Jason J

Joined September 2018

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I love writing about people and clothes

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Reflections on ‘The Swimmer’
The Swimmer is one of those films that defies genre. More a parable or moral tale than a conventional drama, at a time when Hollywood was facing fierce and growing competition, the film is a bold attempt at the kind of boundary breaking narratives explored by television, Hollywood’s increasingly popular little cousin, while managing to utilise the scale and maturity only possible within the medium of a full-length cinema release.
By Jason J7 years ago in Geeks
The Wit Offensive of Muhammad Ali
The typical white alpha male can strut, peacock, and demonstrate his sense of superiority over lesser men with ease. The black alpha male—even in today’s society—cannot. The legacy of racism, of racial inequality and stereotypes, still plays a significant part in how confident black males are perceived. And so what is readily seen as an authentic sense of selfhood emanating from a white alpha male will only too often be interpreted as aggression and threat when displayed by a black male. As a result, beyond the world of on-screen characters played by the likes of Will Smith and Idris Elba, the black alpha male relies on different qualities to communicate his superior status, one of which is wit.
By Jason J7 years ago in Unbalanced
The Lexicon of Street Culture . Top Story - September 2018.
As the bad-boy of fashion is increasingly co-opted by the luxury market, it’s perhaps important to remind ourselves of streetwear's roots, intrinsic values, and the man whom many say started the whole thing in the first place—Shawn Stussy.
By Jason J7 years ago in Styled