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Out Now! Zoopraxography For Lovers (or, Cinema's First Kiss Was Between Two Women)

The final version is out! Thanks to all who came to the premiere last night. I'll once again recommend watching on Nebula, since that version is ad-free and uncensored (he Patre...

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EARLY ACCESS: Zoopraxography For Lovers - The Story of Cinema's First Kiss

I'm finally nearing the finish line on this new video, so I think I'm ready to share it with you. I've still got to colour-correct and add some more songs, but if you don't want to wait until Friday for the full premiere, you can watch now 2022-10-25 11:52:00 +0000 UTC View Post

First look - Zoopraxography For Lovers

Here are some early stills from my next video, Zoopraxography For Lovers*. It's about the first filmed kiss in history, which was between two anonymous women about 140 years ago, and has been almost completely forgotten by history.

This is on track to be my longest and most elaborate video ...

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September Production Diary: Phase Four

I'm trying something new for this month's update: an intimate look into my creative process as I head into some new projects. If you just want info on the next video, skip ahead to the next section. :)

Fall 2022 - a new era

For a while, I've informally gro...

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Overcoming Amnesia: 25+ Places to Learn Queer History Online

Photo: edit of Jennie June's self-portrait, "The Author at Thirty-Four"

At the end of a recent video, I promised to offer some resources on queer history "a couple days f...

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Full stream: 40K celebration Q&A

Went live to celebrate 40 000 subscribers, only a month late! Took a ton of questions, maybe hundreds? This was a fun one - makes me want to do the next one on time 😅 

See you in a few weeks for a progress update on the next project! <3

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TRANS YOUTH VS. HEALTHCARE - full series out now!

My series on healthcare for trans youth, produced with Trans PULSE Canada, is here!

As I watched what began as a three-month project balloon into five months, and then into seven, I feared the day would never come. But it's freaking done.

Episode 1 - TRANS YOUTH: Wh...

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EARLY ACCESS: Trans Youth Vs. Healthcare, episodes 1 & 2

In the works since January, I’m finally finishing up my series with Trans Pulse Canada on trans youth and healthcare.

Here are the first two episodes! The only thing left to do is finish adding music, so this is basically...

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July Update

(I almost typed "May Update" again, if that gives any sense of how much the past 2 months have been a blur.)

Hi buds! It's been a while. Here's what's up on my end.

Life

Things have been a real mixed bag. I've spent the past couple weeks mostly on vacation - a bi...

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EARLY ACCESS: Queer Amnesia & the Death of Discourse

(or, "why is queer discourse so toxic?")

It's here, just in time to close out Pride Month 2022! My look at some factors worsening the state of queer discourse: corporate interests, atomization and cultural amnesia. A few graphics are missing from this cut, but it's basically final....

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May update

Hey, folks! I’m gonna keep it short this month: I’m tired.



And so is she…


This past month has been a lot: my grandma died kin...

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Full stream: 30k celebration Q&A and fundraiser

Hey gang! In case you missed it, here's the archived stream from last night. It was a fun, super chill affair, and we raised almost $1500 for abortion access!

I think we'll do another one for 40k, whenever that happens!

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Going LIVE in 1 hour - Q&A + abortion access fundraiser

Vic and I (and our cats) are going live in celebration of 30 000 subscribers. We'll be taking questions about anything & everything, and talking about how we got here.

We're also trying to raise $500 for the National Network of Abortion Funds; I'll match the first $200 in donations.

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Live Q&A this Wednesday to celebrate 30K subscribers!

[Edit: we'll be starting the stream an hour earlier than planned! It now starts at 7 Eastern.]

Hey folks! Me, Vic, and our beloved cats will be going live this Wednesday at 8̶P̶M̶ 7PM eastern time.

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Reading Notes: What Are Women?

A handful of people said they wished there were notes for my last video, and now there are! Here are some notes I took while researching the video, edited and condensed for clarity. 

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EARLY ACCESS: What Are Women?

