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Storming the Ivory Tower
A blog of esoteric media criticism, laying siege to the Ivory Tower of academia from the gutters of pop culture
www.stormingtheivorytower.com
Happy Trans Day of Visibility! I'm Samantha, and I've been blogging about media for a decade now. I focus on demystifying criticism through pop culture, so if concepts like death of the author leave you scratching your head, or you're looking to broaden your artistic horizons, check me out #tdov
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A good rule of thumb is that every 2 holes of a "full size" golf course (18-hole, par-72) is about as big as Cal Anderson. The whole golf course is usually 9 Cal Andersons in size.
November 27, 2025 at 7:55 AM
A good rule of thumb is that every 2 holes of a "full size" golf course (18-hole, par-72) is about as big as Cal Anderson. The whole golf course is usually 9 Cal Andersons in size.
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And at Capitol Hill density (which is not very dense! only half the density of U District), each hole of an 18-hole golf course takes up as much area as housing for 1500 people.
November 27, 2025 at 7:58 AM
And at Capitol Hill density (which is not very dense! only half the density of U District), each hole of an 18-hole golf course takes up as much area as housing for 1500 people.
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I am a (not at all wealthy) golfer who loves Seattle’s municipal courses, the only way the sport is accessible to me. Broadmoor and other private urban golf clubs are an affront to our city and must either pay their fair share or go.
Paul has been talking about the tax loophole that Seattle country clubs have been enjoying for a while now but WOW I did not know how big
This is Broadmoor Golf Club. It's a gated right-wing enclave for the rich in Seattle. The golf course is 7 parcels, 122.2 acres. It's assessed at just $76k/ACRE!
This is Broadmoor Golf Club. It's a gated right-wing enclave for the rich in Seattle. The golf course is 7 parcels, 122.2 acres. It's assessed at just $76k/ACRE!
November 27, 2025 at 7:38 AM
I am a (not at all wealthy) golfer who loves Seattle’s municipal courses, the only way the sport is accessible to me. Broadmoor and other private urban golf clubs are an affront to our city and must either pay their fair share or go.
yeah it's not a value judgment, it's just class analysis that pharoahs are petite bourgeois because they ahhhhhhhhhh put the means of production in the scarmophogoghs
November 27, 2025 at 5:20 AM
yeah it's not a value judgment, it's just class analysis that pharoahs are petite bourgeois because they ahhhhhhhhhh put the means of production in the scarmophogoghs
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coming down to my final month of rent and i still have not gotten any job offers: any amount you can spare is still appreciated greatly, honest to god
August 25, 2025 at 4:19 AM
coming down to my final month of rent and i still have not gotten any job offers: any amount you can spare is still appreciated greatly, honest to god
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i'm going to offer my ko-fi as an alternative method of payment for the forseeable future. if a direct line is preferable, this is the way. anything and everything is appreciated. ko-fi.com/ichorplus
Support iris
Support iris
ko-fi.com
August 15, 2025 at 10:53 PM
i'm going to offer my ko-fi as an alternative method of payment for the forseeable future. if a direct line is preferable, this is the way. anything and everything is appreciated. ko-fi.com/ichorplus
idk dog I'd love to have a nuanced discussion of whether intellectual property as a policy is actually getting the outcomes we want and how piracy fits into that but it's like talking to NIMBYs, it's all sentiment, all "if you build a duplex it will kill whales, you like dead whales?" type shit
November 26, 2025 at 8:05 PM
idk dog I'd love to have a nuanced discussion of whether intellectual property as a policy is actually getting the outcomes we want and how piracy fits into that but it's like talking to NIMBYs, it's all sentiment, all "if you build a duplex it will kill whales, you like dead whales?" type shit
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If you are part of any sort of cool project, for the love of god ask yourself "hey wait does One Dude have sole access to levers that can explode this entire thing?"
And if so, it does not matter how much you like him or trust him, you GOTTA take those levers away from him. Otherwise you're doomed
And if so, it does not matter how much you like him or trust him, you GOTTA take those levers away from him. Otherwise you're doomed
November 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
If you are part of any sort of cool project, for the love of god ask yourself "hey wait does One Dude have sole access to levers that can explode this entire thing?"
