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poetry

Electrodomestico

Prartho Sereno
Marin County poet Prartho Sereno meditates on the ironic response of her mother's generation to the promises of technology.

poetry

My California

Beau Beausoleil
West Coast poet Beau Beausoleil reflects on the momentary beauties which somehow compensate for our everyday sense of exile and displacement.

film

The IP Machine Laughs at Itself

Eileen Jones Jacobin
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg mock Hollywood’s creative collapse in The Studio — while continuing to churn out sequels, reboots, and branded spin-offs.

tv

MobLand Is the Platonic Ideal of Dad TV

Brian Tallerico AV Club
We're all Harry Da Souza. There has been a lot of discussion about the success of what some have called “dad TV,” shows not watched exclusively by men but targeting them through casting, concept, and execution.

books

Say the Word

Olivia Gerber Los Angeles Review of Books
Author Montell analyzes the social science of cult influence and how leaders of cults use language to exercise power. Reviewer Gerber uses her own childhood cult experience as a window into this complex topic.
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