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Hegemony and Resistance in Laut Bercerita

By Salman Al Farisi on Saturday, June 14, 2025

“We do not write for today, but for those who come after us—history demands another voice.”

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Analysis and Essay Series

Twin Peaks: “Who Killed Laura Palmer?”

By Salman Al Farisi on Saturday, June 7, 2025

Twin Peaks deconstructs the “dead girl” trope through Laura Palmer’s fragmented identity, exploring the trauma, oppression, and death drive beneath American suburbia.

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Analysis and Essay Literature

Babel: Translation as Empire-Building

By Salman Al Farisi on Saturday, May 31, 2025

R.F. Kuang’s Babel reimagines translation as an act of empire-building, where language is not just communication but a tool of power, betrayal, and resistance.

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Orb and the Death of Certainty

By Salman Al Farisi on Friday, May 23, 2025

Giordano Bruno’s heliocentric challenge to geocentric authority is reimagined in the anime Orb as a philosophical battle between rigid modernist forces and fluid postmodern resistance.

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Analysis and Essay Series

Mind Your Language: Breaking Stereotypes

By Salman Al Farisi on Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Mind Your Language uses exaggerated cultural, racial, and gender stereotypes to create humor, but in doing so, it reflects deeper societal biases and assumptions.

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Analysis and Essay Literature

The Secret History: The Price of Fitting In

By Salman Al Farisi on Monday, May 5, 2025

In The Secret History, Richard, Camilla, and Bunny fabricate identities in an attempt to fit in, only to be overcome by tragedy, loneliness, and illusion.

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Analysis and Essay Anime

FLCL and the Messy Truth of Growing Up

By Salman Al Farisi on Wednesday, April 30, 2025

In FLCL, adolescence is portrayed not as a linear journey toward maturity but as a chaotic collision of identity, desire, and absurdity.

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Eric Bischoff and How Media Became the New Monday Night Wars

By Salman Al Farisi on Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Modern news media mirrors professional wrestling by prioritizing sensationalism, scripted rivalries, and entertainment-driven narratives over objective reporting.

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  • Twin Peaks: “Who Killed Laura Palmer?”
  • Babel: Translation as Empire-Building
  • Orb and the Death of Certainty
  • Mind Your Language: Breaking Stereotypes
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