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perfectlight's avatar

i don't know why do you have to apologise, you publish whatever you want whenever you want; other parts of life get in the way sometimes for all of us. your dog is beautiful!

Manuela Thames's avatar

I am so sorry about your dog! Of course this would throw everything out of whack.

I love my dog to pieces as well, and it is heartbreaking when they get sick. I am so thankful she is recovering well. What a beauty!

Daphne Berryhill's avatar

Aww, Noodle is beautifully cute. It's so good you caught it and had her seen! And I love your link-sharing! Thank you :)

Neil Scott's avatar

Sorry to hear about this stress. I am though a big fan of these link posts.

Zachary Ayotte's avatar

Thanks, Neil.

I am too!

patricia's avatar

healing for all. take good care. love the doggies…

Susanne Helmert's avatar

Poor Noodle! I am glad she is feeling better. Still… it is always so stressful and worrisome to go through stuff like this. I hope they got it all out…

There is no need to apologize!

Lizzie Derksen's avatar

Oof. So sorry to hear that you've had this scare with Noodle; so glad to hear she seems to be getting healthy.

I enjoyed your Walrus article. Curious about what you think of Garth Greenwell's critique of Babygirl (on his Substack, To A Green Thought).

Zachary Ayotte's avatar

Thanks, Lizzie.

I have to admit I only have a free subscription to Greenwell's newsletter so I haven't read his full essay. From what I've seen, though, I think it's probably a fair take. There was a moment in the movie when I wondered if the whole thing was a dream or a hallucination. If it had been, it might have resolved a lot of the underbaked-ness in the plot , but I think it would have been a less interesting movie. And I'm not sure it's a great movie, but I do think it is interesting as a cultural document.

There is an essay in Becca Rothfeld's book, All Things Are Too Small, called Only Mercy, that is trying to unpack post-consent thinkers on the right and the left. I really enjoyed the essay and thought it was a useful frame for thinking about Babygirl, which is one of the first post-consent films I think I've seen.

I get the sense that a lot of writers/film makers are trying to think about sex in a post-#MeToo / post-consent landscape. (I am currently watching Dying For Sex, which, so far, is another interesting example.) I think the movie is really fascinating through that lens.

All that said, the movie is barely more than 90 minutes (if memory serves), which is a gift in itself.