all of my tweets are like disappearing into the ether (sad!) but i just published an essay about two artists who are obsessed with losers altphase.substack.com/p/the-southern…
the most fucked up part about the chicago jeremy allen white lookalike contest is that there was no homage to lip gallagher. just the aprons and white t-shirts. shameless used to mean something
the way everyone who is watching the pitt has rallied around bryan cranston’s daughter (me included) proves that nepotism is fine when ur a great actor and ur famous parent is beloved tv star
STOP: before you make a comment about alabama or florida or literally any other southern state, ask yourself
-do you have a foundational knowledge of voter suppression in that state?
-is ur comment based on a stereotype?
-do u pay attention to this state outside of election yrs?
today mississippi, a state without early voting, the most rural state in america, also (in my opinion) the most ignored state:
-legalized medical marijuana
-overturned jim crow era election rules
-changed the state flag to the image below
this is all due to community activism.
Martin Scorsese says he studied to be a priest in his youth but was kicked out of his Catholic seminary for bad behavior:
“The idea of priesthood, to devote yourself to others, really, that’s what it’s about. I realized I don’t belong there. And I tried to stay, but they got my