LIPSTICK, ON
waxy compacts, smeared powder, and the lingering specter of 20th century femininity
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an interdisciplinary niche perfume publication. also with intermittent criticism on film, literature, culture, and catholic christian faith.
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"Camera and eye are together a time machine"
Catholic epistemology and finding God at the outer limits of academic research in Kevin Walker and Jack Auen's feature film Chronovisor (2026).
"All thy garments smell of myrrh:" a biblical exegesis on the scents of anointing and resurrection
A lecture offered at Church of the Ascension on the fifth Sunday of Eastertide, May 3rd 2026.
The Best Things I Smelled at Fumed 2026
A quick roundup of my thoughts on Chicago's first ever niche perfume convention.
"This is Brooklyn, all women are women."
Bushwick extremity film, intra-community abuse, and the various inadequacies of gender in Louise Weard's 'Castration Movie Anthology II: The Best of Both Worlds'
(They Long To Be) Close To You
The horror, sincerity, and dissociative miasma of 20th century womanhood writ in Todd Haynes' Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story
The Internet Didn't Make Me Catholic
One convert's thoughts on why the world has become weary of conversion, and an eschatological exposé of conservative Christianity's youth appeal.
Is perfume still worth making?
Thoughts on the luxury fragrance industry's future, and potential pitfalls of its cultural success.
The Naval Officer and the Lady Yorisaka
What the legacy of Guerlain's Mitsuoko reveals about orientalism and conceptual fragrance in the present day.
The Best (and Worst) Perfumes of 2025, Reviewed
What's worth smelling this year, and what isn't.