Imaginal Disk: She Looked Like Me! Killing Time True Blue Interlude Image Death & Romance Fear, Sex Vampire in the Corner Watching T.V. Tunnel Vision Love Is Everywhere Feeling DiskInserted? That’s My Floor Cry for Me Angel on a Satellite The Ballad of Matt & Mica Magdalena Bay is a synth pop duo featuring Mica Tenenbaum and Matthew Lewin. They released a concept album, Imaginal Disk, which tells the story of a reality in which humans receive software updates via a disk inser

Link to Ciaran's Substack! (@coduffwrites) This series, Film Objects of Interest, is a project I’ve had on the back burner for a very long time. It comes from my difficulty forming opinions on whole films and tendency to focus on particularities. The artistry of numerous films goes unrecognized because popular criticism revolves around the work as a whole, rather than its many parts. Specific moments are what I’m here to write about. Individual scenes, esoteric performances,

This past Saturday night, I attended Gala, the annual performance showcase hosted by Hamilton High School’s Academy of Music and Performing Arts (AMPA). As a Gala newbie, I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect. The event’s name alone has always evoked a sense of prestige and mystery for me. Preceded by a dinner (which I did not attend) and comprising a large cast of students and staff, it’s likely the most ambitious event AMPA puts on each year. Across nearly three hours of pe