Michael

FM! and the Broadcast of Self: Performativity and Masculinity Vince Staples’ 2018 release FM! opens with immediacy, from its Green Day–inspired cover art to its bright, fast-paced soundscape of hooks…

FM! has been one of my favorite Vince Staples projects for ages, I’ve been thinking a lot about my own identity and gender lately, and parsing through that through a Vince album has actually been really rewarding.

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Stillness and Architecture in Columbus Towering buildings with striking proportions: vast planes of glass, slopes of concrete and brick, imposing beams of stone. Rows of lines…

Wrote about one of my favourite movies of all time Columbus and what it has to say about Stillness.
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The Philosophy of Movement in “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” Any time I rewatch Ang Lee’s 2000 Oscar-winning epic Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon the thing that sticks with me when the title credits…

I’ve always loved East Asian cinema for the way it engages with the non-material, and I think Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a perfect example of this. I ended up writing about how the film illustrates some key Chinese philosophical concepts.
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Haram: The Unseen and the Unsaid Haram refers to what is forbidden under Islamic law. For Armand Hammer it’s a lens for exploring taboo, the shameful, and the repressed…

Decided to do a close reading of one of my favourite armand hammer albums Haram.
Doing a whole lyrical analysis for them has been on the bucket list so Im glad I got to do it. Has been a few weeks in the making but all the effort is worth it.
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What is the purpose of art? Soviet filmmaker and screenwriter Andrei Tarkovsky once said:

Wrote something about the purpose of art based on the famous Tarkovsky quote on #FilmTwitter . Also feels like the first time I've relied on stuff I've encountered in philosophy. One of my favourite things I've written so far.

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Expert in A Dying Field and the Value of Grief I’ve been completely blindsided by what the process of grieving is like. Given the proliferation of media about romantic relationships, I…

Recently had my first experience of heartbreak, and Expert in a Dying Field by @thebeths.bsky.social was such an anchor and I wrote about how much it helped me process everything. Really happy with this piece and hope it can help people process their grief better.
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Wrote something about untitled unmastered by
@kendricklamar
. It gets dismissed as TPAB leftovers by some but believe its special in Kendricks catalogue because of its more overt politcal content.
Really proud of it and glad I can finally share it.
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Wrote something about my favourite album from my favourite band chat pile. I think the album really captures the sense of hopelessness that comes from being able to follow all the worlds horrific through various media channels.

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You were great on it 👍

Linda, Linda, Linda and the Essence of Youth Released in 2005, Linda Linda Linda is a film about four high school friends who decide to form a band in the lead-up to their school…

Wrote something about one of my favourite movies and its comment on the essence of youth. found this one on #filmtwt so I'm really glad it had a really profound impact on me. Hope to have something out once a week.

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Saw the New York times ballot for 10 best movies of the 21st century. Had to make some tough calls but here are my picks.

Exploring Personhood according to Vince Staples Vince Staples’ self-titled explores the ways in which where you come from contributes to shaping who you are. Staples adds uniqueness to…

Wrote about my one of my favourite albums of all time and how it relates to personhood. Really excited to share more of my reflections, hopefully with time and commitment my writing can be even better.

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Aaron Ramsey slander on my timeline :(.

The Pot Shot Podcast: #128: Reconstruction: It's Time To Win Lorcan, Alex & Seb take a look at the work that needs to be done to the Arsenal squad this summer.Please subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode, tell your friends to listen if you like it, a...

💥 WE GO AGAIN 💥

#128: Reconstruction: It's Time To Win

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🔴 Rebalancing defence & attack
⚪️ What will Zubimendi bring?
🟡 A marquee LW signing?
🔵 What do we need from a ST?

Listen here 👇
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The player we can’t write about and football’s ‘systemic failure’ to deal with sexual violence A Premier League player is representing his club despite facing accusations of sexual violence. And nobody can talk or do anything about it.

A player at a Premier League club has been accused of sexual assault by four different women and has carried on playing.

We can't name him for legal reasons.

“It’s a systemic failure,” says Nazir Afzal, the former Chief Crown Prosecutor for North West England.

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I wish I was here for the live reaction😭

Watching andor for the first time was a spiritual experience.

Im a person whos too young to have really watched Henry(apart from the 11/12 return). Sent this to my dad and he's insistent if Henry went somewhere other than arsenal he isn't as iconic. Granted the zeitgeist of football in Sub-Saharan Africa (where we're from) is likely different to Europe.

Trans people exist, they're beautiful, and Arsenal are going through tonight x

Thank you for willing the two free kicks to go in.

Changing shirts at half time is so crazy to me 😭😭😭

I read bade as babe initially and I was so confused as to why you're putting your partner on blast 😭😭

Wu Tang clan under an awfc post feels like whiplash.

Was initially pretty skeptical about flat balls because I think it exacerbates the issues of height diffrence but super curious to read it now.

My biggest flex is that I started reading billy when he had like 15 followers on Twitter. Crazy that the quality has been this high since then as well.

Adding this to the list of things that feel like a tv show crossover. Also, does this mean we get an Edu's bbq arsenal women edition?👀👀