My love-hate letter to the Italian Summer
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The Italian Summer is an all-too-common trope in fiction, a dramatic foil to the misery of English spring showers and gray skies.
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A queer, inclusive counter to period pieces
Cutting Room Floor
My obsession with period pieces meant that all my romantic emotional growth developed from witnessing heteronormative, cisgender relations unravel onscreen. There lies the fault.
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Playlists as love letters
If I make you a playlist, just know you hold a place in my heart. Compiling tracks into one perfectly packed electronic parcel is an emotional art.
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Hulu’s ‘The Great’ has bombastic bravura
The historical inaccuracy of much of the story, with the introduction of new characters to the narrative and the over exaggeration of the court’s ridiculousness, makes for comedy at its best.
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Hulu’s ‘Normal People’ exudes vicious vulnerability
Intimacy, according to “Normal People,” is a living, breathing entity that exists between two people, suspended in a web of vulnerability.
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‘High Fidelity’: Hulu’s unapologetic spin on an old classic
With a similar plot line and plenty of early 2000s stylistic and script choices, Kravitz’s portrayal reimagines Cusack’s character in the modern era.
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A love letter to Yayoi Kusama and her chambers of reflection
As one steps into a Kusama infinity room, there is a balance between exhibitionism and intimacy.
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Picks of the Week: Celebrate your women warriors
So, for this final week of March, here are my picks of things made by women for everyone to appreciate.
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Picks of the Week: Enjoying a week indoors
The mélange of students coming and going produces a sense of departure, if not from the area, then from the normalcy and comfort of routine.
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‘First Cow’ quietly makes its way to indie brilliance
Reichardt pays close attention to the quotidian, noting the basic struggles that faced those who participated in Western expansion and capitalism.
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