Aesthetics for Birds

Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art for Everyone

May 30, 2024
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A media scholar explains autofiction and looks at how it is embodied in Natalie Wynn’s ContraPoints videos. Continue reading →

May 9, 2024
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Adult Swim’s style was messy, chaotic, and pointless. That’s what makes it bad, but also what makes it great. Continue reading →

December 30, 2023
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From the 1990s silver screen to the depths of the internet, here are our staff picks of 2023. Continue reading →

May 12, 2022
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Discussions at the intersection of philosophy, art history, and film Continue reading →

April 14, 2022
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Why is it OK to love bad movies? Convention, irony, Tokyo Drift, and Hallmark movies are all part of the answer. Continue reading →

October 22, 2021
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If Chappelle’s art dines on controversy, cancellation serves it dessert. Continue reading →

August 5, 2021
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How Wittgenstein can help us think about cultural identities and the male gaze Continue reading →

July 28, 2021
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Physical media feels like a languishing dinosaur in the 21st century world. Here’s why it still matters. Continue reading →

July 22, 2021
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New podcast “Art Against the World” explores the social relevance of contemporary art Continue reading →

October 14, 2020
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Influential writer and literary critic James Wood is interviewed by Becca Rothfeld Continue reading →