And if so, it does not matter how much you like him or trust him, you GOTTA take those levers away from him. Otherwise you're doomed
And if so, it does not matter how much you like him or trust him, you GOTTA take those levers away from him. Otherwise you're doomed
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if only someone had written an essay on the kind of tyranny that keeps emerging from structurelessness. oh well guess we just gotta keep building our systems and social assumptions in ways that make this keep happen forever!
November 26, 2025 at 6:51 PM
if only someone had written an essay on the kind of tyranny that keeps emerging from structurelessness. oh well guess we just gotta keep building our systems and social assumptions in ways that make this keep happen forever!
I can have pretty nuanced takes at this point about piracy, but you know what I take a firm stance on? shoplifting.
you can't possibly steal more from a supermarket chain than the managers steal in time, profit, and physical well being from their own workers, so fuck it. snag that spice jar.
you can't possibly steal more from a supermarket chain than the managers steal in time, profit, and physical well being from their own workers, so fuck it. snag that spice jar.
November 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I can have pretty nuanced takes at this point about piracy, but you know what I take a firm stance on? shoplifting.
you can't possibly steal more from a supermarket chain than the managers steal in time, profit, and physical well being from their own workers, so fuck it. snag that spice jar.
you can't possibly steal more from a supermarket chain than the managers steal in time, profit, and physical well being from their own workers, so fuck it. snag that spice jar.
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imagine if all this anti-piracy energy was spent yelling about public funding for the arts instead
that would actually benefit the majority of working artists, though, and not the loudest winners of the marketized arts scene.
that would actually benefit the majority of working artists, though, and not the loudest winners of the marketized arts scene.
November 25, 2025 at 10:46 PM
imagine if all this anti-piracy energy was spent yelling about public funding for the arts instead
that would actually benefit the majority of working artists, though, and not the loudest winners of the marketized arts scene.
that would actually benefit the majority of working artists, though, and not the loudest winners of the marketized arts scene.
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only perverts can agree
November 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
only perverts can agree
reeling once again from seeing a "pony play is normalizing zoophiliac sadomasochism" take from a *fucking furry who's into bondage*
forget self awareness, people are out here struggling with basic self preservation
forget self awareness, people are out here struggling with basic self preservation
November 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
reeling once again from seeing a "pony play is normalizing zoophiliac sadomasochism" take from a *fucking furry who's into bondage*
forget self awareness, people are out here struggling with basic self preservation
forget self awareness, people are out here struggling with basic self preservation
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this is a completely fucked move by steam for a game being developed by an award winning team of queer devs. Fucking christ
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
November 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
this is a completely fucked move by steam for a game being developed by an award winning team of queer devs. Fucking christ
I like the horror movie ranking list and the hater's guide to anime cause they provide this framework for me to talk about more obscure bullshit in a more accessible context, but I don't have a good framework yet for my other great loves--obscure sci fi and fantasy, and weird animation/puppetry...
November 25, 2025 at 7:21 AM
I like the horror movie ranking list and the hater's guide to anime cause they provide this framework for me to talk about more obscure bullshit in a more accessible context, but I don't have a good framework yet for my other great loves--obscure sci fi and fantasy, and weird animation/puppetry...
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100% - said this before. gamergaters were and are the unpaid "enforcers" of management of the game industry. no reason to ever meaningfully try to do anything about these right winger harassment waves when they're the ones out there acting out what most of the management class actually believes
Any one of these massive AAA videogame companies could file suit against the 6-piece Chicken McNobody ringleaders harassing their employees, and that they don't is a choice. I said before of goobergate that the industry enjoys having a bunch of unpaid Pinkertons around too much to ever give it up.
Two months after firing over Charlie Kirk comments, Ghost of Yotei dev blames harassment campaign, not 'bad joke'
aftermath.site/sucker-punch-c...
aftermath.site/sucker-punch-c...
November 25, 2025 at 12:24 AM
100% - said this before. gamergaters were and are the unpaid "enforcers" of management of the game industry. no reason to ever meaningfully try to do anything about these right winger harassment waves when they're the ones out there acting out what most of the management class actually believes
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hey! for reasons, i'm looking to find any nsfw/erotic/adult games that you think would make GOOD SPEEDRUNS. stuff that like, could be routed and played in an interesting way. if you have any suggestions, please reply with them!
