Deep Dive
The Hasan Piker Event Horizon
A raucous Twitch streamer has become the center of American left-wing politics, to the point of overshadowing a potential World War. Why are the Media class so scared of him?
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Did the world end last night?
As we watch a manned mission slingshot around the moon, and after Donald Trump's announcement, which spurred fears of nuclear apocalypse, I finally, lucidly saw the impact Film and media have had on our modern world.
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Will Zendaya survive this summer?
With five major projects set for release, I fear we have a storm brewing.
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Is there any such thing as Apolitical Science Fiction?
In an era of perceived waning Media Literacy and an increase in analysis fatigue, are we allowed to opt out of politics in favour of Pew-Pews?
Deep Dive
Emerald Fennell, Class Politics, and Me.
After "Wuthering Heights", it's become clear that, at the very least, Fennell wields, perhaps naively, a dangerous politic.
Opinion
Elon Musk froze culture and we must unfreeze it.
The reason for forever sequels, Billboard Chart freeze, nostalgia pop, COVID Denial and the rising price of RAM is all the same -- and we cannot let it continue if we want to survive.
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we actually can retire Euphoria.
Gen-Z, Purity Politics, Sydney Sweeney, Creepy Old Men™, Embarrassing Boyfriends, The Epstein Files, Olivia Nuzzi, Generational Infighting, Eddington, abuse, and Sex on Screen. Also Nick Fuentes.
Film
Man Strives For Greatness, but there are Consequences™: How to break the Toxic Ambition loop on Film
Can anyone imagine greatness without the same old consequences?
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My beef with Yorgos: Why I'm not reviewing Bugonia
In a piece I removed from public view a few years ago, I detail why his type of filmmaking doesn't work for me, and why Yorgos himself has become persona non grata on OBSCURAE despite all of his collaborators being filmmakers I love and respect.
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I (Finally) Saw the TV Glow: Them vs Us, and the Illusion of the "Trans Film"
Putting a pin on the debate pushed onto the work of every queer artist, where everything they create is treated as inherently political just for existing – much like the artists themselves –, I Saw the TV Glow (2024) is a visually stunning film that is purposely vague in its storytelling.
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The Genius of Poker Face (Video Essay)
Watch the Extended Version here!
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Rebellions are built on Hope: An Andor Mega Recap (Episodes 4-9)
We are all Ghor.