Conor McGuireIn Defense of Standpoint TheoryGlossing over my TL I see that it is more and more en vogue to try and defame my beautiful boy Georg Lukacs. Indeed, much of this is…Aug 16, 2023Aug 16, 2023
Conor McGuireOppenheimer: Or How I Learned to be Worried about Fascism All the TimeWhat does the bomb represent? The astounding reception of the film needs to be explained. Why does this resonate with audiences like so…Aug 10, 2023Aug 10, 2023
Conor McGuireSome Speculations andI’ll preface this in saying that I have been working on two pieces that I intend to publish over the coming weeks. One of which is on…Sep 30, 2022Sep 30, 2022
Conor McGuireLove Seeping from a Stone: Meet Me and MGMT at the Bridgehttps://youtu.be/ETEg-SB01QY What is the moment that comes “Once in a Lifetime” ? David Byrne sings about finding oneself “behind the…Sep 9, 2022Sep 9, 2022
Conor McGuireBeach Fossils Debut Turns 11: Dream Pop and Revolutionary Potential Part 1The cover of Beach Fossils Self Titled Debut is evocative of the go to quip one makes when something is incredibly boring, “this is like…Jun 10, 2021Jun 10, 2021
Conor McGuireEverbody Poops: The Passage from Symptom to Sinthome, and the Siege of the Capitol. Part 1I’m hungover, its Sunday, and this is a blog post, so I’m not going to be citing directly from sources if only because I’m too tired to…Apr 25, 2021Apr 25, 2021
Conor McGuirePlayboi Carti: Metrosexual RockstarI was originally going to write a review of sorts of the Whole Lotta Red album itself, but writing about music is hard, and there’s folks…Jan 5, 20211Jan 5, 20211
Conor McGuireinAn Injustice!How is “AOC”’s Power Framed by Vanity Fair?Earlier today there was an uproar about AOC’s Vanity Fair Cover, or, more precisely put, everybody dunked on one person’s tweet…Oct 30, 2020Oct 30, 2020