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Three Stills From The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
Posted in General Features
Tagged nonhumans, the fast and the furious, tokyo drift
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Fungal Growth
B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs #2
Shaviro’s Redux of The Cinematic Body
It’s rare for academics who work in the realm of critical theory, or poststructuralist theory, or other such things in the humanities, even to polemicize against cognitivism: either because they are naively unaware of its institutional power, or because they … Continue reading
Interview With Killer Mike and El-P at The Passion of the Weiss
You guys are hitting a point in your careers — especially now that you’re doing Run the Jewels together — where you could be filling that superhero role for kids growing up. What do you hope kids listening to the … Continue reading
Posted in General Features
Tagged el-p, rap
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On Why I Will Never Play The Castle Doctrine
RPS: You should never hold a press event at your house. I don’t think many people would want to come. Jason Rohrer: [Laughing] You guys are in England, you don’t understand what it’s like here in America. [from this interview] … Continue reading
Three Portraits of Johann Kraus
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Tagged bprd, comics, hellboy, johann kraus
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Nick Briz Profiled At Rhizome
Do you actively study art history? + Do you read art criticism, philosophy, or critical theory? If so, which authors inspire you? yes && yes. I’m xtreamly interested in the parallel/perpendicular + complementing/contradicting + fringe && mainstream narratives that make … Continue reading
On the Inhuman Drama of Pacific Rim
SPOILERS FOR PACIFIC RIM AND OTHER DEL TORO FILMS WHOOPS A reading of Pacific Rim: Right off I want to say that I enjoyed the movie while cringing and being hugely disappointed every single time a character said the word “bitch” … Continue reading
Posted in General Features
Tagged guillermo del toro, nonhumans, pacific rim, theory, violence
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