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May 21, 2021

Psychedelic Research Roundup — pandemic edition

In short: a roundup of some of the psychedelic research that caught my eye over the past couple years. Preachy intro: Hope and optimism in the psychedelic ‘renaissance’ is starting to feel a bit hollow for me. I guess it’s nothing new — once the rosy glow of the initial revolution has…

Psychedelics

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Psychedelic Research Roundup — pandemic edition
Psychedelic Research Roundup — pandemic edition
Psychedelics

16 min read


Dec 25, 2020

Reenacting War Crimes on a Film Set

It was the Vietnam/American War that helped me finally grok the immense failure of sentience at the heart of warfare, and the horrors of capitalist and colonialist conflicts. In Vietnam, class, race and culture collided in the context of a truly hellish war, exposing the hypocrisy of Western society through…

Vietnam War

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Reenacting War Crimes on a Film Set
Reenacting War Crimes on a Film Set
Vietnam War

3 min read


May 5, 2020

The Babadook and Midsommar: Resolving Grief

Spoilers throughout. Both The Babadook and Midsommar explore the horrors of living with grief; but the films’ resolutions are as different as night and day. In The Babadook, the protagonist Amelia struggles with grief in the form of a dark spectre that haunts her and her young son Sam. Whereas…

Horror

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The Babadook and Midsommar: Resolving Grief
The Babadook and Midsommar: Resolving Grief
Horror

4 min read


May 16, 2019

The Weirdest Thing About the Poker in Casino Royale

Poker is rarely portrayed accurately in films. And that’s not really a big deal, considering that poker is not usually the driving force of a film’s plot, and is more likely used as a dramatic tool or maybe even just as a vehicle for a joke. But even in films…

Movies

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The Weirdest Thing About the Poker in Casino Royale
The Weirdest Thing About the Poker in Casino Royale
Movies

7 min read


Jan 16, 2019

“It’s women’s fault that we’re terrible men”

Even before the recent Gillette ad (and the backlash it sparked from angry “men’s rights activists” who felt personally attacked by the assertion that some men are not good role models), I was seeing this little gem being copied around on twitter: “In America 43% of boys are raised by…

Feminism

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“It’s women’s fault that we’re terrible men”
“It’s women’s fault that we’re terrible men”
Feminism

4 min read


Jan 5, 2019

Oblivion is a hetero-male fantasy wrapped up in mommy issues

Warning: contains spoilers for Oblivion throughout When Tom Cruise’s agent approached him in 2011 about starring in a new science-fiction epic, you can assume the pitch was something along the lines of “You get to fly your own spaceship, endure two different women vying for your affection, and live in…

Movies

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Oblivion is a hetero-male fantasy wrapped up in mommy issues
Oblivion is a hetero-male fantasy wrapped up in mommy issues
Movies

6 min read

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