https://medium.com/@michaelc_03 22, 🇿🇲https://bsky.app/profile/michael03c.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/michael03c.bsky.social/post/3m4lzgcyb3k2wFM! has been one of my favorite Vince Staples projects for ages, I’ve been thinking a lot about my own identity and gender lately, and parsing through that through a Vince album has actually been really rewarding. https://medium.com/@michaelc_03/fm-and-the-broadcast-of-self-performativity-and-masculinity-589587e9afaa01 Nov 2025 22:17 +0000at://did:plc:p22hzycvblhzcpyprr3tppz6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4lzgcyb3k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/michael03c.bsky.social/post/3lzu35zzkhs2hWrote about one of my favourite movies of all time Columbus and what it has to say about Stillness. https://medium.com/@michaelc_03/stillness-and-architecture-in-columbus-8a453a16b9b227 Sep 2025 22:54 +0000at://did:plc:p22hzycvblhzcpyprr3tppz6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzu35zzkhs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/michael03c.bsky.social/post/3lz2sy3frv22hI’ve always loved East Asian cinema for the way it engages with the non-material, and I think Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a perfect example of this. I ended up writing about how the film illustrates some key Chinese philosophical concepts. https://medium.com/@michaelc_03/harmony-and-the-philosophy-of-movement-in-crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon-a90a0cfc1e0517 Sep 2025 21:51 +0000at://did:plc:p22hzycvblhzcpyprr3tppz6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz2sy3frv22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/michael03c.bsky.social/post/3lxzsb2rhl22dDecided to do a close reading of one of my favourite armand hammer albums Haram. Doing a whole lyrical analysis for them has been on the bucket list so Im glad I got to do it. Has been a few weeks in the making but all the effort is worth it. https://medium.com/@michaelc_03/haram-the-unseen-and-the-unsaid-2b4be43f77c304 Sep 2025 18:40 +0000at://did:plc:p22hzycvblhzcpyprr3tppz6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxzsb2rhl22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/michael03c.bsky.social/post/3lutzrvvxgc27Wrote something about the purpose of art based on the famous Tarkovsky quote on #FilmTwitter . Also feels like the first time I've relied on stuff I've encountered in philosophy. One of my favourite things I've written so far. https://medium.com/@michaelc_03/what-is-the-purpose-of-art-171afff0fcdd26 Jul 2025 07:23 +0000at://did:plc:p22hzycvblhzcpyprr3tppz6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lutzrvvxgc27https://bsky.app/profile/michael03c.bsky.social/post/3lucj4vb3xc2gRecently had my first experience of heartbreak, and Expert in a Dying Field by @thebeths.bsky.social was such an anchor and I wrote about how much it helped me process everything. Really happy with this piece and hope it can help people process their grief better. https://medium.com/@michaelc_03/expert-in-a-dying-field-and-the-value-of-grief-e51ab264478119 Jul 2025 08:10 +0000at://did:plc:p22hzycvblhzcpyprr3tppz6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lucj4vb3xc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/michael03c.bsky.social/post/3lubb7mjyxk2gWrote something about untitled unmastered by @kendricklamar . It gets dismissed as TPAB leftovers by some but believe its special in Kendricks catalogue because of its more overt politcal content. Really proud of it and glad I can finally share it. https://medium.com/@michaelc_03/untitled-unmastered-the-best-b-sides-album-of-all-time-20b88e3858c118 Jul 2025 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:p22hzycvblhzcpyprr3tppz6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lubb7mjyxk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/michael03c.bsky.social/post/3ltol4pdq422sWrote something about my favourite album from my favourite band chat pile. I think the album really captures the sense of hopelessness that comes from being able to follow all the worlds horrific through various media channels. https://medium.com/@michaelc_03/cool-world-and-the-spectacle-of-the-world-on-fire-9f5801ab69b611 Jul 2025 09:52 +0000at://did:plc:p22hzycvblhzcpyprr3tppz6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltol4pdq422shttps://bsky.app/profile/michael03c.bsky.social/post/3lt6czqhpas2bWrote something about one of my favourite movies and its comment on the essence of youth. found this one on #filmtwt so I'm really glad it had a really profound impact on me. Hope to have something out once a week. https://medium.com/@michaelc_03/linda-linda-linda-and-the-essence-of-youth-ea28da94e0d704 Jul 2025 22:45 +0000at://did:plc:p22hzycvblhzcpyprr3tppz6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt6czqhpas2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/michael03c.bsky.social/post/3lsc4h6ldts2uSaw the New York times ballot for 10 best movies of the 21st century. Had to make some tough calls but here are my picks.23 Jun 2025 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:p22hzycvblhzcpyprr3tppz6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsc4h6ldts2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/michael03c.bsky.social/post/3ls7x2tzt422sWrote about my one of my favourite albums of all time and how it relates to personhood. Really excited to share more of my reflections, hopefully with time and commitment my writing can be even better. https://medium.com/@michaelc_03/exploring-personhood-and-identity-according-to-vince-staples-beab47e04e9d22 Jun 2025 20:51 +0000at://did:plc:p22hzycvblhzcpyprr3tppz6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls7x2tzt422shttps://bsky.app/profile/michael03c.bsky.social/post/3lhy5coubkc2mCurrently lying in a ball in my room. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Feb 2025 12:09 +0000at://did:plc:p22hzycvblhzcpyprr3tppz6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhy5coubkc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/michael03c.bsky.social/post/3lhuz7mocxs2lThis disheartens me so much. We know Spanish football(and Spanish culture by extension) has a problem with racism. I thought the "progressive" nature of l womens football this would be dealt with differently but it just isn't the case. And no one will speak about it because money. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Feb 2025 06:18 +0000at://did:plc:p22hzycvblhzcpyprr3tppz6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhuz7mocxs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/michael03c.bsky.social/post/3lfpgmiml2c26(Semi)hot take, but we're a bit too quick to dismiss cases of abuse as fringe. The two positions that proliferate are extreme positive and extreme negative. This shifts the window of acceptable discourse to include more extreme cases like this one. Need to do more to promote thoughtful analysis . [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jan 2025 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:p22hzycvblhzcpyprr3tppz6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfpgmiml2c26