TikTok, Tumblr, and What It Means to Be a Modern-Day Queer
Since the dawn of Tumblr theory and ideology, the question of what goes into being queer has plagued the internet. Growing up on the blogging site placed many ideas in…
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Kaiya Shunyata
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Where Have All the Sex Scenes Gone?
The question of sex scenes’ value is one that’s been posed for years. On Film Twitter, the discourse is renewed every few months, with some people arguing that cinema doesn’t…
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Finding Catharsis in Painful Cinema
I love “feel bad” movies. From my early introduction to horror at the age of 8 (thanks, Dad!), to seeing Annihilation five times in theaters, I’ve always been enamoured with…
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Blind Worship and the Films of Quentin Tarantino
When you’re first getting into film, you tend to hear the same names repeated over and over again: Fincher, Scorsese, and, most of all, Tarantino. As a young cinephile, I…
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We Need to Talk About the “Good for Her” Genre
Being very online means witnessing the very birth of trends and tropes, and getting to watch as they dominate popular culture. The term “good for her” was sparked by an…
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My Battle with Pica, Alcohol Dependency, and “Swallow”
I’ve always been an indulgent person—from going to friends’ houses instead of studying for a final, to buying vinyls when I should be saving my money. But sometimes, I indulge…
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10 WLW Films That Aren’t White Period Dramas
There’s been a long withstanding debate on the internet—specifically Twitter—over whether there are enough LGBT films featuring people of color. With the release of the first trailer of Francis Lee’s…
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Flo Milli’s “Ho, why is you here” and the Art of Being a Bad Bitch
I first discovered Flo Milli when her track “Beef FloMix” went viral on Twitter after being used in several fancams—my favorite example being one of filmmaker Rian Johnson. From then…
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My Grandmother, “Carrie & Lowell,” and Me
Five years ago, Sufjan Stevens’ released the tender and languid Carrie & Lowell. The album quickly became not only his most critically acclaimed project, but a staple in Gen-Z culture.…
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