#weirdstudies

[zzkt]

The meaning of this GIF changes when you realize that Kermit is in the Black Lodge with Dale Cooper ... pic.twitter.com/HNEyuapqyj

— Weird Studies (@weirdstudies) March 6, 2019

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[zzkt]

"There is something crazy about a culture in which the value of beauty becomes controversial. It is crazy not to celebrate whatever reconciles us to life. The craziness suggests either stubborn grievance ... or benumbed insensibility. The two terms may be one. (Peter Schjeldahl)

— Weird Studies (@weirdstudies) January 2, 2019

(via http://twitter.com/weirdstudies/status/1080577294375313408)

[zzkt]

The belief that a great artist must also be a great (or at least acceptable) person is an infuriatingly stubborn fallacy. My go-to example is composer Richard Wagner, but MMA fighter Jon Jones works just as well. Yes, I know, this isn't a fight-fan account, but hear me out.

— Weird Studies (@weirdstudies) December 30, 2018

(via http://twitter.com/weirdstudies/status/1079377299957579778)

[zzkt]

Bruno Latour's Borgesian micro-story at the beginning of _On the Modern Cult of the Factish Gods_ says almost everything there is to say about the insane mental script running in our modern heads. pic.twitter.com/VAC91bAhh9

— Weird Studies (@weirdstudies) July 9, 2018

(via http://twitter.com/weirdstudies/status/1016320700007747585)

[mattmelanson]

Illustration I did for the AMAZING #weirdstudies podcast...if you’re into the art and philosophy of the #weird, do yourself a favour and check out the #weirdstudies podcast hosted by @jf.martel and #philford (at New Toronto)