The Stories We Tell

Today I am joined by Ben from the YouTube channel Dummy, where he talks about media theory, history, and business. In this episode we touch on a wide range of topics, from propaganda, to Noam Chomsky, an ecological approach to media literacy, the Israel-Palestine war, YouTube censorship, Trump 2.0, big tech, and much more!I also give a preview of what's coming down the pipe for thi

'Little Miss Sunshine' teaches us to accept our absurd existence, and in this acceptance, we can find joy. In this video, I bring in concepts from Albert Camus, Friedrich Nietszche, and Marcel Proust to illustrate that the suffering we feel should not be resisted, but accepted, a powerful concept to anyone who’s gone through a dark time in their life.My other videos:https://www.y

In part 2 of my 'Crime & Punishment' analysis, we will take a look at Dunya, and how she shows strength in the face of patriarchal dominance and ideals#crimeandpunishment #feminism #Dostoevsky #philosophy #classics #literature #russianclassics #videoessay #patriarchy My other videos:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzqZOPxcIfchttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Us5_-iiEbEhttps://ww

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Us5_-iiEbEUnpacking Raskolnikov’s Egoistic Utilitarianism and Sonya’s love as a savior in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment.#CrimeAndPunishment #Dostoevsky #philosophy #classics #literature #russianclassics #Raskolnikov #Sonya #videoessay #utilitarianism #egoismMy other videos:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM-cp9Mw81

VIDEO ESSAY ON YOUTUBEMindfulness, space, absurdism & writing. You don't have to be anything. You only have to be.#meditation #mindfulness #absurdism #nature #buddhism #space #philosophy #camus #sisyphus #videoessay My other videos:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM-cp9Mw810https://youtu.be/DdCxER5hoLc?si=iOIlR2e3EFcUvfdshttps://youtu.be/DdCxER5hoLc?si=HzYPZEPW99Kx268Khttps://y

FULL VIDEO ESSAY ON YOUTUBE! The greatest art makes you question. Question who you are, what you believe. Question the assumptions you make about the world around you. Question the fabric of reality, the nature of being. Question free will or fate. Question systemic influences of behavior, or intrinsic human desires.It does not answer, because in answers we find a more shallow unde

THIS EPISODE IS AVAILABLE AS A VIDEO ESSAY ON MY YOUTUBE CHANNELThe Iron Giant and Spirited Away's No-Face have more in common than you might think. I'll explore how their identity is shaped by empathy, and how this relates to my own struggles with identity.#film #studioghibli #theirongiant #ghibli #filmreview #videoessay Website: https://remarkablebooksandfilm.com/Instagram:  

EPISODE AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE!!!Vanity masquerades as individuality. Selfishness masquerades as acheivement. Pointless pursuits masquerade as progress.Victor Frankenstein embodied these ideas when he devoted years of his life to merciless toil in the name of science. He was vain, selfish, and pursued great accomplishments, not for the sake of improving the world or helping people, b

Director Céline Sciamma decided upon two key omissions early in production of Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019). First, that there would be few smiles from the all-female cast in what became the first 70 minutes of runtime. Second, that there would be no music, save two scenes where it crystallizes with the power and emotion of a thunderstorm. “…you will have to find the music

Spirited Away & the importance of identity in a rapidly changing worldWe all know a No-Face. Someone who has no true identity, who mirrors their environment in order to fit in, who doesn’t possess the ability to think for themself. Someone who parrots whatever opinion or hot-take is popular on Twitter that week. Someone who is addicted to external validation and consumption.