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The Personal is Not the Political
Human beings need purpose — a sense of belonging. When living in the void, identity becomes everything.
‘The Flea’ by John Donne
Close reading analysis of "The Flea" by John Donne, read by Ryan Simón.
‘Because I could not stop for Death’ by Emily Dickinson
Close reading analysis of "Because I could not stop for Death" by Emily Dickinson, read by Kim Kozlewski.
CONCEPTION
Ryan conceives the RYAN podcast.
‘Sorry to Bother You’ is a Capitalist Success Story
Sorry to Bother You is an anti-capitalist indie film and a capitalist success -- a self-defeating paradox.
Is Chaos Feminine?
Is chaos feminine? Is order masculine? It’s difficult to ask the question because Western culture has placed such negative emphasis on the concept of ‘chaos’.
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‘Mandy’ Trailer | New Film by Panos Cosmatos
The plot to Mandy is simple: Red (Nicolas Cage) meets Mandy (Andrea Riseborough), Red loses Mandy to a bizarre, psychosexual cult, Red goes on a Nic-Cage-rage rampage.
‘This Is America’ | Childish Gambino’s Reinvention of the American Trickster
Since its birth, the American trickster has taken many hip forms -- from Mark Twain to Bugs Bunny to Muhammad Ali. Childish Gambino is only the most recent iteration.
James Joyce’s Love Letters to Nora “F*ckbird” Barnacle
In 1909, famed Irish novelist James Joyce sent letters to his future wife Nora Barnacle, writing perhaps the most perverse, yet oddly poetic love letters in the history of epistolary love-making.
Vulgarian Book Pick | April 2018
All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.