Nouveau/Niche
I write about new pieces of art or culture that I encounter, or about old favorites. I discuss the brand new (to me anyway), and the ridiculously niche, or sometimes both.
A Definitive Ranking of Black Swan’s Most Heavy-Handed, Yet Genius Metaphors
Black Swan is a rare film that is somehow both decidedly genius and so unbelievably campy that it can actually be appreciated for both of these qualities simultaneously, particularly when it comes to the film’s metaphors and symbolism. And ranking those metaphors was a labor of pure love.