt Disney's original plan for EPCOT as a futuristic metropolis. I'd heard of his plans before, but never in such detail,…
Media Analyses

Overlooked / Underrated Fictional Characters I Wish to Bestow Accolades Upon (EXTRA!!)

14 Oct 20204 Mar 2021
As it turns out, immediately after I posted the main entries in this series I thought of a bunch of other participants I should have included. So, why not, let's…
Thoughts & Memories

Weird, Troubling Dreams I’ve Had: The Return

13 Oct 2020
Well, I ended up finding several more previously recorded dreams in my old diaries that I'd forgotten about, as well as experiencing a few new ones in the last two…
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4 Brief, Miscellaneous, Not-Depressing, Poli-Sci Musings

13 Oct 2020
The title says it all, these are some thoughts regarding politics I've wanted to share, but didn't have enough content on their own to be standalone blog entries. A Poli-Sci…
Media Analyses

Additional Recommendations for Lesser-Known Music

11 Oct 20204 Mar 2021
You can consider this a companion piece to my other "playlist" of semi obscure music which I feel deserves a wider audience. To reiterate, I know modern election seasons are…
Political Reactions

2020: The Most Fateful Election in Our Lifetimes (& Quick Notes on the ’20 Debates)

10 Oct 20204 Mar 2021
As discussed in an earlier blog post, where I greatly condensed US history, there are certain realignment elections which change the electoral coalitions of the major parties for decades into…
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Another “Playlist” of Lesser Known Music I Strongly Recommend

8 Oct 20204 Mar 2021
Here's something else to subside some of the dreariness out of the last two days' depressing uploads. One of the very first blog posts I ever made was a giant…
Media Analyses

Something a Little Less Serious (Random Art)

8 Oct 20204 Mar 2021
After all that bleakness contained in my last batch of uploads, let's relax for a second now and enjoy something less depressing. Here are some aesthetically pleasing images I've found…
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A Comprehensive List of the US Government’s Crimes and Mismanagement (3/3)

7 Oct 20204 Mar 2021
The cover image of every post in this series is one of the many variants of Irish Regiment Flags in use during the US Civil War. North or South, the…
Political Reactions

A Comprehensive List of the US Government’s Crimes and Mismanagement (2/3)

7 Oct 20204 Mar 2021
The cover image of every post in this series is one of the many variants of Irish Regiment Flags in use during the US Civil War. North or South, the…
Political Reactions

A Comprehensive List of the US Government’s Crimes and Mismanagement (1/3)

6 Oct 20204 Mar 2021
The cover image of every post in this series is one of the many variants of Irish Regiment Flags in use during the US Civil War. North or South, the…
Media Analyses

12 Overlooked / Underrated Fictional Characters I Wish to Bestow Accolades Upon (2/2)

6 Oct 20204 Mar 2021
Continuing on from last time, here's the rest of the list. Remember these are not presented in any particular order. Little Bear Little Bear was perhaps the best series Nick…
Media Analyses

12 Overlooked / Underrated Fictional Characters I Wish to Bestow Accolades Upon (1/2)

5 Oct 20204 Mar 2021
Something I've been noticing a lot with media the last few years is that what's not explicitly stated about a character can often be more tantalizing than what is. I…
Media Analyses

The Most Iconic Song from the Summer of Love

1 Oct 2020
Usually, I prefer to give the spotlight to lesser known people and art on this site when I can. Frankly, I find the articles which just reiterate the same ten…
Media Analyses

The Delicate Beauty of Bonnie & Wendy Flower

29 Sep 20204 Mar 2021
One of the first posts on this blog was a list of lesser known albums. In that early series, I talked about classifying old music into different categories of rarity…

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