Check out my Patreon for a free, long-ish essay on how we are inclined to misinterpret the familiar, with a bonus photo of my cat not enjoying early Elvis. www.patreon.com/posts/137434...
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Nice essay. Thanks for sharing it.
aug 30, 2025, 2:14 pm • 0 0 • view
the thing this brings to mind is how sharp and intelligent Suzanne Collins' actual books are, versus the tidal wave of Generic YA Dystopias which followed...
aug 30, 2025, 8:14 pm • 3 0 • view
Yes, they're the antithesis of generic
aug 30, 2025, 10:21 pm • 1 0 • view
TV Tropes calls this the Unbuilt Trope problem.
aug 30, 2025, 11:12 pm • 1 0 • view
This is excellent. I still think about all ambient Monet kitsch I was exposed to in the '80s -- posters and umbrellas and tote bags -- and how floored I was when I visited the Orangerie and was surrounded by these monumental waterlily paintings in person.
aug 30, 2025, 7:20 pm • 1 0 • view