Category: Writing
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Good Nachträglichkeit
I once completely broke down over a single candid photo of my dad, my brother, and me. In the photo, our three sets of eyes are focused on my phone outside of frame. Flash was used, so the restaurant that we were at is hardly visible, and our faces are washed in harsh, overexposed light.
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A Toast to Chicago’s Ghosts
I scribbled a few last notes in my small notepad, something about prohibition, or ghosts, then stuffed it in my bag. It was still early, on a chilly autumn afternoon in Chicago. I sat in an alley patio space belonging to an inconspicuous coffee shop on the north side that sat adjacent to the
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Covering the Gap: Revelations and Repentance
The Phoenician Scheme is about “the gap”, and how Zsa Zsa attempts to cover it. I remember watching Bunuel’s The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie and enjoying it but also being confused by it. I read in an analysis later that if I wanted to understand the film, I had to pay attention to the
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The Wolves, The Deer, and Her Jacket
The aircraft carrier is a marvel colossus. It is a floating steel village that houses approximately 3000 sailors: a microcosm within a microcosm within a microcosm. Much like every habitable ecosystem I find myself living in, I have developed a routine for survival. Every morning after a quick shower and a poor excuse for a
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My obsession with Asteroid City: Freud, Lacan, and a Belated Understanding of Our Grief
Initially, upon first viewing, I (like most people) didn’t fully understand Asteroid City, but Asteroid City doesn’t really hide the fact that there’s more than meets the eye. So I watched it again, and again, and again. I watched it approximately eight times, and probably 12 if you count the amount of times I went
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