Dara is thinking about imprints, specifically the ones left on us in our formative years. He argues that our sense of wellness is very much connected to how successfully we negotiate or accommodate those imprints in our adult selves.
Imprintable Human Clay, or The Challenge of Never Changing – Episode 62 Read More »
In this episode, Dara discusses some hot potatoes that are being passed from hand to hand in Hashtag Blessed. Beyonce’s new album art raises some concern, as does Marilyn Monroe’s appearance on the screen on Dara and his daughter’s scheduled movie night. Are these icons of female beauty and performance actually problematic? Is there a radically different experience in how they are perceived by men and women?
Wiggly Bits, Jiggly Bits, and The Dangers of Penetration! – Episode 61 Read More »
In this episode, Dara takes a deep dive into two very different on-screen depictions of what the French call ‘amour fou’, or ‘mad love’. 1986’s Betty Blue (37.2 Le Matin) and Hitchcock’s 1958 classic ‘Vertigo’ are the two texts in question.
Two Twisted Love Stories and Dismantling Man-made Erections – Episode 60 Read More »
Dara presents the second of two parts of an in-depth interview with author, artist, and abuse survivor, Aisling Creegan.
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