A close reading of Bud the cat in Darren Aronofsky’s Caught Stealing, through T.S. Eliot, Derrida, and the Jellicle Ball revival — on what it means to follow after an animal’s (ineffable) name.

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April 14, 2026

New Thoughts Podcast Podcasts Update(s)

Change: The People Call It Ragtime

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What do artificial intelligence, Trans* rights, and monogamy have in common? In the first episode of Season 2, Tony argues that they are all conversations about the relationships we want—to technology, to our bodies, and to a socially privileged way of being together.

January 28, 2026

American Society Deviant Teaching Growing Up/Parenting Mother New Thought Quick Thought

It’s Giving (Momma) Bear: On the Way Out of Goals, Passion, and Misery

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A queer reading of *The Bear,* passion, pleasure, and the surprising power of love to free us from the misery of goals.

December 12, 2025

New Thoughts Podcast

Animal Changes

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Animal Changes is the topic of the final episode of Season One of the N*EW* Thoughts podcast! Join the conversation about animal sentience!

Meat eaters' bible, Gen 27:16-17 literally written on a goat.

December 4, 2025

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On the Urgent Matter of the Bible; Or, On How Vegetarians Should Use The Bible

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In this post, Tony engages with biblical narratives in relation to animal studies, vegetarianism, and the politics of subversion in religious and cultural contexts.

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