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· May 27
The Myth of the Alpha Male
YouTube video by Pop Culture Detective
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New video essay examining the myth of the "alpha male" and how that false ideal propagates through popular culture: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpvp...
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Opinions that confirm the public's intuition that Silicon Valley leaders are evil: "legalizing US war crimes would open up a whole new market."
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Palantir CEO Says Legalizing War Crimes Would Be Good for Business
Palantir CEO Alex Karp recently rhapsodized that US air strikes on Venezuelan civilians would be good for business, if only it were legal.
futurism.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Opinions that confirm the public's intuition that Silicon Valley leaders are evil: "legalizing US war crimes would open up a whole new market."
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Yeah, this very bad for cinema and people who love going to movie theaters. But if Paramount wins it will mean handing over yet another media empire to a billionaire with a ultra right-wing agenda. That seems much worse for the country and the world.
Netflix has won the bidding war to purchase Warner Bros. Discovery.
The sale is not yet finalized, as the U.S. Department of Justice could also interfere due to anti-trust concerns.
(Source: www.thewrap.com/netflix-wins...)
The sale is not yet finalized, as the U.S. Department of Justice could also interfere due to anti-trust concerns.
(Source: www.thewrap.com/netflix-wins...)
December 6, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Yeah, this very bad for cinema and people who love going to movie theaters. But if Paramount wins it will mean handing over yet another media empire to a billionaire with a ultra right-wing agenda. That seems much worse for the country and the world.
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The White House surrenders at 138 million views. Sabrina wins.
December 5, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The White House surrenders at 138 million views. Sabrina wins.
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Seven's case is highlighted in this video, which, when I saw it a few years ago, finally put into words what I had often seen in sci-fi movies and shows that I otherwise enjoy: Born Sexy Yesterday.
November 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Seven's case is highlighted in this video, which, when I saw it a few years ago, finally put into words what I had often seen in sci-fi movies and shows that I otherwise enjoy: Born Sexy Yesterday.
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Star Wars fans are the worst, lol.
November 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Star Wars fans are the worst, lol.
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I'm seeing some discourse claiming Predator Badlands is "critical of toxic masculinity," and although I liked the movie, sorry but no. It still glorifies dominator masculinity (as the ending proves). Learning to accept help when enacting violent domination rituals isn't actually a good critique.
November 11, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I'm seeing some discourse claiming Predator Badlands is "critical of toxic masculinity," and although I liked the movie, sorry but no. It still glorifies dominator masculinity (as the ending proves). Learning to accept help when enacting violent domination rituals isn't actually a good critique.
I'm seeing some discourse claiming Predator Badlands is "critical of toxic masculinity," and although I liked the movie, sorry but no. It still glorifies dominator masculinity (as the ending proves). Learning to accept help when enacting violent domination rituals isn't actually a good critique.
November 11, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I'm seeing some discourse claiming Predator Badlands is "critical of toxic masculinity," and although I liked the movie, sorry but no. It still glorifies dominator masculinity (as the ending proves). Learning to accept help when enacting violent domination rituals isn't actually a good critique.
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For no particular reason I thought I'd re-post my video about David Harbour's character in Stranger Things being abusive and belligerent towards his love interest in season 3: www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3cB...
Stranger Things, Belligerent Romance, and the Danger of Nostalgia
YouTube video by Pop Culture Detective
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October 28, 2025 at 9:27 PM
For no particular reason I thought I'd re-post my video about David Harbour's character in Stranger Things being abusive and belligerent towards his love interest in season 3: www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3cB...
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I was trying to remember why I lost interest in stranger things...but I think this was a big reason (to be clear: I felt this way prior to the Pop Detective video, he just put it into a lovely, shareable video essay format)
For no particular reason I thought I'd re-post my video about David Harbour's character in Stranger Things being abusive and belligerent towards his love interest in season 3: www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3cB...
Stranger Things, Belligerent Romance, and the Danger of Nostalgia
YouTube video by Pop Culture Detective
www.youtube.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I was trying to remember why I lost interest in stranger things...but I think this was a big reason (to be clear: I felt this way prior to the Pop Detective video, he just put it into a lovely, shareable video essay format)
For no particular reason I thought I'd re-post my video about David Harbour's character in Stranger Things being abusive and belligerent towards his love interest in season 3: www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3cB...
