The Ten Best Books I Read in 2018 (and Part of 2019)
Editor-in-Chief Ryan Simón tops off the year by listing his ten favorite reads of 2018 (and part of early 2019).
‘The Flea’ by John Donne | Close-Reading Analysis
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
Close reading analysis of "Because I could not stop for Death" by Emily Dickinson, read by Kim Kozlewski.
‘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.
‘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.
Interview with SKINCUBE
The Patreon-exclusive Q&A with our featured artist Ramiro Roman, a.k.a. SKINCUBE.
Coddling Away
There is no “I”. There is no “Ryan”. There never was a “Ryan”. They have broken him. And now he sees beyond all linguistic barriers.
The Shape of Water Lawsuit | Fish-Man vs. Talking Dolphin
Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water (2017) has been fin-slapped with a copyright infringement lawsuit, filed Wednesday in the Central District of California, roughly two weeks before the Academy Awards.
Lindsay Shepherd, Jordan Peterson, and the Canadian Child Coddlers
Someone must have slandered Lindsay Shepherd, for one day, due to an anonymous student complaint, the teacher's assistant found herself in violation of Wilfrid Laurier University's Gendered and Sexual Violence Policy.