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The Horror is that There is No Horror

On the surprising conservatism of “progressive horror” — “Climate of the Hunter is an Atmospheric Slow-Burn that Skewers Patriarchal Hierarchies & Misogyny,” declares the headline of a review for the 2019 arthouse vampire flick by director Mickey Reece. Throughout the review, the author focuses on the social commentary of the film, and finds it to be the best…

Culture

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The Horror is that There is No Horror
The Horror is that There is No Horror
Culture

8 min read


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The Troubled Maker: Transgressive Art, Public Shame, and Mike Tyson

In many ways, my personal experience with life after public shaming has gone exactly as one might expect: depressing, painful, and weird. Yet, at some point over the past three years, after managing the existential crisis of fractured identity, and learning to refrain from scratching at the phantom limb of…

Mike Tyson

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The Troubled Maker: Transgressive Art, Public Shame, and Mike Tyson
The Troubled Maker: Transgressive Art, Public Shame, and Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson

11 min read


Published in The Shadow

·Apr 2, 2021

Pandemic, Berkshires Style

From disdain for regulations, to passion for bureaucracy, notes on day tripping during the coronavirus. I can’t say that the Berkshires is the first place that would normally come to my mind when I think of a nice little getaway, but what I can say is that from where I…

Covid 19

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Pandemic, Berkshires Style
Pandemic, Berkshires Style
Covid 19

6 min read


Feb 26, 2021

Fearless and Loving Near Las Vegas: A Review of Lisa Carver’s “The Pahrump Report”

There is a moment in her new book The Pahrump Report , when Lisa Carver responds to a question about her occupation by answering: “I am a writer.” …

Lisa Carver

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Fearless and Loving Near Las Vegas: A Review of Lisa Carver’s “The Pahrump Report”
Fearless and Loving Near Las Vegas: A Review of Lisa Carver’s “The Pahrump Report”
Lisa Carver

4 min read


Feb 12, 2021

If You Haven’t Lost Your Mind Yet, You Have Lost Your Mind

If you’ve spent enough time on social media, you’ve probably experienced it: someone you know begins to exhibit signs of mental instability for everyone to witness in the spotlight of social media. It could be an unsurprising turn from someone who has always struggled with mental illness, or an unexpected…

Qanon

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If You Haven’t Lost Your Mind Yet, You Have Lost Your Mind
If You Haven’t Lost Your Mind Yet, You Have Lost Your Mind
Qanon

3 min read


Nov 25, 2020

Start Making Sense

One of my neighbors is that type who was born and raised in the Hudson Valley, but since she had a taste of living in Brooklyn for four years, she calls other locals “townies”. Last night, she brought up her perceived difference between the local discount store that she loves…

Trump

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Start Making Sense
Start Making Sense
Trump

3 min read


Sep 14, 2020

QAnon is Coming to Town

Santa, coffee and QAnon in Buffalo, NY Protests are all the rage of late, so the placard-gripping gathering out front Spot Coffee in Buffalo, NY last week seemed as normal as outdoor seating. Nothing I couldn't navigate through to get a cup of coffee. Spot Coffee is a liberal business…

Q Anon

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QAnon is Coming to Town
QAnon is Coming to Town
Q Anon

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Jul 11, 2020

Who’s Choice is it Anyway?

I know this picture has been around the block already, but I can’t stop thinking about it. Can’t stop looking at it. Who is this woman? I know the answer is out there, but I don’t really want to know, let me wonder forever. …

Masks

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Who’s Choice is it Anyway?
Who’s Choice is it Anyway?
Masks

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Jun 6, 2019

Nothing Can Save You Now

On Frank Sherlock and Redemption At a recent writing conference, I attended one of the many similarly titled panel discussions that revolved around what “we” are supposed to do with the work/art of people/men who have behaved badly. During the question and answer session, a man in the audience stood…

Racism

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Nothing Can Save You Now
Nothing Can Save You Now
Racism

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May 29, 2019

Hoyt-Schermerhorn: CANCELED

OMG. Yesterday I found out that the Hoyt-Schermerhorn subway stop — the one I get off at to go work — was where Michael Jackson’s video for “Bad” was shot. I decided that I could no longer support that stop by stopping at it, so I made plans to get…

Cancel Culture

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Hoyt-Schermerhorn: CANCELED
Hoyt-Schermerhorn: CANCELED
Cancel Culture

2 min read

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