11/29/16 review of RedLine Denver Artnauts shows & Accessory (A Gun Fad)

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the 2016 RedLine Contemporary Art Center's Artnauts shows Globalocation and Rally Round the Flag, and the group show Accessory (A Gun Fad).

The thread gives some background on the Artnauts art collective and its shows. It gives some background on the show Accessory. It discusses some of the themes of the show. It gives a lot of photos of work. But it doesn't, for some reason, name any artists.

Here is the link to the website for RedLine Contemporary Art Center in Denver, Colorado.

11/26/16 review of Bolshoi in Cinema screening of The Bright Stream

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of an encore screening of Dmitri Shostakovich's The Bright Stream, performed by the Bolshoi Ballet.

The thread gives some background on the ballet and the scandal it caused for Shostakovich. It discusses the dancers, setting, themes, and gender-bending elements of the ballet. And it compares the ballet to some films and musicals.

Here is the link to the website for the Bolshoi Ballet in Cinemas.

I saw this screening at the Denver Film Society's Sie FilmCenter in Denver, Colorado.

11/26/16 review of 2016 Shop Small Saturday

Here is the link to a quick Twitter thread I did about 2016's Shop Small Saturday.

The thread is brief. But it mentions how art galleries are small businesses, too. So it encourages folks to shop at art galleries on Shop Small Saturday.

11/24/16 review of film The Love Witch, dir. by Anna Biller

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the film The Love Witch, directed by Anna Biller.

The thread gives a summary of the film. It discusses the film's themes, settings, and narrative style. It discusses the strange sense of community, intolerance, and "witch hunting" in the film, and the visuals of the film.

I saw this film at the Denver Film Society's Sie FilmCenter in Denver, Colorado.

11/15/16 review of panel discussion with members of Pussy Riot

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of a November, 2016, panel discussion with Maria Alyokhina and Sasha Bogino of the group Pussy Riot. This panel was moderated by Bree Davies.

The thread gives some background on Pussy Riot. The thread discusses some things Masha and Sasha spoke about regarding their experiences as activist artists in Russia, including being jailed. The thread discusses things Masha and Sasha mentioned about the power of female sexuality, being a role model, other Russian activist art groups and media outlets, the 2016 elections, protesting, and the openness of the group Pussy Riot to members.

I saw this panel at the Oriental Theater in Denver, Colorado.

11/13/16 review of my fanfiction Miss Cult-fan America

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of my own fanfiction novel, Miss Cult-fan America.

The thread gives a summary of the novel and my process of creating it. It also discusses why I was reviewing and promoting the novel at this specific time (i.e. following the 2016 US elections).

The story can be found here on the fetish art an fanfiction site SissyKiss, if you'd like to read it.

11/13/16 review of documentary Growing Up Coy, dir. by Eric Juhola

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the documentary Growing Up Coy, directed by Eric Juhola.

The thread gives a bit of background on the film, which is about Coy Mathis, a trans girl in Colorado, and her family.

I saw this film at the 2016 Denver Film Festival in Colorado.

11/13/16 review of documentary The Cinema Travellers

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the documentary The Cinema Travellers, directed by Shirley Abraham and Amit Madheshiya.

The thread is brief, but it gives a summary of the film and a few aspects I liked. It also includes a brief interaction with Madheshiya.

I saw this film at the 2016 Denver Film Festival in Colorado.

11/13/16 review of documentary Ovarian Psycos

(Image source: https://www.wmm.com/catalog/film/ovarian-psycos/)

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the documentary Ovarian Psycos, directed by Joanna Sokolowski and Kate Trumbull-LaValle.

The thread is brief, but it gives a quick summary of the film, some aspects I liked, and some characters I liked.

I saw this film at the 2016 Denver Film Festival in Colorado.

11/13/16 review of documentary The Queen of Ireland, dir. by Conor Horgan

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the documentary The Queen of Ireland, directed by Conor Horgan.

The Queen of Ireland is about drag queen and LGBTQ activist Panti Bliss. The thread is brief but gives a summary of the film and some aspects that I liked.

I saw this documentary at the 2016 Denver Film Festival in Colorado.

11/13/16 review of documentary Mr. Gaga, dir. by Tomer Heymann

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the documentary Mr. Gaga, directed by Tomer Heymann.

The thread is brief, but a quick summary of the film, which is about Israeli dancer and choreographer Ohad Naharin.

I saw this documentary at the 2016 Denver Film Festival in Colorado.

11/13/16 review of award presentation for Saul Levine at Denver Film Festival

(Image source: https://www.artforum.com/news/filmmaker-saul-levine-leaves-massart-following-dispute-over-artwork-74844)

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the Stan Brakhage Award presentation to Saul Levine at the 39th annual Denver Film Festival in 2016.

The thread gives a brief background on Levine and summary of the event, which also included screenings of work by Levine and a Q&A session.

Here is the link to the Denver Film Festival.

11/13/16 review of documentaries on Nadia Comaneci and Emil Zatopek

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the documentaries Nadia Comăneci: The Gymnast and the Dictator, directed by Pola Rapaport, and Zátopek, directed by David Ondrícek.

The thread gives a brief summary of each film, then focuses on the Comăneci documentary.

I saw these documentaries at the 2016 Denver Film Festival in Colorado.

11/13/16 review of a Denver Film Festival panel about music videos

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the 2016 Denver Film Festival panel Internet Killed the Video Star.

