Friday, December 17, 2021
Thursday, November 18, 2021
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Monday, November 15, 2021
Alone by Jack Gilbert
Friday, November 12, 2021
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Flowers in Midsommar and Annihilation
Monday, November 8, 2021
religious imagery in non-religious movies pt. 1 #Alive (2020)
#Alive was a decent and fun zombie movie but what really impressed me was the imagery. Especially the one above, which is actually one of my favorite scenes in a movie in the last few years.
Our protagonist covers his windows with paper as a way to safeguard against the zombies which surround his apartment. The result resembles stained glass representing the sanctuary and haven his apartment has become; much akin to a church.
Candyman and Hellraiser
Friday, October 8, 2021
Francesca Woodman "Polka Dots" (1975-76)
The world doesn't see me clearly. I don't see myself clearly.
I'm a dark smudge, indiscernible.
Thursday, October 7, 2021
i am made up of the shadows of other people
Francesca Woodman, Untitled (Self-portrait with chair), 1977-1978
Thursday, September 23, 2021
stay v clarity
"Stay" by The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber is a certified BANGER. And it is almost a perfect pop song. The verse leading up to the first chorus is just TOO short. Not surprising since it seems artists make shorter songs now to get more plays on streaming services. I also think this could be indicative of our instant gratification-obsessed culture. GIMME THE DROP AND CHORUS NOW, but there is no build-up of tension. The Kid drops a verse that is actually shorter than the chorus.
That's why Bieber's verse is legitimately perfect. His voice lingering on the words "love" and "stay" invoke feelings of vulnerability and desperation. He is begging for another chance, and his pleading climaxes in the song's second chorus, except for this time, the hook is earned.
Listening to "Stay" reminds me of a banger from way back - "Clarity" by Zedd ft. Foxes. In a way, they are very similar. Two songs about a potentially doomed romance with EXPLOSIVE choruses. However, "Clarity" is an 11/10 pop song. Zedd's production, Foxes' on the verge of tears voice, the wordless chanting looming in the background, all of this culminates in a dramatic drop that's takes you back down to the bottom, almost as if the song is indicating the romance is as doomed as Sisyphus pushing his boulder up the hill.
Monday, May 24, 2021
a history of hauntings pt 1
As emotional as I may seem to people, I am a fairly logical person. I always defer to established facts and science, even for phenomena that...
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I still remember listening to this song in a car with you......you said the lyrics were sad .
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By Li Po, translated by Ezra Pound WHILE my hair was still cut straight across my forehead I played about the front gate, pulling flow...
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"Earth laughs in flowers, to see her boastful boys Earth-proud, proud of the earth which is not theirs; Who steer the plough, but canno...