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DLG392 Artist/Filmmaker Laura Parnes talks about her own adolescence.

Laura Parnes [https://www.lauraparnes.com/] is an extremely accomplished filmmaker and artist . (Scroll down for bio—impressive!!) One of the themes in Laura Parnes's work is female adolescence. Here's a quote from an interview with her in ⁠FEMEXFILM Archive⁠ [https://sites.google.com/ucsc.edu/femexfilmarchive/filmmaker-index/laura-parnes]: "A really big focus of the work is the romantic vision of a teen peering in on a culture that they haven’t personally participated in and how this holds potential for criticality. But, it’s really tempered by a desire to gain status, power, and agency. " Bearing that in mind, I wanted to find out about Laura's own upbringing and teen years and how that has influenced her work. It turns out there were about two years in Laura's life that were filled with older friends and drugs. After that she chose to put her energy into art, got accepted to Tyler Art School and the rest is history. Art history to be specific. Laura's work has been clearly ahead of it's time as well as an influence on the period we are living in today. Gen Z has picked up on one of her films from 2017, No Is Yes, [https://vimeo.com/80128793] depicting two teen girls with a crush on a rockstar they kill accidentally and then mutilate. Clips of it have gone viral on Tik Tok. Please check out her work, if you're not familiar, on her website [https://www.lauraparnes.com/]and Vimeo. [https://vimeo.com/user4599759] BIO:     Laura Parnes’ critically acclaimed films and installations fuse comedy with pathos to probe social and political trauma. Informed by traditions and genres in narrative film, video art and queer theater, her work blurs the lines between conventions of storytelling and experimentation. The performers in her projects are often part of a diverse community of artists and musicians, many of whom are responsible for the rich underground scene in NYC, and who have shaped and affected other mainstream art cultures. Laura Parnes has screened and exhibited her work widely in the US and internationally, including: The Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, Ohio; The Institute of Contemporary Art University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; The International Film Festival Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands; Deste Foundation for Contemporary Art, Athens, Greece., LOOP Festival, Barcelona, Spain; Light Industry, Brooklyn, NY; Kusthalle Winterhur, Switzerland; Overgaden- Institute for Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, Denmark; iMOCA, Indianapolis, IN; Cinematexas, Austin, TX; Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius, Lithuania; Museo Nacional Centro De Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid; Whitney Museum of American Art (1997 Whitney Biennial), NY; Dunedin Public Art Gallery, New Zealand; PSI Contemporary Art Center MoMA, NY; Miami Museum of Contemporary Art, FL; and Brooklyn Museum, NY. Her solo exhibitions include Pioneer Works, Brooklyn, NY; Burchfield Penney Art Center, Buffalo, NY; Human Resources, LA, CA; Fitzroy Gallery, NYC, NY; LAXArt, LA, CA; Alma Enterprises, London, UK; Locust Projects, Miami, FL; Upstream Gallery, Amsterdam, Holland; Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, LA, CA; Participant Inc, NYC, NY and Deitch Projects, NYC, NY. She has had solo screenings at The MoMA, NYC, NY; The Kitchen, NYC, NY; MoMA PS1, LIC, NY; NYCATE 10-year Anniversary, presented by the School of Art Institute of Chicago and Video Data Bank, Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago, IL; Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, CA; Vtape, Toronto, Canada; and in a two-person screening at The MoMA, NYC, NY. She was presented by Participant Inc. in a two-person exhibition at No Soul for Sale at X Initiative, NYC, NY.      Parnes is a 2021 MacDowell Fellow [https://www.macdowell.org/artists/laura-parnes], a 2019 Yaddo Artist in Residence, a 2019 Wave Farm Media Arts Awardee, a 2016 Creative Capital Awardee [https://creative-capital.org/artists/laura-parnes/], a 2014 NYFA recipient, a 2013 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellow [http://www.gf.org/dev.gf.org/fellows/laura-parnes/] and has lectured as a visiting artist at numerous institutions including Harvard University, Columbia University and UCLA. She has participated in panels at Yale University, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and MoMA PS1.

DLG349 Comedian Matt Ruby comes on to discuss his substack: "Incessantly calling men toxic is a bad way to get their votes."

