Ben Ulansey

Pennsylvania

Writer at Medium

Writer, journalist, musician, and amateur philosopher https://t.co/NgozmCO9wc https://t.co/Twkot80ZQS

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Why Grown Men Hate Bella Ramsey: The Fantasy Filter of the Damned

1 day ago | medium.com | Ben Ulansey

Culture War — Fantasy — TV and FilmAre YouTube reviewers Critics or Creeps? The complaints about Bella Ramsey are getting uncomfortable and need to be scrutinised. I remember when the show Wednesday was announced and wondering why so many men on YouTube were excited for a show based on the child, Wednesday Addams. Don’t get me wrong — Christina Ricci was awesome in that 1991 classic, and I had a crush on her. But I was 11.
Milk Toast & Other Signs Society is Doomed

2 days ago | medium.com | Sarah Paris |Ben Ulansey

A community for readers, writers, poets, satirists, creatives, and thinkers of thoughtsFollow publicationMy unsolicited grammar lessons & the language harbingers of imminent societal collapseWe live in dark times. The earth grows warmer. Pollutants kill our ecosystems, Our rights slowly ebb away. Daily, people “disappear” from our unforgiving yet well-paved streets. Collectively, our grammar has plunged into a dank, rancid sewer.
Rotting Brain, A Diagnosis

2 days ago | medium.com | Andreea T. Felciuc |Ben Ulansey

You’re online. Scrolling peacefully. And everything seems fine. But without realising it, strange creatures begin to gather around you, ready to strike. They look funny, they have absurd names and ridiculous stories. There’s no way out. Tung Tung Tung Tung Tung Sahur comes hurtling towards you straight out of some Indonesian creepypasta — a stump-bodied figure, bulging eyes, wielding a baseball bat like something out of Paranoia Agent (2004).
‘Hotel Reverie’ Feels Like a Modern Take on ‘The Twilight Zone’

3 days ago | medium.com | Ben Ulansey

Black Mirror season 7 episode 3 proves a unique departure for the streaming powerhouseThere’s an analogy that crops up again and again in discussions about Black Mirror: “It’s like a modern The Twilight Zone.” Even those uninitiated to the show have likely heard the words a few times. It’s not hard to see why the comparisons are drawn. Both shows are profoundly imaginative, cerebral, and undeniable products of their time.
Why Doubts Matter — Including Those of MAGA Voters

5 days ago | medium.com | Robin Sholl |Ben Ulansey

A community for readers, writers, poets, satirists, creatives, and thinkers of thoughtsFollow publicationThe Priest Was Wrong, but I Learned Something UsefulIf you are Catholic or know anything about Catholicism, then you are probably familiar with the general concept of the sacrament of confession, in which individuals confess their sins to a priest. Catholics believe that the priest acts as the person of Christ, and can absolve their sins.
A Boisterous Discussion About Anime, Thunderbolts, The Iron Claw and a Kiss Concert

5 days ago | walterrhein.substack.com | Walter Rhein |Ben Ulansey

Hello Friends!I always enjoy these chats with Ben on Thursday. He’s finding excellent guests. The real power of Substack is taking the opportunity to chat with all these wonderful content creators. There are so many rational and insightful people out there—why does the mainstream media have such a hard time elevating reasonable people (is it because the mainstream media doesn’t want to broadcast reasonable perspectives?).
He Never Had a Chance-‘ Such Is Life’

6 days ago | medium.com | Calvin London |Ben Ulansey

Ned Kelly — bushranger, murderer, or folk hero? Ned Kelly is a landmark in Australian history. One of the last bushrangers from the late 1800s, Edward (Ned) Kelly, never had a chance. His famous last words were, “Ah, well, I suppose it has come to this.” Interpreted by journalists, these words have been passed down as “Such is life.”It’s a great saying, and I’ve used it many times when I’ve been down and when something has gone wrong.
Will You Cry When Your Toaster Is Suffering?

1 week ago | medium.com | Mitch Trachtenberg |Ben Ulansey

Or, how do we know what is conscious? You’ve probably heard of Alan Turing’s “imitation game,” often called the Turing test. Turing is the British mathematician who led World War 2 codebreaking efforts that contributed substantially to the Allied victory. He was also homosexual, for which he was prosecuted and chemically castrated by his government in 1952, leading to his possible suicide in 1954. But I digress.
Is Trumpism Ideological or Psychotic?

1 week ago | medium.com | Benjamin Cain |Ben Ulansey

A superficial clash between explanations of Trump’s second presidential termHow much of Donald Trump’s second term as president follows from his metastasized personality disorder, and how much can be attributed to the anarcho-capitalists, billionaires, and grifters who mean to exploit Trump as their frontman so they can impose Project 2025 on America? Luckily, there’s no need to choose between those explanations since they fit together like a hand and glove.
Words Are Never Nothing

1 week ago | medium.com | James Simon |Ben Ulansey

Even if random or placed out of order Spoken by one can erect a border Written by one can cut a life shorter Words are not nothing A word spoken in vain is a great offense A contradiction for which there is no recompense credibility lost leaves one without defense Words are something even if empty Words can sooth the wounds of the soul like a balm A pacifying word can bring a storm to a calm Destructive words can explode like napalm Words require caution Heartfelt words can evoke love and...