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A home for personal meditations, critiques of art and literature, politics, sketches, and deconstructions that dive beneath the surface of thought. Experiment with form here, relate with current events, read and talk about a book you’ve never read or perhaps want to read, and criticize something, anything, everything.
Heated Rivalry and the Heated Debate of Queerness
For many, myself included, the show feels like it saved our 2025. The show is first and foremost a romance, documenting the nearly ten-year love affair between pro hockey stars Shane Hollander and Illya Rozanov. The two main characters struggle to keep their attraction to each other a secret from the world and from each other. For hockey fans like myself, the commentary about the current state of the NHL is glaringly obvious: as of 2026, there has never been an openly queer NHL player, active or retired.
What Can Dan and Phil Teach Us About Forgiveness? Extending Grace Online
In a touching video essay, the two not only discussed the profound impact they have had on each other's lives but also the struggles that had accompanied the years of keeping their relationship private. This was a step forward for them–after many years, they were shedding the burden of secrecy while still maintaining a level of privacy, highlighting their complex relationship with parasociality.