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media criticism

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A glass of whiskey in the forground with "McGill' printed on the glass. The cover art of DisneyPlus Daredevil Born Again is out of focus in the background. trust me, it's cool as shit

A Daredevil Primer

In preparation for my upcoming Daredevil Omnibus (named so because of Daredevil’s comic book origins) I want to give a primer on the character and my relationship to it in general. If only to stave off any questions I inevitably get when I so much as mention the Man

the word "rizz" drawn out using blind canes in a shitty pixel art style

I Identify as a Hater

Far be it from me to judge any disabled comrade on how to interpret their disabled reality, especially one that chooses to find joy and strength in it. But I just can’t get into Lachi’s I Identify as Blind. Honestly, I feel bad about it! Lachi is objectively

a bad pixel art drawing of a green stick figure beneath a cloudy sky with some blue rain. white text, very big, syas hard stuff innit

literary litmus test - hard rain falling

Don Carpenter wrote a test. It’s not a long test, it only took me about nine hours. It’s not a lonely test, I listened to the thoughts of a fellow reader as I went along. It’s not an inaccessible test, the language is efficient and gives you

A Love Letter for John

A Love Letter for John

I have a friend, who shall remain nameless as though by magic, who does not like John Steinbeck. “Too dry,” is what I’ve heard the two or three times I’ve asked. And sure, Steinbeck does have a moment-to-moment tendency to give us prose that’s been

A man in a black shirt stands in front of a white background. Has has a paper note of some currency covering his eyes.

Sorrowland and Media's history with Disability

Late at night, when I’m sleeplessly turning over and over, too hot and too cold, I can’t help but think of this history we’ve all been born in to. Would Daredevil cause me so much grief if disability was generally represented well? Would killing gay characters go

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