November 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
hey! for reasons, i'm looking to find any nsfw/erotic/adult games that you think would make GOOD SPEEDRUNS. stuff that like, could be routed and played in an interesting way. if you have any suggestions, please reply with them!
I just watched Deaf Crocodile's release of Bubble Bath last night and sorry but why doesn't more stuff from the great Indie Animation Boom look more like this? I mean I sort of know the answer to that but. you see my point yeah? www.youtube.com/watch?v=10cO... #animation
BUBBLE BATH trailer
YouTube video by Deaf Crocodile
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I just watched Deaf Crocodile's release of Bubble Bath last night and sorry but why doesn't more stuff from the great Indie Animation Boom look more like this? I mean I sort of know the answer to that but. you see my point yeah? www.youtube.com/watch?v=10cO... #animation
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it sucks becuase there's a lot of very cool very fun pieces of it, some fun art or character designs or glimpses of a LOT of work going into things
and then it pulls some shit like this while also having a theme song where a guy yells HERE COME THE QUEERZ and i feel like i've been hate crimed
and then it pulls some shit like this while also having a theme song where a guy yells HERE COME THE QUEERZ and i feel like i've been hate crimed
November 23, 2025 at 8:42 AM
it sucks becuase there's a lot of very cool very fun pieces of it, some fun art or character designs or glimpses of a LOT of work going into things
and then it pulls some shit like this while also having a theme song where a guy yells HERE COME THE QUEERZ and i feel like i've been hate crimed
and then it pulls some shit like this while also having a theme song where a guy yells HERE COME THE QUEERZ and i feel like i've been hate crimed
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For anyone else who wants one of the single worst echolalia's to infect my friend group in your head, here have the promotional video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=joEa...
The line read on "here come the queerz" is stuck in my brain it genuinely sounds like a slur
www.youtube.com/watch?v=joEa...
The line read on "here come the queerz" is stuck in my brain it genuinely sounds like a slur
Queerz! Music Video
YouTube video by Son of Oak
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
For anyone else who wants one of the single worst echolalia's to infect my friend group in your head, here have the promotional video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=joEa...
The line read on "here come the queerz" is stuck in my brain it genuinely sounds like a slur
www.youtube.com/watch?v=joEa...
The line read on "here come the queerz" is stuck in my brain it genuinely sounds like a slur
I just... ok. here's my thing with the ending of Big O.
what's more reasonable to assume.
that a series of 4 shots over 12 seconds at the end of the series are a *metaphor* for the rest of the show
or the *rest of the show is the metaphor* for those 12 seconds of footage (the "real world")
what's more reasonable to assume.
that a series of 4 shots over 12 seconds at the end of the series are a *metaphor* for the rest of the show
or the *rest of the show is the metaphor* for those 12 seconds of footage (the "real world")
November 23, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I just... ok. here's my thing with the ending of Big O.
what's more reasonable to assume.
that a series of 4 shots over 12 seconds at the end of the series are a *metaphor* for the rest of the show
or the *rest of the show is the metaphor* for those 12 seconds of footage (the "real world")
what's more reasonable to assume.
that a series of 4 shots over 12 seconds at the end of the series are a *metaphor* for the rest of the show
or the *rest of the show is the metaphor* for those 12 seconds of footage (the "real world")
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i'm talking to you, lonely cis boy ally who likes hanging out with queers but could definitely never be one. you are a fish on dry land. join us in the water, sister. we're basically always naked in here.
November 22, 2025 at 9:40 PM
i'm talking to you, lonely cis boy ally who likes hanging out with queers but could definitely never be one. you are a fish on dry land. join us in the water, sister. we're basically always naked in here.
did either nuzzi or lizza fuck chris cilizza cause I think that would be really good, if they did
November 22, 2025 at 7:25 AM
did either nuzzi or lizza fuck chris cilizza cause I think that would be really good, if they did
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Home Is A People, 2021
my three-piece thesis exploring private, tender queer moments in transmasc life 🐂💙🦌💗
my three-piece thesis exploring private, tender queer moments in transmasc life 🐂💙🦌💗
November 5, 2023 at 5:45 PM
Home Is A People, 2021
my three-piece thesis exploring private, tender queer moments in transmasc life 🐂💙🦌💗
my three-piece thesis exploring private, tender queer moments in transmasc life 🐂💙🦌💗