Brandon Lever
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It’s not Red Pill ideology that courses through the veins of 'Adolescence', but a banal criminological reality . Content Warning.
The conclusion that mainstream media has drawn about Netflix’s Adolescence – its ostensibly menacing commentary on toxic masculinity – is much like the prevailing sentiment that animates the social media sphere whenever a stirring legal case is brought to the fore of public consciousness: at once impassioned and sorely misguided.
By Brandon Leverabout a year ago in The Swamp
The Trumpian Untruths of Netflix
Though not as brash or divisive as the man himself, Netflix has nevertheless embraced a decidedly Trumpian sensibility. It has morphed beyond the pale of entertainment, transitioning into a curated hub of misinformation. With no premium placed on factuality, ethics or integrity, the platform has become a sanctuary for documentaries, of health and of history, that cling to a lie of credibility. It is at once a spectacle of irresponsibility and a transgression that can’t help but strike an ugly likeness with the pathological antics of America’s boorish ex-president.
By Brandon Lever2 years ago in The Swamp
We Can't Trust What Billie Eilish Says - and That's a Good Thing
October 18, 2021, marked the fifth recurrence of Billie Eilish featuring on Vanity Fair’s ‘Same Interview’ – an online video series in which the singer-songwriter reacts to herself answering a litany of personal questions from each cumulative year, and then tendering new responses for the interview at hand.
By Brandon Lever4 years ago in Beat
