Pollen

The original Pollen Issue #1 is available on Scribd.com here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/16760998/Pollen-Issue-1 Most of Issue #1 is available on this site.

Matt Valentine is a Ph.D. Candidate at Duquesne University. “Queer Theorists” contend all identities, including gay and straight, are socially constructed. This challenges the essentialist positions of those who wish to say everyone is born with an innate gender and sexuality, usually argued as heterosexual. How would you describe the constructed identity that “Queer Theorists” [...]

Todd McGowan is a professor at the University of Vermont. He has recently authored The Impossible David Lynch (Columbia University Press) and The Real Gaze: Film Theory After Lacan (SUNY Press). From University of Vermont web site: Todd McGowan teaches courses in film theory, history, and genre. His areas of interest include Hegel, psychoanalysis, and [...]

Nik Moore (co-editor of Pollen) is a tattoo artist who works out of Scarab Body Arts in Syracuse, NY. When Nik’s not tattooing he’s either working on his art or illustrations.

By Nick Scipione There exists a fundamental divide between drive and desire, as pointed out by Jacques Lacan1, which is all too often over-looked.Before the nervous system can become excited and produce drives, there must be that which initiated the enticing. Past environs indicate how production can occur, and present environs determine the necessity to [...]

Tom O’malley is the Executive Director of ACFEST, a film festival native to New York City started in 2006. Hi Tom. Tell us a little about your film festival. Why’s it called ACEFEST? ACEFEST (formerly ACE Film Festival) is an annual event held in New York City in celebration of the American Cinematic Experience. We [...]

Based out of Toronto, Tami both enjoys free health care and paintings that drip.