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Tag: Femininity

Topics about women and feminine stuff. Not feminist per se so much as just “this is about a chick.”

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I Dolci Inganni (1960) aka Sweet Deceptions, is a Forgotten Masterpiece

27 Feb 20214 Mar 2021
I thought about including this review as a last minute addition to my ongoing "Feminine Sexuality in Cinema" series, since it fits right in. Ultimately though, I decided to just…
Thoughts & Memories

Beautiful Valentine’s Day Fantasy

14 Feb 20214 Mar 2021
This post is part of a series of tongue-in-cheek streams of consciousness inspired by the holidays. I think the biggest difference between love and obsession is that when you love…
Media Analyses

The Libertine (1968) Follow Up: Novelization & Blu-Ray Thoughts

11 Feb 20214 Mar 2021
Please excuse the long delay in updates, the last month has been pretty hectic. I'm hoping to post more frequently in the next few weeks, because I have a lot…
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Feminine Sexuality in Cinema (2/4) The Libertine (1968) aka La Matriarca

17 Jan 20214 Mar 2021
In my limited experience thus far, I've seen four spectacular Italian films about BDSM: Femina Ridens, Check to the Queen, The Libertine and Devil in the Flesh. Each one explores…
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La Voglia Matta (1962), An Interesting Film I Discovered Last Night

31 Dec 20204 Mar 2021
I was hoping to finish my joint review of The Libertine and The Slave as the final blog post of the year, but unfortunately it's gonna need some extra time…
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Feminine Sexuality in Cinema (1/4) Intro & Barbarella

19 Dec 20204 Mar 2021
Cannabis is a miraculous substance which I credit for giving me a greater appreciation towards certain works of art. In my experience, to witness a film or album while stoned…
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Yet Another Lost Media Rabbit Hole [UPDATE & A Defense of Sex]

16 Dec 20204 Mar 2021
I found another compelling lost media rabbit hole. So, I love most of the Radley Metzger films I've seen, and the amazing European erotic films his company distributed to the…
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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…
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

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…
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…
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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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…
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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…
Media Analyses

Seinfeld’s Early Years (w/ Emphasis on Elaine)

26 Sep 2020
I love Seinfeld. It's by far my favorite sitcom, one of my "go-to" programs I can just throw on at any time, in any emotional state, and find myself enjoying.…
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Eureeka (From Eureeka’s Castle) is the Cutest Character Ever!

16 Jun 20204 Mar 2021
So with Penis & Giuseppe Rolando's partially lost filmography on my mind lately, I decided to try to seek out some obscure nostalgic media again. Every few years or so…
Thoughts & Memories

A Serpentarian’s Testimony

11 Jun 20204 Mar 2021
We always picture the entrance to Heaven as a golden gate on some clouds, and Hell is a burning cave of devils prodding sinners with their pitchforks. What if they…
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My COVID-19 Experience (& Also Thoughts on Shantae)

6 Jun 20204 Mar 2021
So, obviously I've been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic the same as everyone. There were plans I was looking forward to that got cancelled and I had to do without…
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Radley Metzger & the Artistry of Golden Age Porn

29 May 20204 Mar 2021
I truly cannot emphasize enough how much Femina Ridens has influenced me over the past year. That one perfectly bizarre film, which I only discovered by complete chance, has expanded…
Thoughts & Memories

My Idea for a Rock Opera

28 May 2020
I was listening to some concept albums and rock operas lately and by the time I was finished, the most overwhelming feeling which came to my mind was exhaustion. Why…
Media Analyses

My Favorite Episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation

27 May 20204 Mar 2021
Over the last six months or so, my boyfriend and I have been watching Star Trek TNG off and on. [Have I given him an astrology-inspired pseudonym yet? Fuck it,…
Media Analyses

To Kill in Silence (1972) Fractured, Forgotten & Flawed

26 May 20204 Mar 2021
It all began with Stelvio Cipriani's beautiful compositions and the algorithms dictating YouTube's music playlists. That's what introduced me to Femina Ridens nearly a year ago, and that film in…
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Beautiful Easter Fantasy

5 Apr 20204 Mar 2021
This post is part of a series of tongue-in-cheek streams of consciousness inspired by the holidays. Easter Beagle was always my favorite Peanuts special. I love how Snoopy, a dog…
Political Reactions

Hillary ’16 Nomination Acceptance Speech Reaction

26 Mar 2020
I wrote this a few days after the night she delivered the speech. I warn you, this is gonna be a long post for a single speech even by my…
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The Overlooked Brilliance of Femina Ridens (1969)

9 Feb 20204 Mar 2021
I'll just come right out with it; Femina Ridens is an absolute masterpiece. Not merely a magnum opus among soft-core erotica, or of Euro-exploitation movies, or of Italian "sleaze," nor…
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Sexism (In Both Directions)

23 Oct 201914 Mar 2020
[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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