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Functuation

Let's Get Lit 001: Punctuation, Ranked

Crystallized altered images of Michelle Trachtenberg from Harriet the Spy and Pete and Pete.

The Time Has Come, the Walrus Said, to Talk of Many Things

Modern Miscellanea 005: A Tribute to the Life and Work of Michelle Trachtenberg

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Women of Substance

Modern Miscellanea 004: I am Woman, Hear Me be Wrong (aka Unpopular Opinion Time!) (Warning: There will be spoilers for the movie The Substance.) If there is one motto I live by in life, it’s the patented Van Pelt rule: “There are three things I’ve learned never to

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Don't Adjust Your Eyes

An update to this blog, now hosted by ghost.io.

Well, Hello There...

Well, Hello There...

Etc. 001: Welcome! This is Streams of Unconsciousness, a brand new site by Jamie Rotante that's just getting started. Things will be up and running here shortly, but you can subscribe in the meantime if you'd like to stay up to date and receive emails when

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Streams of Unconsciousness Wrapped: 2024

My personal list of what was hot or not (for me) in 2024.

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To All the Dogs I've Loved Before

Saying goodbye to my favorite pets, both on social media and real life.

A blue-toned, sketch-style photo of a young white, blonde guy with many tattoos and an older African-American male.

Boxing Day

A critical analysis of the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight and its impact on culture.

Green glowing ears in the shape of Mickey Mouse against a purple background with bats. Text reads "Disney Channel."

A Very Disney (Channel Original Movies) Halloween

A list of my personal favorite Halloween-themed Disney Channel Original Movies.

Album cover that's an illustration of a man in red water. Text reads "Rubberneck" by Toadies.

Rubberneck by Toadies

A review of the 1994 alt-rock album "Rubberneck" by Toadies.

Collage of strange men. Includes Peewee Herman, Ed Grimley, Kids in the Hall, Beetlejuice, MST3K & Garth Algar.

Weird Little Guys (The Good Kind)

Examining my relationship with "weird" men in media.

Retro image of five women lounging poolside with a yellow chairs and palm trees.

Laps of Luxury

A look at the luxurious appeal of swimming pools.

Collage of lucchador masks, wrestlers, and envelopes with hearts on them that read AEW and ECW.

wrestling

An Open Love Letter to Pro Wrestling

A love letter to pro-wrestling and the worlds it creates.

A blue-lit stage with instrument stands and stairs. This is the main stage used for Saturday Night Live.

1990s

Live from New York: It’s Friday Evening

A recollection of SNL's cultural and political impact.

Snow Day movie poster. Two men are buried in snow with only their heads visible, young kids cheer behind them.

winter

The Lost Art of Nothing to Do

An look back on what snow days used to mean, and if they'll ever exist again.

Photo of a snow-covered street with cars on it in 1970s New York

nostalgia

Dear January

A diary-style entry about the cruelty of winter and the hope of spring.

Black and white photo of a young boy with fants and elongated, pointy ears, against a blue and green background.

nye

Celebrate the Millennium with Newmannium

A look back at the fears and anxieties on the cusp of Y2K.

2000s

I AM Ok (I Promise)

An examination of my personal non-relationship with My Chemical Romance and early 2000s pop punk and emo culture.

Black and white illustrations of a man in a suit and a woman dancing against a checkerboard background.

1990s

Let's Talk About Ska, Baby

Looking back fondly on ska music and its optimism.

Collage of black and white illustrations of a sun, sunflower, a woman smoking, and damask prints on lined paper.

Diary Entries

Manic Girl Summer

A recollection of events that transpired in the summer of 2007.

A photo of a delicious-looking slice of thin, crispy New York-style pizza on a white paper plate. Red neon text reads "PIZZA"

nostalgia

My Life in Pizza

Examining my relationship with NY-style pizza.

A woman with tanned skin and long black hair, with a black and white bow in her hair, appears to be screaming while crying.

2000s

You Can't Come in Here with a Big Banana and Expect Everything to be Peaches

Examining the strange comfort of "Jersey Shore."

Racehorses and their jockeys on a racetrack.

1990s

A Life at the Races

An account of grief and a life revolving around race horses.

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