Back in full force, buds, with my longest video yet: "What Are Women?"

This one is about what it means to be a woman, from the birth of modern gender 12 000 years ago up to today. It's about how the anti-trans movement weaponizes this question to gain public support, and why every ...

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Late March update: WOMEN!

(Pictured: the woman in her natural habitat)

Hey folks! I usually check in with an update post on the first of every month, but I'm excited about current projects and wan...

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Out Now: This Wikipedia Article Hides a Sorrowful Secret

It turns out the version I shared here a couple days ago was super glitchy - sorry about that! The definitive, (hopefully) glitch-free version of my new video is here.

Hope you like it!

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NEW VIDEO: This Wikipedia Article Hides a Sorrowful Secret

[Edit: I just realized this version is overflowing with graphical bugs. I'm taking it down and I'll relink the upload when it's fixed. Sorry folks, can't believe I missed this!]


(or, Things to Hold Close) 

Here are 2 stories about people just out of our reach,...

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Sneak peek: Things to Hold Close

Hi, everyone!

Here's a segment from my next video. It's about the Fermi paradox, grief, revelling in ugliness and vulnerability. The usual fun stuff. 

Forgive the roughness, it's very much a work in progress!

I'll share a version of the full video with you on the 8th or 9t...

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February update: things happen so much

Hey, everyone! It's the worst month of the year, but the best day of the month: Update Post Day. Here's what's new.

Cool stuff

First, here's a new release I'm excited about:

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January update: so! many! things!

Hey, all :) Happy new year! I hope this update finds you curled up on the sofa with a hot chocolate in hand. Unless you're in the Southern hemisphere, in which case I guess I hope this message finds you... surfing? Barbecuing? Whatever.

I've got a lot to update you on this month, including ...

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EARLY ACCESS: TERFs Are Wrong About Biological Sex

After a week of editing crunch I hope to never repeat again, my latest video is nearly done! Here’s the early access version :)

Still to come: sound processing, color correction and a couple titles/images. If you’d rather wait until everything is finished, the final version wil...

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Big news: my videos now available on Nebula!

I wanted you to get this news before everyone else: 

I am thrilled to let you know  my videos are now available on the creator-owned streaming platform Nebula!

If you don't already know, Nebula is killer.  It e...

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December update: dear reader, it's goin' down

Hey folks! I owe you an update. Here's what's going on with me, and what's in the works right now.

I'm in the middle of writing the last video of the year. It's about TERFs (a topic I'm sure nobody is sick of yet) and a slogan they're using a lot lately: "Sex, not gender". ...

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Full version OUT NOW: We Cooked 3 AI-Generated Recipes. It Went Badly.

Hey gang! The finalized version of our AI cooking experiment is out now. This version is tighter, funnier and better-quality (though the sound is still a bit janky - Adobe Premiere is the devil etc).

This one's goofy and not remotely nerdy or sentimental, but worry not. The next couple main...

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NEW VIDEO: We Cooked 3 AI-Generated Recipes. It Went Badly.

It's here y'all, the sequel to The Surreal Dreams of AI-Generated Art! This one's much less academic and much more silly.

This is the early access version, I'm not sure when the final thing will be out (probably in a few days).  I've been having some real issues with P...

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AI Art Bonus Video: Is "Stonks" Art?

Finally got around to cutting this. Just a silly little debate between me and my partner, which I lost by a freaking mile. Enjoy!

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NEW VIDEO: The Surreal Dreams of AI-Generated Art

It's here, buds! My look at the unique visual language of art made with AI, what makes it so fascinating, and the market forces threatening to take it all away.

This is an early access version, but I think it's done. If you notice anything off, any glitches or mistakes, please let ...

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You Got Questions? I Got Answers!

Planning on releasing a Q&A once the channel hits 20 000 subscribers, probably in the next couple months. If you've got any questions for me, leave 'em below! Can be about the videos or not, I don't really mind.

(Also: my next video will be out in the first half of October, with its seq...

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