By Laerte Coutinho

by Laerte Coutinho

Olan Ventura — Still Life with Parrot Tulip, Poppies, Roses, Snowballs (acrylic on canvas, 2019)

“our teeth and ambitions are bared” is a zeugma

and it’s a zeugma where one of the words is literal and one is metaphorical which is the BEST KIND

Dear video essay creators. A video analysis is when you analyze a piece of media. No no look at me. A summary, no matter how thorough, is not an analysis. An analysis requires you to draw conclusions about the media such as authorial intent, real-world parallels, discussion about themes/worldbuilding/character motivation, and so much more. You have to stop summarizing something and saying that’s analysis. The Gaylors are doing more critical analysis than you. Is that who you want to lose to? The gaylors?

sketch

encounter with an angel

A moon worship ritual.

Per Aspera Ad Astra