The thread gives some background on the panel, which was about music videos in the age of the internet. The thread discusses the work of some of the MV director panelists, including Daniel Kent, Natalie Neal, and Mimi Cave. I also have an interaction with Brianne Nord-Stewart, who was also on the panel. The thread also discusses the performers for whom the directors made MVs, such as Ladonnis and Danny Brown.

Here is the link to the website for the Denver Film Festival.

11/11/16 review of 2016 Colorado elections

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the 2016 elections.

I'd done a lot of work during the 2016 election season. The thread discusses the work One Colorado, the state's leading advocacy organization for LGBTQ Coloradans and their families, did on the elections. The thread mentions some folks that won elections, like Daniel Kagan, currently a Colorado State Senator, Barbara McLachlan, Rachel Zenzinger, currently a Colorado State Senator. It also mentions folks who won, with whom I actually did a lot of canvassing work, like current State Senator Dominick Moreno and current State Representative Dafna Michaelson Jenet, Joe Salazar, Beth McCann, and Jenise May.

10/30/16 promotion of my fanfiction Hallowgiving

Here is the link to my Twitter thread promoting my fetish fanfiction Hallowgiving.

In Hallowgiving, a group of college kids are having a "Halloween" party the day before they all go back home for Thanksgiving. But an accident causes them to get stuck in their Halloween costumes. Some of them go back home and deal with their families' reactions. Others stay on campus to try and figure out how to reverse the problem. But zombies and vampires end up complicating matters -- leading to a vampire versus zombie football showdown, among other things.

Here is the link to the story, which you can read for free on SissyKiss.

10/29/16 review of day of political canvassing

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of a day of political canvassing I did in October of 2016.

The thread discusses the canvassing, which I did for Jenise May. Other groups were canvassing on that day, like the SEIU Local 105, the Laborers' International Union of North America, the United Steelworkers, and Dafna Michaelson Jenet, who is currently a State Representative. The thread also mentions an endorsement Jenise May received from President Barack Obama.

10/23/16 review of Jaipur Literature Festival volunteer party

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of a 2016 volunteer appreciation day held by the Jaipur Literature Festival, Colorado team.

The thread is brief, but it gives an idea of some of the folks -- from all around the world -- who helped put together the 2016 Jaipur Literature Festival event in Boulder, Colorado.

Here is the link for the website for the Jaipur Literature Festival, which has events all around the world.

10/23/16 review of Jared David Paul solo show at Leon Gallery

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the 2016 Jared David Paul solo show The Teeth in Your Skull at Leon Gallery in Denver, Colorado.

The thread is brief but gives some pictures of and my impressions about the show.

Here is the link to the website for Leon Gallery in Denver, Colorado.

10/22/16 review of novel Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the novel Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov.

The thread gives some background on and a summary of the novel, as well as some background on my experience with it. The thread discusses some of the romantic and family-allegory themes of the novel. It discusses some of the characters and character dynamics in the novel. It discusses the novel's humor and some of my favorite scenes in the novel. It discusses some of the queer aspects of the novel. And it discusses how the novel does and doesn't fit in with other English language and American literature.

I also give a link to my Instagram review of the novel, where I give a bit more of a discussion of my own artistic sensibilities and how they relate to the novel.

Here is the link to the Penguin Random House web page for Lolita.

I bought this book at the Mutiny Information Cafe used bookstore in Denver, Colorado.

10/22/16 review of a day of political canvassing

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of a day of political canvassing I did in October of 2016.

The thread is brief, but gives some background on the canvassing, which was done for Jenise May, with Matt Jones (then a Colorado State Senator, now a Boulder County Commissioner) and NARAL Colorado.

10/18/16 review of political phone banking night

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of a night of political phone banking I did in October of 2016 with One Colorado.

The thread gives some background on One Colorado, as well as the candidates we were doing phone calls for: Jenise May, Daniel Kagan, and Barbara McLachlan.

Here is the link to the One Colorado website. One Colorado is Colorado's leading advocacy organization for LGBTQ Coloradans and their families.

10/16/16 review of novel In the Unlikely Event, by Judy Blume

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the novel In the Unlikely Event, by Judy Blume.

This thread gives some background on the novel. It discusses the themes of the novel, the novel's sense of persistence, the families in the novel, the moment when the novel becomes more engaging, the novel's ideas about romance, and some of my favorite characters from the novel.

Here is the link to the Penguin Random House web page for the novel.

I checked this novel out from the Denver Public Library in Colorado.

10/12/16 review of film Shin Godzilla, dir. by Hideaki Anno

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the film Shin Godzilla, directed by Hideaki Anno.

The thread gives some background on the film. It discusses the themes of the film, good audiences for the film, the director's artistic touches, elements that remind me of Anno's Evangelion franchise, and the actors in the film, including Mikako Ichikawa.

I saw this film at the Denver Film Society's Sie FilmCenter in Denver, Colorado.

10/10/16 review of novel Tristessa, by Jack Kerouac

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the novel Tristessa, by Jack Kerouac.

The thread gives some background on the novel. It discusses the character development of Tristessa, as well as Kerouac's idealization and romanticizing of her. The thread guesses at some of Kerouac's own reflections. It discusses the style shifts in the book. And it relates the book to Kerouac's Dharma Bums and Burroughs's Queer.

Here is the link to the Penguin Random House web page for the book.

I checked this book out from the Boulder Public Library in Colorado.