In Defense of Pretension.

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when did not being stupid become a social offense? ignorance has become an accepted trait, being learned a social faux pas. admitting that you lack even the most basic cultural literacy has become as trendy as owning a pair of tabis.

pretension is out, and we are all worse for it.

any earnest expression of literacy or tastefulness is now painted wi... See more

ayan artan • In Defense of Pretension.

corpses walk among us. they might look like you and i but in truth, they are contaminated by a disease that has turned them into empty shells, mannequins masquerading as people.

ayan artan • In Defense of Pretension.

CCheyenne Slowensky

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part of my love for the arts comes naturally from my profession as a writer. the irony here is that i do not have the words to adequately formulate just what this craft has given me. if i was forced to, i’d sum it up as power. these words i write are little pieces of me; it’s why i’ll never buy into the ‘separate the art from the artist’ nonsense. ... See more

ayan artan • In Defense of Pretension.

i am a bundle of all the work i have ever come into contact with. i think i can trace parts of my personality to all the anthony bourdain documentaries my grandmother used to watch. my sense of humor is a mix of my mother’s dryness and the work of rick riordan. if we all see the same five clips on tiktok, the same three luca guadagnino films, how w... See more

ayan artan • In Defense of Pretension.

words in the right hands become weapons. art in the right hands becomes a mirror.

ayan artan • In Defense of Pretension.

convenience. how much it has stolen from us. we don’t just want more than we ever have, not only do we consume mindlessly like never before but now we want everything to be easy. we want that package to be here tomorrow , never mind that that sweater is being shipped from the other side of the world.

we have the same relationship to information. i’m