I consider myself to be a movie buff in some sense. I don’t necessarily know a ton about film history, or a bunch of art films, but I’m a collector of good movies. From a young age, I’d go to the mall with my mom and point out a movie I wanted back when thereContinue reading “Things to Lose in the New World: Superhero Movies”
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Things to Lose in the New World – Volume VII: Royalty
Quite possibly one of the most antiquated social constructs still remaining in developed nations has to be the concept of royalty. I believe I’ve discussed royalty a bit at some point in my writing but not at length, so I wanted to examine it again in light of the recent interview with Meghan Markle andContinue reading “Things to Lose in the New World – Volume VII: Royalty”
Things to Lose in the New World – Volume VI: Celebrity Obsession
America has a serious “none of your business” problem. Whether it be legislating a woman’s body or LGBTQ+ rights, America as a country is obsessed with things that really aren’t any of their business – private life, after all, is private. There’s a great deal more to say about that, and I will in theContinue reading “Things to Lose in the New World – Volume VI: Celebrity Obsession”
Things to Lose in the New World – Volume V: “Content”
At some point in the last decade or so, art ceased to be art and became content. It marked a new era for artists, one that centered around a constant internet presence and high output. Music, movies, and television were almost exclusively streamed, and the “content” was updated daily. It’s often the argument of executivesContinue reading “Things to Lose in the New World – Volume V: “Content””
Things to Lose in the New World – Volume IV: Rock Stars
There was a time, it started before I was born, that rock stars were held in near god-like esteem. They were ill-behaved, messy, and self-absorbed – all under the veneer of mystery. This time, the 1970’s, gave birth to a kind of rock star that we’ve come to know as the archetypal rock star: doingContinue reading “Things to Lose in the New World – Volume IV: Rock Stars”
Things to Lose in the New World – Volume III: Gender Reveals
As far as dumb things that have gained traction in our culture, gender reveals have got to be among the dumbest, and most misguided. It’s a relatively new phenomenon, but it’s become very mainstream. Generally, it’s an extravagant, over-the-top party with an elaborately planned stunt to reveal a soon-to-be-born baby’s gender to a crowd ofContinue reading “Things to Lose in the New World – Volume III: Gender Reveals”
Things to Lose in the New World – Volume II: Pointless Partisanship
Among other things, political partisanship has marred the past decade and then some. This hasn’t been simple “higher taxes versus lower taxes,” though that did factor in. No, instead the partisanship extended well beyond each party’s tenets and into plain obstructionism. It’s been disconcerting to watch as an American citizen over the last 10 years.Continue reading “Things to Lose in the New World – Volume II: Pointless Partisanship”
Things to Lose in the New World – Volume I: “The Closet”
Assuming that we reach inauguration day without some sort of armed uprising declaring Donald Trump to be the Boy King of America, there are things that need to be extricated from our culture beyond the outgoing president and the low-lying cloud of stink and shame he’ll leave in his absence. Donald Trump’s stink cloud willContinue reading “Things to Lose in the New World – Volume I: “The Closet””
Christopher Goodlof 