In this episode, I deconstruct the cozy, meditative aesthetics of Ooo to expose the rot within our own structural “walls,” using the Adventure Time episodes “Time Sandwich” and “Jake the
In this episode of Rowing with the Homies, I look into the intersection of industrial chemistry and our daily biology, prompted by a University of Cambridge study on how common pesticides
In this episode, I explore the radical tension between the “Stone”, the rigid, official record used by institutions to exert control, and the “Echo,” the subterranean flow of chisme that
In this episode, I dive into the profound emotional pull we experience as the calendar year winds down, a phenomenon I call the gravity of memory. I explore how the
In this episode, I explore what I call relationships of convenience, dissecting the difference between reciprocal care and the “extractive mindset” that treats people, whether romantic, platonic, or familial, like
In this episode, I dive into the recent, ongoing US government shutdown to dissect the difference between the honest struggle of compromise and the easy aggression of sabotage, both in
In this episode of Finlos Lives, I look at what happens when someone important isn’t there—how absence alters routine, attention, and the body’s internal rhythm. Using the image of a
In this episode of Rowing with the Homies, “Only I Will Remain,” I explore whether the goal of life is to eliminate fear or to face it and let that
In this episode, I look at how performance has replaced authenticity, from the political stage to social media feeds and even our private lives. I explore the rise of “performative
In this episode of Rowing with the Homies, I explore the complex and corrosive nature of hypocrisy, examining the gap between the story we tell about ourselves and the choices