Apageseis (verb form of agape, noun): to show a conscious, chosen, and unconditional love, typically through active goodwill and self-sacrifice -cene (affix): a division of geological time from the Greek kainos, new. If you’re feeling conflicted about celebrating 250 years of the United States, you’re not alone.
In a recent post about Jurassic Park (1993), I argued that the design of the visitors’ center as metatext supports the thesis of the overall film as a text. This week, I want to talk about how the design of the interior of the building does the same. “But Hype,
In what will be a surprise to absolutely no one, I’ve been struggling with writing because of chronic illness and ::gestures broadly at the state of the world::. When I’ve been feeling well enough to write, it has felt frivolous to write silly little nonsense about silly little
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From July 21 & 22, 2025
No, not the romantic kind. That's probably really nice and I'm happy for y'all
Back in June when I first watched Jaws, I promptly gushed to a neighbor about it. Instead of immediately making a swift and desperate exit from the probably one-sided conversation, he pulled a total dad move and asked what other classics I hadn’t seen yet. Then, he pulled
In my quest to watch classic blockbusters I’ve either never seen or have largely forgotten, in July I watched Jaws, Alien, and Jurassic Park in quick succession, unintentionally programming myself a triple creature feature in which the creatures are not the true villains. Rather than subject y’all to
I recently liveblogged Jaws on Bluesky and thought I would share those immediate, knee-jerk impressions here, too, for any interested subscribers who are not on that platform. I’m quite new to liveblogging media, so please let me know if there’s something I should do differently! * * * 1. Since
This morning, like most mornings, I walked out my door to the sound of cicadas screaming. But this morning, unlike most days, when I got in my car and shut the door, the sound didn’t dampen. So I opened my car door, stuck my head out, ducked back into