On Patreon

I wrote about:

Alice Guy-Blaché’s lovely short film Falling Leaves, and sister lovers.

Twin Peaks and the real. (If you want more twin peaks writing, you should contribute!)

Utilitarians Everywhere

At the Reader I wrote about Sinead O’Connor and the anti-fascist potential of grief.

At Playboy I wrote about:

—Trump as bloated elitist, and why the rich can be classless.

—I wrote about The Founder, Ray Kroc, Donald Trump, and how we think assholes are winners.

At Splice Today I wrote about:

—the mediocrity of The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan.

—The Night Porter and identifying with Nazis.
 
 

 
On Patreon

I’m hoping to do a Twin Peaks rewatch, if I get enough support. I discussed the project here.

I wrote about Alice Guy-Blaché’s The Cabbage Fairy, sometimes cited as the first narrative film, and unnatural or natural birth.

A little outline of a longer essay on Guy-Blaché.

Utilitarians Everywhere

At Quartz I wrote about how fascism doesn’t make great art.

At Splice Today I wrote about:

—freelance panic for the holidays.

—Penelope Spheeris’ Decline of Western Civilization and why punk isn’t just for the misogynists.

—how Jacobin should give up the celebrity-obsessed identity politics and focus on class analysis.

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On Patreon

I wrote about the Howling and moralistic Reaganite werewolves.

Utilitarians Everywhere

At Splice Today I wrote about:

—my favorite nonfiction books of 2016.

—Trinh T. Minh-Ha’s anti-documentary, Reassemblage, about how Westerners look at Senegal.

—musicians hating Donald Trump for the same reasons everyone hates Donald Trump.

—pop culture think pieces, and why you can’t take the politics out of art.