Media Analyses… Eureeka (From Eureeka’s Castle) is the Cutest Character Ever! 16 Jun 202016 Jun 2020 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 202011 Jun 2020 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…
Media Analyses… My COVID-19 Experience (& Also Thoughts on Shantae) 6 Jun 20206 Jun 2020 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…
Media Analyses… Radley Metzger & the Artistry of Golden Age Porn 29 May 202029 May 2020 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 202028 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 202027 May 2020 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 20203 Jul 2020 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…
Media Analyses… Beautiful Easter Fantasy 5 Apr 20205 Apr 2020 Easter Beagle was always my favorite Peanuts special. I love how Snoopy, a dog with no understanding of Easter itself or why the eggs matter, is just so taken in…
Political Reactions Hillary ’16 Nomination Acceptance Speech Reaction 26 Mar 202010 Apr 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…
Media Analyses… The Overlooked Brilliance of Femina Ridens (1969) 9 Feb 202027 May 2020 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…
Political Reactions… Sexism (In Both Directions) 23 Oct 201917 May 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…
Media Analyses Vertigo (10/10) Themes, Motifs and Repetition 15 Oct 201924 May 2020 Final part of my Vertigo analysis Themes Hitchcock Examination/”Confession” Much has been made of Hitchcock's penchant for remaking his leading ladies very specifically. Vertigo references this in the way Scottie…
Media Analyses… Scattered Thoughts on Princess Diana’s Legacy 25 Sep 201928 May 2020 Roundabout Introduction I love The Carpenters. You can't not like The Singles: 1969 - 1973 in particular; in fact, it's my fave "greatest hits" release by any artist. I see it as…
Thoughts & Memories The Worst Creatures Imaginable 24 Sep 201917 May 2020 [The cover photo for this essay was a picture of the wasp evolutionary cycle I took off a Reddit r/pics post. The psychedelic coloration was added by me in post.]…
Thoughts & Memories My Story (Coming Out as Transgender) 5 Jul 201917 May 2020 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 201930 Jul 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…
Media Analyses Scattered Thoughts on Alice in Wonderland 19 May 201929 Dec 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 201917 May 2020 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…
Media Analyses… Jungian Archetypes in Media 17 May 201917 May 2020 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 & Memories Women of Ancient Carthage 11 May 201911 May 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 Thoughts on Pulp Fiction 4 May 20195 May 2019 (ASIDE: Sorry for the big gap between my last updates and this. It's been a hectic two weeks and I haven't had much time to write. In this essay, I…
Thoughts & Memories Proposed Alternate Trans Pride Symbol 21 Apr 20191 Sep 2019 (This may not appeal to transmen at first glance or even at all, but for myself and any other transwomen who'd like to use it,) I love Athena and like…
Media Analyses Charlie’s Mom, the Unsung Hero 17 Apr 2019 Charlie's mom is the true unsung hero of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Poor thing takes care of four couch potatoes, washes underwear for a living and raises her…
Media Analyses Transcribing Brainticket’s Cottonwoodhill 16 Apr 2019 Dawn Muir's various trippy monologues on Brainticket's first album, Cottonwoodhill are brilliant. I consider it the most "far out" psychedelic album ever made and in four years I've yet to find…
Media Analyses Small but Powerful Moments Between Kids and Their Parents in Media 12 Apr 201913 Apr 2019 I was thinking about something the other day as my girlfriend and I were watching Season 3 of Mr. Robot, specifically the flashback scene where Elliot's dad took him to…
Media Analyses… An “Anonymous” Advocate for Open-Mindedness 11 Apr 201917 May 2020 I absolutely love this now-lost series of videos about ayahuasca and its effects on the vlogger who took it. Unfortunately the young lady who created the series decided to take…
Media Analyses YouTube Prank Series That’s Surprisingly Endearing 11 Apr 20191 Sep 2019 There are several YouTube personalities I love listening to. Some of my favorites off the top of my head include Redlettermedia, Mr. Nightmare, the 8-bit Guy, Wisecrack, Defunctland and AlternateHistoryHub.…
Media Analyses… A Defense of Ed Wood 8 Apr 201931 Jul 2019 Tim Burton's most overlooked, mature film is the touching biopic Ed Wood (1994.) It's about the infamous director of Plan 9 From Outer Space, Glen or Glenda and other notably flawed films, but…
Thoughts & Memories Elagabala the Fabulous 8 Apr 2019 While by all accounts a bad Emperor, I find Elagabalus to be a fascinating figure due to his allegedly feminine presentation. Of course, you have to take the written accounts…
Media Analyses The Most Thought-Provoking Character in Game of Thrones 1 Apr 2019 I was thinking about Game of Thrones and the prostitute from Volantis that’s dressed up like Dany. What kind of thought process goes into something like that, do you think? What's the…
Media Analyses… The Martyr of Zeal 1 Apr 201913 Apr 2019 For context, there is an SNES/PS1/DS game called Chrono Trigger, and it's a favorite of mine. Besides being a fun RPG title, it boasts one of the most thought provoking and…
Thoughts & Memories Influential Women of Ancient Rome 31 Mar 201917 May 2020 The history of Rome, like many Antiquity and Medieval societies, is mostly men's story. This is because women were forbidden to run for office (or even set foot in the…
