The ongoing pandemic poses many challenges to our mental health and wellbeing. Can aesthetics help us out? Continue reading

May 10, 2021
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May 10, 2021
by Aesthetics for Birds
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The ongoing pandemic poses many challenges to our mental health and wellbeing. Can aesthetics help us out? Continue reading
October 7, 2020
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Julie Delpy discusses the importance of philosophy in her films, in education, and for society today. Continue reading
May 29, 2020
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Pronunciation: DISNEY (jk but also… am i?) Continue reading
May 28, 2020
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The “male gaze” is a concept that originated in film theory, but is now applied to a variety of art forms or to our more general ways of seeing the world. Continue reading
May 14, 2020
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What makes My Best Friend’s Wedding interesting in terms of genre is that it engages the genre without inaugurating our protagonist into it. Continue reading
March 7, 2020
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What makes My Best Friend’s Wedding interesting in terms of genre is that it engages the genre without inaugurating our protagonist into it. Continue reading
February 6, 2020
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What makes My Best Friend’s Wedding interesting in terms of genre is that it engages the genre without inaugurating our protagonist into it. Continue reading
December 31, 2019
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This year marks the end of the second decade of the 2000s. In honor of this, we thought we’d take a look back at our decade with an end-of-year series. The internet loves lists, especially year-end ones, and we’ve been feeding that love a little bit this December. We have hosted six lists of expert Decade-Best picks, including movies, games, writing, TV, music, and art. Our previous experts have been philosophers and other academics whose work concerns these topics, and people working in/on the relevant media. Today, we have a slightly different theme. Our experts are our own Aesthetics for Birds staff, and they’ll be giving their Top Ten lists across all media and genres, no restrictions (though with some extra effort to include stuff in categories not already covered). It’s art and aesthetics in the broadest possible sense. So without further delay, let’s see this decade’s top aesthetic offerings. … Continue reading
December 17, 2019
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This year marks the end of the second decade of the 2000s. In honor of this, we thought we’d take a look back at our decade with an end-of-year series. The internet loves lists, especially year-end ones, and we’ll feed that love a little bit this December. We’ll be hosting seven lists of expert Decade-Best picks. We’ve done movies, games, and writing so far, and you can look forward to music, traditional visual arts, and one surprise list at the end. Our experts include philosophers and other academics whose work concerns these topics, and people working in the relevant media. Up today: TV shows! This decade, as everybody is well aware, has seen an immense boom in quality television. Niche programming and subscription streaming services, and the corresponding influx of money into TV production that has meant, have brought us into a new Golden Age of television. But it can … Continue reading
December 3, 2019
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This year marks the end of the second decade of the 2000s. In honor of this, we thought we’d take a look back at our decade with an end-of-year series. The internet loves lists, especially year-end ones, and we’ll feed that love a little bit this December. We’ll be hosting seven lists of expert Decade-Best picks. Expect movies, games, writing, television, music, traditional visual arts, and one surprise list at the end. Each will include philosophers working in these and related areas, but also other academics whose work concerns these topics and people working in the relevant media. Of course, all lists are imperfect, and it’s probably a little bit silly to try to rank all of these things. But what would the internet be without a little silliness? We hope you’ll find them useful for adding things to your own lists: to-watch, to-read, to-listen, and all sorts of other … Continue reading