#pop culture detective

[thoughtportal]

In this episode we explore a relatively new subgenre of science fiction called Solarpunk, which aims to imagine better, more ecologically harmonious, futures on earth. In many ways Solarpunk is a reaction to both the real-world climate crisis and to the many apocalyptic visions of collapse filling our screens. Andrew Sage from the YouTube channel Andrewism joins host Jonathan McIntosh and friend of the show Carl Williams for this conversation.

References & Links • The Andrewism YouTube Channel • Walkaway by Cory Doctorow • Ecotopia by Ernest Callenbach • Sunvault: Stories of Solarpunk and Eco-Speculation • Fighting for the Future edited by Phoebe Wagner  • Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler • Princess Mononoke from Studio Ghibli • The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin • Emergency Skin by N. K. Jemisin • Monk and Robot book series by Becky Chambers • Dear Alice from THE LINE • Dear Alice’ Decommodified Edition by Waffle To The Left • Our History Is the Future by Nick Estes • 3000-Year-Old Solutions to Modern Problems by Lyla June  • Capitalist Realism by Mark Fisher

#Solarpunk and How We Escape Dystopia #pop culture detective #pop culture #solarpunk #solar punk #podcast #podcasts #cultural criticism #cultural critique #movies #film #tv #books #literature #corporate media #climate crisis #environmental activism #activism #collective action #water protectors #land back

[purplekirby]

My mom: telling me about a movie she just watched

Me, who hasn't seen it but has seen an hour+ youtube video essay on it:

#funny #lol #meme #jenny nicholson #lindsay ellis #now you see it #pop culture detective #sarah z #schaffrillas productions #yourmoviesucks #the film theorists #and others #its how i get through work okay

[katiestory]

Interesting to see the lineage of solarpunk traced through Castle in the Sky and other Ghibli films; makes sense, and I would love to revisit those films with the theme in mind and see how they achieve the sense of tension I remember; is it coming from an army of evil industrialists bringing life or death stakes, or is it the emotional authenticity of the protagonists, the beauty that stands to be lost, or something else.

In any case I’m glad the concept has a name because it has very real world applications in the work that I do as a designer. Also this YT channel is absolutely fascinating, check it out.

#solarpunk #strange world #studio ghibli #pop culture detective #sustainability #writing #castle in the sky

[girl4music]

Oh thank god this video exists. I mean EXACTLY!

In ‘The Twilight Saga’ vampires sparkle in the sunlight.

In ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ the sunlight kills vampires.

Buffy is not Twilight and Angel is not Edward even though they’re both creepy stalkers because Buffy absolutely does not put up with Angel’s shit the way Bella does with Edward. Yeah, maybe because she’s the Slayer and Bella is just a regular human being but that’s precisely why unequal power dynamics are not appealing and definitely not romantic in any way.

Both may be young adult or teen drama. But one uses logic and fact and the other just does whatever to make it as marketable as possible to the audience. You can have pretty vampires without contriving it. Angelus literally has the face of an Angel until he vamps out. And his physiology changes to represent the monstrous underpinnings of his vampiric nature. None of that happens in Twilight. We’re just supposed to take it on faith that Edward and his family are good. But there’s nothing good about the way Edward treats Bella. He is extremely abusive and the narrative does not acknowledge it passed “I can smell your blood” which of course is a conflict but not a calling out.

#buffy the vampire slayer #buffy summers #sarah michelle gellar #the twilight saga #edward cullen #robert pattinson #buffy vs edward #pop culture detective

[dkettchen]

#pop culture detective #fortnite #pro social behaviour heck yea #men's lib

[joeyclaire]

#pop culture detective #chit chats #IVE MISSED HIM #mcu #i’ll watch it in a sec hold on

[emily84]

no joke, this guy makes some of the best essays on film and tv theory out there (and with no ads!)... this one's on the conservative politics structurally embedded in superhero narratives and the dangers of watching them uncritically.

