Infotainment and the Desire to Blame There have been some important works on the subject of Peoples Temple and Jonestown in fairly recent years; books and documentaries alike. It’s noticeable, however, that we still don’t want to see ambiguity, especially when it comes to responsibility and blame. We really don’t want to accept any diffusion …
Continue reading From Academia to Infotainment: “Jonestown: The Women Behind the Massacre”
I love abandoned places. Urban Exploration photography is one of my favorite things. As a person who values solitude, the absence of people appeals to me, of course. But it's more than that; the decaying structures where humans once existed and the traces left of them are fascinating, even beautiful. Especially really old ones, and …
I'd like to share a few essays that I wrote for a class I took several years ago about Film. I'll share links at the end of where you can watch the films under discussion, if you're so inclined. Hope you enjoy! December, 2015 Visual Style as an Expression of Worldview: Cityscapes The visual aesthetic …
As an avid consumer of the true crime genre, I obviously read about a whole spate of sad things. An occurrence that I find particularly sad, though, is when certain people who have been harmed seem to slip through the cracks, fading into obscurity over time as if they never existed. Society attributes greater or …
Continue reading Why I Often Think About Henry “Hank” Gafforio
For my first real post (real as in about something, other than just talking about myself), I thought it might be fun to share an essay I wrote in 2013 for a Criminology course I was taking. Since the exciting news of Cyntoia Brown's imminent release from prison, this essay might be an interesting lil' …
Lines and Strings 