Stranger Things, Belligerent Romance, and the Danger of Nostalgia
YouTube video by Pop Culture Detective
www.youtube.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:27 PM
For no particular reason I thought I'd re-post my video about David Harbour's character in Stranger Things being abusive and belligerent towards his love interest in season 3: www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3cB...
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AOC: And they are able to radicalize a generation of young boys in particular, away from healthy masculinity and into an insecure masculinity that requires the domination of others who are poorer, browner, darker, or a different gender than them.
October 16, 2025 at 1:36 AM
AOC: And they are able to radicalize a generation of young boys in particular, away from healthy masculinity and into an insecure masculinity that requires the domination of others who are poorer, browner, darker, or a different gender than them.
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Just finished reading. Poignant and troubling. I’ll be quoting the chapter on “AI girlfriends” in an upcoming video essay I’ve been working on this summer.
This book is extremely important and spot on in how it pinpoints the latent misogyny emended in AI chatbots and other new tech. Check out “The New Age of Sexism” by Laura Bates
October 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Just finished reading. Poignant and troubling. I’ll be quoting the chapter on “AI girlfriends” in an upcoming video essay I’ve been working on this summer.
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This book is extremely important and spot on in how it pinpoints the latent misogyny emended in AI chatbots and other new tech. Check out “The New Age of Sexism” by Laura Bates
October 3, 2025 at 10:05 PM
This book is extremely important and spot on in how it pinpoints the latent misogyny emended in AI chatbots and other new tech. Check out “The New Age of Sexism” by Laura Bates
This book is extremely important and spot on in how it pinpoints the latent misogyny emended in AI chatbots and other new tech. Check out “The New Age of Sexism” by Laura Bates
October 3, 2025 at 10:05 PM
This book is extremely important and spot on in how it pinpoints the latent misogyny emended in AI chatbots and other new tech. Check out “The New Age of Sexism” by Laura Bates
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The Sound of Music (1965)
September 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The Sound of Music (1965)
The Sound of Music (1965)
September 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The Sound of Music (1965)
An important thing to understand about this is that Apocalypse Now is not an "antiwar" film. Francis Ford Coppola said so himself. It's a "war is hell" narrative. The film and especially the cool surfing scene has been co-opted by the US Military and conservatives to promote imperialism for decades.
September 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
An important thing to understand about this is that Apocalypse Now is not an "antiwar" film. Francis Ford Coppola said so himself. It's a "war is hell" narrative. The film and especially the cool surfing scene has been co-opted by the US Military and conservatives to promote imperialism for decades.
Working on a new thing…
September 6, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Working on a new thing…
The "This is awesome!" trend in family films is a silly pet peeve of mine. A character loudly exclaims that something is awesome. The obligatory line typically comes during, or right after, they do said awesome thing. I've collected almost 200 examples so far: letterboxd.com/popdetective...
August 30, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The "This is awesome!" trend in family films is a silly pet peeve of mine. A character loudly exclaims that something is awesome. The obligatory line typically comes during, or right after, they do said awesome thing. I've collected almost 200 examples so far: letterboxd.com/popdetective...
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80s nostalgia AI slop: A niche like any other, reverse engineered by 20-something digital nomads in Bali to boomerfy the masses as they astral project to a fake past in service of making fractions of a cent per view on Zuckerberg's cultish algorithmic slop machine
www.404media.co/80s-nostalgi...
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80s Nostalgia AI Slop Is Boomerfying the Masses for a Past That Never Existed
AI makes it easier than ever to slip into the comforting glow of nostalgia.
www.404media.co
August 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
80s nostalgia AI slop: A niche like any other, reverse engineered by 20-something digital nomads in Bali to boomerfy the masses as they astral project to a fake past in service of making fractions of a cent per view on Zuckerberg's cultish algorithmic slop machine
www.404media.co/80s-nostalgi...
www.404media.co/80s-nostalgi...