november 13 mxg

❤️ First things first: shout out to my buddy MG, who made me aware I didn't publish this before passing out last night. ✍🏽 Second things second: I've been working on an essay for The Rocker Step that isn't about basketball or sports as much as it's about media. As I mentioned in early September, I've been making my way through Screen: Essays on Graphic Design, New Media, and Visual Culture, by Jessica Helfand. I am reading more books like this these days because my brain came back online a few years ago after a quarter century of drinking too much (I quit in 2020) and slowly but surely, I'm getting my palate back. And, because I am, I'm back on some old bullshit. -- In the late 20th century (I mean 1997 but I wanted to feel both grand and old, not unlike ) I was deeply interested in media and cultural theory for reasons I couldn't explain but inherently understood. I was nurturing that interest at McGill but before too long I got it in my head that if I wanted to be a writer, I had to…

Commenting on Bubbles has been removed. Why? If you want to talk about this post, write to the author, use the comments on their blog if it has them, or reply with a "RE:" post on your own blog. Suggestions? feedback@bubbles.town