The Absurdity of Celebration – A Lament on the Power of Cliche
The blank page stares at you like a painful relationship you’ve fucked up once too often, motionless, emotionless, somewhat mystifying, and as always without any actual results, confession, or reparation. In these trying, the most, trying of times, time and his endless chimes bring the worst of the worst ideas into one’s head. Cliche Part […]
“The Apple” – By Alannah Stritch
“The Apple” She yearned to close his ribcage around her and wear his skin. This man had overtaken her mind, body, and soul and she had surrendered to it. Every facet of his being was something to be treasured. Every burp, he barped. Every fart, he furt. A gift. And her appetite could never be […]
Framing Our Receptivity, redux: Carlos Dengler on Joker Folie a Deux
By Carlos Dengler Watching a movie in an empty theater reminds you that film remains (at least putatively) an art form. Like visiting a church in between services, sitting amid vacant seats munching popcorn can be a kind of private encounter with the sacred: the ritual and its underlying beliefs, now unmediated by social context, […]
Controversy around film collective ‘Creeps From The Middle East’
Amsterdam – Renowned Dutch comedian Hans Teeuwen is reportedly considering legal action against artist collective, Creeps From The Middle East, following the release of their film ”Looking for Hans“. The film, which merges reality with fiction, features a scene involving Teeuwen that has led to significant debate. In the film, German-Iranian comedian Sina Khani and […]