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Joni Mitchell: a footnote to my fucking

According to The New York Times, Joni Mitchell is “a songwriter and singer of genius who can’t help but make us feel we are not alone.” When I heard her music for the first time at 15, it was precisely this quality that drew me to her. With Joni, I wasn’t alone in my feelings. So naturally, when I was 17 and didn’t want to […]

Kurt Marshall and the ethics of masturbating to the pre-tragic

Arts and Culture / By Acton Kerrec

Content warning: HIV/AIDS, pornography, sex, unprotected sex James Allen Rideout Jr. died on October 10, 1988 from kidney failure due to substance abuse and AIDS. He was 22. Before he died, he starred in four very successful gay porn films under the name Kurt Marshall. *** My relationship with Marshall’s filmography begins down a Wikipedia hole. I am scrolling

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Author name: Acton Kerrec

Joni Mitchell: a footnote to my fucking

Kurt Marshall and the ethics of masturbating to the pre-tragic