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This started as an essay on Oliver Laxe's Sirat, until in my research I came across this Thomas Merton quote, and my worldview changed. When you read or watch or listen to something dull and lifeless, ask yourself: What does it aspire towards? Where's the angel?
February 11, 2026 at 1:53 PM
This started as an essay on Oliver Laxe's Sirat, until in my research I came across this Thomas Merton quote, and my worldview changed. When you read or watch or listen to something dull and lifeless, ask yourself: What does it aspire towards? Where's the angel?
Cassavetes, too
February 10, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Cassavetes, too
Well it’s no Working Girl but what is?
February 10, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Well it’s no Working Girl but what is?
I just didn’t get that vibe at all I dunno
February 10, 2026 at 4:17 PM
I just didn’t get that vibe at all I dunno
Well my point isn’t that it’s a great film, I liked it but I don’t think it’s a misunderstood masterpiece or anything. My point is that the reactions I saw online were along the lines of ‘what the fuck is this insane object it makes no sense?!?!’ and I think it’s a pretty normal movie
February 10, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Well my point isn’t that it’s a great film, I liked it but I don’t think it’s a misunderstood masterpiece or anything. My point is that the reactions I saw online were along the lines of ‘what the fuck is this insane object it makes no sense?!?!’ and I think it’s a pretty normal movie
Really? It’s just a funny little sitcom style movie
February 10, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Really? It’s just a funny little sitcom style movie
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"Intellectual freedom" zealotry has always & only been about suppressing voices that oppose the violence & cruelty of whiteness/capitalism.
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In her latest column, @bakerdphd.bsky.social looks at the history of AAU regarding campus free speech. If they took a stance on many key issues today, some status-obsessed public universities would face very difficult membership decisions.
How Elite Colleges Aided Censorship During the Red Scares
Powerful organizations during the Red Scares crafted a world where “academic freedom” was conditional on political allegiance.
www.insidehighered.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:40 PM
"Intellectual freedom" zealotry has always & only been about suppressing voices that oppose the violence & cruelty of whiteness/capitalism.
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Sentimental Value has a lot of acting but is otherwise inoffensive so it’s pretty easy to let it slide
February 10, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Sentimental Value has a lot of acting but is otherwise inoffensive so it’s pretty easy to let it slide
Wait what’s Last Winter doing on here?
February 10, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Wait what’s Last Winter doing on here?
My all-time fave
February 10, 2026 at 1:08 AM
My all-time fave