#villains are the only ones actually attempting to change the status quo #and even when they make very good points #they are automatically depicted as bad for it or turned into killers #and superheroes only respond to global threats #but never actively work to address structural inequalities #when they do - they're framed as villains #pop culture detective is my guy #pop culture detective #mcu #dcu #superheroes #supervillains #politics #film theory #marvel #video essays #Youtube

[bastionofbibliophiles]

#Pop Culture Detective #Strange World #Strange World spoilers #solarpunk #climate change #environmentalism #video #Youtube

[whiteowl-18]

Pop Culture Detective nails it, as usual.

#pop culture detective #anti avengers #anti mcu

[framemygazepls]

OMFG Pop Culture Detective retweeted my video essay on both accounts and followed me!!!

Fangirling so hard!!! Pop Culture Detective’s video essays on masculinity, left wing politics and pop culture are so articulate, important, well edited and engaging. I assume that means he watched my video essay since he doesn’t seem like the kind of person who would retweet and follow me just because I mentioned him in my tweet? I still have so much to improve with my video essays, I’m honoured he wanted to retweet it!!!

#pop culture detective #video essay #framemygaze #climb through my window #breadtube #left wing #fangirling so hard #media crit #trope talk #tropes

[calyssmarviss]

aka why i can’t stand the mcu anymore and definitely one of the reasons I’m attracted to fanfics where the heroes turn “bad”

#i was going to make a post about it but this guy explains it way better than i ever could #also this is why andor is so refreshing #pop culture detective #mcu #anti disney #Youtube

[thoughtportal]

#tiktok #pop culture detective #social change #collective action #status quo #protests #power

[bumblebeeappletree]

In this episode we explore a relatively new subgenre of science fiction called Solarpunk, which aims to imagine better, more ecologically harmonious, futures on earth. In many ways Solarpunk is a reaction to both the real-world climate crisis and to the many apocalyptic visions of collapse filling our screens. Andrew Sage from the YouTube channel @Andrewism joins host Jonathan McIntosh and friend of the show Carl Williams for this conversation.

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• Walkaway by Cory Doctorow

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• Ecotopia by Ernest Callenbach

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• Sunvault: Stories of Solarpunk and Eco-Speculation

https://upperrubberboot.com/sunvault/

• Fighting for the Future edited by Phoebe Wagner

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• Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler

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• Princess Mononoke from Studio Ghibli

https://letterboxd.com/film/princess-...

• The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_One...

• Emergency Skin by N. K. Jemisin

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• Monk and Robot book series by Becky Chambers

https://us.macmillan.com/series/monkr...

• Disney’s Strange Solarpunk World

• In Defense of Dis...

• Dear Alice from THE LINE

• Dear Alice

• Dear Alice’ Decommodified Edition by Waffle To The Left

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• Our History Is the Future by Nick Estes

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• 3000-Year-Old Solutions to Modern Problems by Lyla June

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• Capitalist Realism by Mark Fisher

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* Background image is the cover of the first book in the Monk and Robot series entitled "Psalm for the Wild-Built."

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CREDITS

Audio production: Jonathan McIntosh

Intro music: Simon Stålenhag

Outro music: Rick Lopez

#Pop Culture Detective #Andrewism #solarpunk #sci fi #science fiction #Carl Williams #Andrew Sage #Jonathan McIntosh #Youtube

[missmacfire]

The new pop culture detective: "Defenders of the status quo" about marvel was so good 💜

https://youtu.be/LpitmEnaYeU

Not really a new idea I heard similar takes before

it is even a joke in Harley Quinn that if Batman really wanted to reduce crime he should start affordable housing programs 😆

And of course Reed Richards Is Useless is a tvtrope

But he explains it really well and why this trope might be harmful.

#mcu #mcu defenders of the status quo #pop culture detective #marvel #superheroes

[dkettchen]

❤❤❤❤❤

#pop culture detective #men's lib #everything everywhere all at once #guess who finally fucking saw this movieeeeee #guys it's so good you need to see it #and then you need to watch this video essay #IT'S SO GOOD #YOU GUYS #and so fucking funny #and the action choreo #and the cinematography #and the costumes #AND THE WRITING OMG THE WRITING #just everyone involved did a great job #I may still be coming off the high of my first cinema visit possibly since the pandemic but alas

[ariel-seagull-wings]

Marvel's Defenders of The Status Quo

#youtube #superheroes #marvel cinematic universe #pop culture detective #disney #fandom musings