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#77: Literalism in Art and Other Troubling Trends

#77: Literalism in Art and Other Troubling Trends

FromCurrent Affairs


#77: Literalism in Art and Other Troubling Trends

FromCurrent Affairs

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Length:
79 minutes
Released:
Jun 29, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Studio H3 of the Current Affairs World Headquarters is closed for renovations this week, so instead of the usual panel format, we have something different for you. Aisling, Allegra and Lyta discuss Aisling's article "Satanic Panic and the Death of Mythos" and use it as a jumping-off point for a freewheeling conversation about the current cultural landscape, including overly literal readings of art, fandom, moralizing, and YA...just, YA in general.



"Satanic Panics and the Death of Mythos": https://www.currentaffairs.org/2021/02/satanic-panics-and-the-death-of-mythos

Red Letter Media video on Darth Vader lore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVzc20Bm8Xo

"The Buzzfeed-ification of Mental Health": https://mentalhellth.xyz/p/the-buzzfeed-ification-of-mental

Allegra's favorite tweet: https://twitter.com/ambientGillian/status/1391880931724648451?s=20

Petscop: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZKQv0ZFHpeIUkOtNjtq4KA



This episode was edited by Dan Thorn of Pink Noise Studios in Somerville, MA.
Released:
Jun 29, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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A podcast of politics and culture, from the editors of Current Affairs magazine.