HeyJaredSearching for Re-Enchantment
Reflections on art, film, politics, and everything in between, with an eye for things that help humans fall back in love with life in an age of political catastrophe. Posts and opinions are my own and do not reflect my institution.
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Fall 2026 playlist! (opens the original)
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As usual: 1hrs20min of new music by majority women and queer musicians. This season: lots of ambient and experimental, and some new electronic and folk favorites. Including Wingdings!We're back to regular programming next week. This week it was my birthday and I spent the weekend at a lovely wedding at Ashokan. Hope everyone is enjoying the fall weather (or are keeping fairly dry in the nor’easter)! See y'all next time ❤️ xo-J<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn
List of Good Things Pt XXVIII (opens the original)
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Hello all! Welcome to one of my favorite months and seasons of the year! It's my birthday month, the semester has fully started (and therefore the late summer dread has abated), and the weather is just starting to be tolerable again. With this slightly more optimistic spirit in mind, here are some good things (read, experienced, eaten, etc) from the last month:Searching for Re-Enchantment is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or p
12 All Time Film Favorites as the Greek Pantheon (opens the original)
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As soon as someone finds out I research and teach cinema, their first question is, invariably: ok, so what are your favorite films? So, inspired by a friend from the Arctic Circle residency, I decided to actually, certifiably, list my forever-favorites. And then, of course had to organize them in some vaguely obsessive-compulsive way. Partially inspired by the mediocre-to-bad Nolan film, my own lifelong obsession with Greek mythology (shoutout to the Scholastic Book Fair introducing me to the D’
Land of the Midnight Sun (opens the original)
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I have been grieving Svalbard for a month. They don’t tell you how much it would hurt to remove yourself from so much awe. You are left with just sense impressions, intensity of all varieties in quick succession: the shakiness of feet when clambering up unsteady rocks; your muck boots, trapped in quicksand-like mud; the crystal solidity of a glacier, and its unique, almost unnaturally blue hue; the way it took a week for your shoulders to loosen and the feeling of magic to really begin; the inde
Eurasian Knot pod (opens the original)
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