I'm subscribed to Siobhan Brier Aguilar on Patreon, where she posts whatever articles she's wanting to talk or write about in advance, and ever since she posted the one this video is based on a...
I'm subscribed to Siobhan Brier Aguilar on Patreon, where she posts whatever articles she's wanting to talk or write about in advance, and ever since she posted the one this video is based on a couple weeks back, I haven't been able to stop thinking about it, or telling random people about it. I was at the art museum a week ago and I, bizarrely, found myself in front of an Ucello cassone with a ferrety trans woman I had just met, telling her "hey, did you know that Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of Eat, Pray, Love, tried to murder her terminally ill affair partner?" It was bad of me, I know, but this just reads like a headline from an alternate universe.
Anyway this video isn't Aguilar's usual style; she usually approaches controversial/viral articles with an excess of empathy and a really clear authorial voice, whereas this is more a "news/drama" video explaining perhaps the strangest story of 2025. But you gotta hear about this man.
I read this sentence a few times. Still not sure I know what any of this means. But more importantly...Uhhh, you're not wrong. That is some wild stuff. "I hear you and I accept that you’re dying."...
found myself in front of an Ucello cassone with a ferrety trans woman
I read this sentence a few times. Still not sure I know what any of this means.
But more importantly...Uhhh, you're not wrong. That is some wild stuff. "I hear you and I accept that you’re dying." After she tried to kill her already dying girlfriend. Jfc.
Now I gotta see this book club review next month.
I wonder if the whole attempted murder thing can just be waved away as creative license. Because to admit to that, in a book, by a bestselling author with a clear fanbase, is nothing short of insanity.
One of my partners has described me as "terminally art brained;" you'll have to forgive me. I sometimes forget how much of this stuff normal people know. Paolo Uccello was a Florentine Renaissance...
One of my partners has described me as "terminally art brained;" you'll have to forgive me. I sometimes forget how much of this stuff normal people know.
Paolo Uccello was a Florentine Renaissance artist. He was fixated on proper perspective in his works, and creating a sense of depth. I'm not a fan of his works really, but he was certainly an innovator.
A 'cassone' was a kind of chest that you'd put at the foot of your bed. They were highly ornamental and were typically given as wedding gifts from the bride's parents. Many, like the one described here, featured elaborate paintings depicting themes of love, marriage and gender.
'Ferrety' is an adjective meaning "like a ferret." I usually use it as "'weaselly', but without the negative connotations." But you can apply whatever thoughts you have about ferrets to the person this word describes.
A "trans woman," also known as a transgender or a doll, is an eclectic and controversial subtype of woman. They're not often seen in public, due to their skittishness. When you do encounter one, it's sometimes possible to approach without scaring her off, but this takes subtlety and skill.
I think this reddit comment thread has fairly nuanced takes on it: ... ... She clearly has unhealthy and toxic behavior and is also trying to be open and aware about it and trying to change. I do...
"attempting to" and "planning to before coming to your senses and seeking help" are two different things
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excerpts (and sensationalist titles) in magazines compress the narrative and focus on the most dysfunctional portions
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She clearly has unhealthy and toxic behavior and is also trying to be open and aware about it and trying to change.
I do think she had enough money and resources to get professional help and care for her partner early on, that could have prevented the total relapse into addiction and both of their destructive behavior.
Watching this video somehow helped me understand my mother (whom I'm not on speaking terms with). This summarizes a lot of superficial people's self reflection. Do these people have no deeper...
Watching this video somehow helped me understand my mother (whom I'm not on speaking terms with).
"You found your darkness, dude!"
This summarizes a lot of superficial people's self reflection. Do these people have no deeper introspection or critical analysis of themselves? Are they totally unable to see themselves in the mirror? How do their family and former friends feel? Why can't they see the patterns in their life?
I'm subscribed to Siobhan Brier Aguilar on Patreon, where she posts whatever articles she's wanting to talk or write about in advance, and ever since she posted the one this video is based on a couple weeks back, I haven't been able to stop thinking about it, or telling random people about it. I was at the art museum a week ago and I, bizarrely, found myself in front of an Ucello cassone with a ferrety trans woman I had just met, telling her "hey, did you know that Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of Eat, Pray, Love, tried to murder her terminally ill affair partner?" It was bad of me, I know, but this just reads like a headline from an alternate universe.
Anyway this video isn't Aguilar's usual style; she usually approaches controversial/viral articles with an excess of empathy and a really clear authorial voice, whereas this is more a "news/drama" video explaining perhaps the strangest story of 2025. But you gotta hear about this man.
I read this sentence a few times. Still not sure I know what any of this means.
But more importantly...Uhhh, you're not wrong. That is some wild stuff. "I hear you and I accept that you’re dying." After she tried to kill her already dying girlfriend. Jfc.
Now I gotta see this book club review next month.
I wonder if the whole attempted murder thing can just be waved away as creative license. Because to admit to that, in a book, by a bestselling author with a clear fanbase, is nothing short of insanity.
One of my partners has described me as "terminally art brained;" you'll have to forgive me. I sometimes forget how much of this stuff normal people know.
Paolo Uccello was a Florentine Renaissance artist. He was fixated on proper perspective in his works, and creating a sense of depth. I'm not a fan of his works really, but he was certainly an innovator.
A 'cassone' was a kind of chest that you'd put at the foot of your bed. They were highly ornamental and were typically given as wedding gifts from the bride's parents. Many, like the one described here, featured elaborate paintings depicting themes of love, marriage and gender.
'Ferrety' is an adjective meaning "like a ferret." I usually use it as "'weaselly', but without the negative connotations." But you can apply whatever thoughts you have about ferrets to the person this word describes.
A "trans woman," also known as a transgender or a doll, is an eclectic and controversial subtype of woman. They're not often seen in public, due to their skittishness. When you do encounter one, it's sometimes possible to approach without scaring her off, but this takes subtlety and skill.
https://xkcd.com/2501/
You know what? Of all the "terminally X brained" stuff out there, being terminally art brained sounds pretty cool.
I think this reddit comment thread has fairly nuanced takes on it:
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She clearly has unhealthy and toxic behavior and is also trying to be open and aware about it and trying to change.
I do think she had enough money and resources to get professional help and care for her partner early on, that could have prevented the total relapse into addiction and both of their destructive behavior.
Watching this video somehow helped me understand my mother (whom I'm not on speaking terms with).
This summarizes a lot of superficial people's self reflection. Do these people have no deeper introspection or critical analysis of themselves? Are they totally unable to see themselves in the mirror? How do their family and former friends feel? Why can't they see the patterns in their life?