Comedian Matt Ruby and I agree there is a lot Non—Trump voters missed (myself included) about how society views a large group of men. It's not simple, especially since we are all in our info silos. Matt put out a great substack opinion piece [https://mattruby.substack.com/p/incessantly-calling-men-toxic-is] on this topic. Even discussing this shit nowadays is risky, but necessary for all of us to understand these issues. I was inspired to listen to this Joe Rogan episode [https://open.spotify.com/episode/4aijqcFwUkKWxlX090C41h]after our chat and it was further illuminating. We MUST UNDERSTAND the other people! Btw: Did you also know that Matt Ruby is an AWESOME COMEDIAN?? HERE'S PROOF [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaPEA5bfMKU] More Matt Here: https://www.mattrubycomedy.com/ @mattrubycomedy/ The substack we discussed here: https://mattruby.substack.com/p/incessantly-calling-men-toxic-is INCESSANTLY CALLING MEN TOXIC IS A BAD WAY TO GET THEIR VOTES HOW TO WIN 'EM OVER: LESS DUNKING, MORE PERSUADING. It’s my fault. As ambassador of the elites, I take full responsibility for this defeat.First off, let’s admit it: He’s the greatest con man ever. The first time around, people might not have understood what was happening. This time, everybody knew — and they went for it anyway. When you get the marks to volunteer for the duping, you’ve achieved true con mastery. Am I mad? Nah. Frustrated, but this is just who we are. It’s the same way I feel about the rise in antisemitism. We act like something new is happening, but really we just moved the rock and are now seeing what was underneath all along. I’d rather stare it in the face than pretend it’s not there. This is who we are. (Also, let’s be real: I’m a white dude who lives in NYC so I’ll probably be insulated from the worst of it.) Plus, I kinda saw it coming… mattrubycomedy [https://instagram.com/mattrubycomedy] #mattruby #mattrubycomedian A post shared by @mattrubycomedy [https://instagram.com/mattrubycomedy] “Butts in seats” is the comedy version of elections. It’s our way of saying, “Scoreboard!” The lesson we’ve learned: You can go on Colbert 15 times and it won’t have the impact of one Rogan appearance. Especially if you wanna reach dudes. Ezra Klein explained this in the NYT: She should’ve gone on Rogan, and much else besides…But Rogan is symbolic of something bigger. There is an alienation that’s grown between young men and much of the Democratic Party. For years, there’s been no real way of talking about masculinity in liberal circles that didn’t attach the word “toxic” before it. There’s been a reveling in growing female strength and a deep critique of male culture. You can have any view you want on the merits of that, but it’s had consequences. The Republicans are the roast and the Democrats are the HR department. And America wants cruel jokes more than a DEI seminar. If any/all of this annoys you, I return to this question: Do you want to win next time or nah? Because what I’m really getting at… It’s time to realize that incessantly calling men toxic is a bad way to get their votes. The truth is men are suffering and retreating right now. Richard Reeves has been discussing this at length. Here's a taste. [https://www.theringer.com/2024/10/11/24267283/united-states-young-men-women-political-divide-richard-reeves] I worry that we’re not signaling strongly enough to young men now we need you. We in very different spaces. We the families, we the mothers, we the labor market, we the community. Not just we need people, but we need you. And absent that sense of we need you, I think we see a lot of young men retreating. #mattruby #comedy #comedian

DLG284 Comedian Matt Ruby does a LOT of thinking and he can open up your head too.

I saw Matt do a super interesting comedy show at a yoga studio last month called Misguided Meditation. It was great and he's doing another one January 22 at Yoga to the People – East Village TICKETS HERE [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jan-22-misguided-meditation-with-matt-ruby-a-comedy-show-about-mindfulness-tickets-222156294457?fbclid=IwAR1ob-3J2ohQSBuhY4228FAMSrS0UWwgiJUwEIYQbRT0SmAoDjC25e33eZ4] He has a great newsletter too = sign up here: THE RUBESLETTER [https://mattruby.substack.com/] He's a really great comedian where you walk out thinking about what you were just laughing about. This episode stuck around in my head for a while—like a good acid trip. Matt really shared a lot of personal stuff. He’s has a very successful career as a comedian performing regularly at The Comedy Cellar. His comedy is hilarious! Plus exceptionally smart, thoughtful and his work has some great messages about toxic masculinity, which was refreshing to hear from a straight dude. I harassed him to share more specifically about the points he is making, why those issues speak to him and where they come from (a prosecutor dad and artist mom). Matt understand his feelings and is very articulate, There’s a lot to draw you in. More Matt: BIO Matt Ruby is a NYC comedian that tells smart/dark jokes for people with a finely tuned BS detector. He's a regular at the Comedy Cellar in NYC, in regular rotation on SiriusXlllllllM, his album "Hot Flashes" went top 10 at iTunes, and he's been seen on Laughs on FOX, MTV's Girl Code, and The Comedy Show Show on NBC/Seeso. He's also the creator of Vooza, a video comic strip about the tech world (called the "The Spinal Tap of startups" by Mashable) and co-producer of Hot Soup, one of NYC’s longest running independently produced comedy shows. H Outside of standup, he's the creator of Vooza [http://vooza.com/], a video comic strip about the tech world that’s received millions of view and was called the "The Spinal Tap of startups" by Mashable and (SIGN UP FOR THIS!!! ) he’s the author of the Rubesletter [https://mattruby.substack.com/], a weekly newsletter with over 15,000 subscribers.

DLG345 Tim Seeberger's band, Pop Music Fever Dream is getting a lot done—music-wise, psychologically and otherwise.

