I finally watched Ari Aster's Midsommar. While I had previously been intrigued by it enough to read the full Wikipedia synopsis, I wasn't sure I would have the stamina to actually endure the film itself, so I refrained for a while. A few nights ago, I decided enough was enough, and I watched it. I … Continue reading The Horror of Not Being Horrified
Author: BibiOfTheValley
Is the Body Positivity Movement Really So Bad?
Yesterday, psychologist and bestselling author Jordan Peterson decided to take a break from Twitter after posting a picture of a plus size model on the cover of Sports Illustrated and saying, "Sorry. Not beautiful." He then proceeded to criticize the choice of model, calling it "authoritarian" as though it were meant to re-wire our brains … Continue reading Is the Body Positivity Movement Really So Bad?
Nature Is Incomplete.
I recently found myself standing in the midst of a forest full of redwoods and feeling oddly uncomfortable. Surrounded by rare giants, some of whom had fallen and some whom were still proudly displaying their two-thousand-year-old glory, I didn't feel quite as I ought to have. At another time of life not so long ago, … Continue reading Nature Is Incomplete.
Lander's Forge 