Tim Seeberger s his music. As founder/frontman of PopMusic his band is gatherering heat and opportunities. As he has transitioned from a devoted Christian to a devoted queer musician who is also Christian, Tim has experienced a lot of identity adjustments, starting in a new way when he went away to college. He has a good relationship with his family, lots of friends and above all, his music will always ground him. There’s still some work to do on intimacy but he’s only 27. Also, on a personal level—I really like this music. It has a genuine uncynical authenticity just like Tim. Listen to PMFD on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/artist/0SZRhOhPqhHBBmhpua0cJ0] Watch their Another Screen [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ3E_3iAbPo]video Another Screen by Pop Music Fever Dream, from their new EP, "Songs For Emotion." Starring T. Seeberger, Carmen Castillo, Domenico Bancroft, and Nicole Harwayne Directed by T. Seeberger Produced by T. Seeberger, Carmen Castillo Cinematography/Vfx by Sam Blieden (Instagram: @s.r.b) Edited by Sam Blieden, T. Seeberger Acting Coaching by Carmen Castillo Special thanks to @TheFilmMakersCooperative Pop Music Fever Dream is a post-punk/no wave band from NYC. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pmfd.nyc/?h... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0xEVUIxNHZqT2VwWlRMcW1qRU5pdzA4OUZ1QXxBQ3Jtc0trM2ZaVGZheU16Z1NBbmR5cVoyVnl3MFhOdlp2VThjYjVGd0trUXd3Q3Z0NGk3OWNtZ2pZRGtHM0lWUm5WbzNnQ3ZKRVBjTExuSzBtTUMycDdRX0xaaFFZTlpVLXE1WG9sTjRIU3pWWWVUM1lpQjBzTQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fpmfd.nyc%2F%3Fhl%3Den&v=GZ3E_3iAbPo] Bandcamp: https://pmfd.bandcamp.com/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbVVCWnQzSTIzN3p5ZlY5N3ZkZnBPWVp4dDI3QXxBQ3Jtc0trd3pNY3MyX3FZaXppTko3MlgyalZLU2YxNkt3ek5wR3g3YjRGTWNJTk5yWDAxRkNhLWVHV2NibWVqcGdyck5scFBNY29BZVdDUWpSdnpuWTBlS3ZzSGsxaXRlWllnY09LdUE2SFZ2MlQ4ckwxWXdPcw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fpmfd.bandcamp.com%2F&v=GZ3E_3iAbPo] Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0SZRh... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqblFkNU1wWHlNSGpxWXJYS1c1T2JDeGNpV2N5Z3xBQ3Jtc0tsRFFCeWJLU0x2MnM4R1JWZjlXWmxPejBTV1VCSGk0M1dNdGFQWHk5T19vVldvNzVFQVlZUDJfNjVTUmk4cGlnZUlFanBzMGt6VFVqNXEyMks0elR1RWh2aVB4RGNXM3VfLWtQeXp2aTFFczVwU211QQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Fartist%2F0SZRhOhPqhHBBmhpua0cJ0&v=GZ3E_3iAbPo] APPLE MUSIC:   / POP-MUSIC-FEVER-DREAM   [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnVucmtwdXRGbXA4SHpqTF9MRjdDWDBvbDNaZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsQWhtcXRIWnFNeHc5emxveG5WdEJYV0lOeUdQZWdUS0JiVUdHTUhPQl8zZnZCZ0t0R08wYy1oUXRQSzFtMVFRVnVtRmZkR2VaaEZ1b19RYkVPb09JSUhONHdwOThuMjBBYXhoeHRGSm5SRkM5UVBkZw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fmusic.apple.com%2Fus%2Fartist%2Fpop-music-fever-dream%2F1603694708&v=GZ3E_3iAbPo] Here's some great interviews with Tim: https://swimintothesound.com/blog/2024/9/9/the-name-of-the-band-is-pop-music-fever-dream https://www.bkmag.com/2023/10/02/inside-the-queer-punk-revolution/ #timseeberger #popmusicfeverdream

DLG391 Alvaro Gamboa is passionate about a lot of things but comedy is #1.

Alvaro Gamboa is an awesome human and a great comedian. He sums up his POV here:, “I have a background in critical race theory. I have a have a degree in that. And so it's something that I find amusing, I guess I could say, where like just trying to find the intersections between race, gender and class and how those play out in our daily, not just in my upbringing, but in our day to day lives and how that affects it.” You’ll also hear how Alvaro, a good-looking young man, likes the ladies—and I’m here to tell you personally, as a witness and friend, he is very respectful of women. https://www.youtube.com/@AlvaroJokesGamboa [https://www.youtube.com/@AlvaroJokesGamboa] rebelioncomedy [https://www.instagram.com/rebelioncomedy/#] : Mondays 6pm @bkmadecomedy [https://www.instagram.com/bkmadecomedy/]