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The video essay space is so oversaturated and there are a lot of people that don’t really have opinions or evidence they just repeat stuff but here are some people that make insightful video essays in my opinion and some recs for videos to watch the stars are for my fav channels tv/movies/pop culture Big Joel Broey deschanel - love the saltburn video Cj the x - very chaotic but insightful videos on a range of topics Friendly space ninja Jane mulcahy - has great videos on hallmark movies Jenny Nicholson * - yes the videos are long but i have watched them all multiple timea Lindsay ellis * Lola Sebastian * - her videos on cannibalism, tennis and James franco are amazing Mina le * - love her recent video on the evil symbolism of milk - she talks a lot about fashion as well Pop culture detective - breaks down tropes like harmless peeping and “born sexy yesterday” Princess weekes - media analysis from an intersectional perspective Sarah z - I’m not always familiar with the media but it’s always interesting Sloan Stowe * Skip intro * - great videos on copaganda The morbid zoo - great videos on the sound of freedom and civil war Verilybitchie - love the video on Spider-Man and class Yhara zayd - haven’t always seen the relevant movies but every video is very insightful and well put Social commentary/politics/philosophy Alice cappelle Intelexual media * - so underrated she discusses history sociology and pop culture with a focus on black women Olisunvia Philosophy tube Contrapoints - love the twilight video Shanspeare * Miscellaneous/informative Bobby broccoli - amazing videos about science scandals that are interesting even if you have no special knowledge about science like me Horses * knowing better- analysis of religious groups and history Kaz rowe - great videos on a range on crazy phenomenons from a range of historical periods Lemmino - animated videos about various mysteries Merafromyoutube - K-pop analysis Micthesnare - music history and commentary extra: last week tonight with John Oliver - not exactly video essays but very well researched and funny deep dives into a range of topics Sorry this list is so long I apparently watch a lot of video essays Anyway hope this list is helpful <3

@danielalala

Jan 7, 2025

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Video essayists, pop culture analysis, intersectionality, Capitalism, vidya games, fashion

Currently getting through Dan Olson/Folding Idea’s latest video. All of his stuff is great and thoroughly well researched. Some of my fave videos of his: Tuca & Bertie, Flat Earth, and *his critique* of the Nostalgia Critic's *critique* of The Wall by Pink Floyd - his videos on NFTs and The Metaverse are fantastic too In no particular order, here's some more YouTubers I'm subbed to: (would love to write up a paragraph for each of them but don't want to take up too much space!) Princess Weekes: https://www.youtube.com/@Princess_Weekes/videos Jenny Nicholson: https://www.youtube.com/@JennyNicholson/videos Defunctland: https://www.youtube.com/@Defunctland/videos Khadija Mbowe: https://www.youtube.com/@KhadijaMbowe/videos Lisa Fevral: https://www.youtube.com/@LisaFevral/videos Any Austin: https://www.youtube.com/@any_austin/videos Shesez: https://www.youtube.com/@BoundaryBreak/videos Leo Vader: https://www.youtube.com/@LeoVader/videos Yhara Zayd: https://www.youtube.com/@Yharazayd/videos ModernGurlz: https://www.youtube.com/@ModernGurlz/videos Mina Le: https://www.youtube.com/@gremlita/videos PushingUpRoses: https://www.youtube.com/@pushinguproses/videos Maggie Mae Fish: https://www.youtube.com/@MaggieMaeFish/videos hbomberguy: https://www.youtube.com/@hbomberguy/videos withcindy: https://www.youtube.com/@withcindy/videos Evasive: https://www.youtube.com/@EvasiveOne/videos Team Starkid: https://www.youtube.com/@starkid/videos Hildegard Von Blingin’: https://www.youtube.com/@Hildegardvonblingin/videos

@softshelled

Jan 26, 2025

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my go-to video essayists

I have a few people whose work I consistently enjoy: - Jenny Nicholson (classic) - Shanspeare (artful) - Mina Le (well-researched) - elle literacy (pop culture focused) - Mike’s Mic (comedy deep dives) - Salem Tovar (nuanced) - Scott Cramer (genre-bending, and just plain fun) - tiffanyferg (super interesting topics) - oliSUNvia (organized, complex) - D’Angelo Wallace (very thoughtful) - Defunctland (pretty specific, but really well written & edited) - F.D Signifier (intricate & conversational)

@likelychristi

Aug 5, 2024

Top Recs from @nofedway

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upcoming lists

- top 10 manifestos - top 10 works of terminally online fiction - top 10 video essays (am sort of a video essay hater but these are good) - top 10 japanese woodblock prints - top 10 asmr videos - top 10 songs of 2024 - top 10 sci-fi short stories - top 10 seattle coffee shops - top 10 substack essays - top 10 modern painters let me know if any of these seem especially hype…

@nofedway

Dec 23, 2024

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my all-time favorite list is christine’s list of lists. not exactly sure who christine is but she was cooking

@nofedway

Dec 20, 2024

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way to make multi-image threads

ik only allowing one image per rec is part of the vibe but it would be cool if you could sorta chain image recs together, twitter style. mostly I’m just trying to make painting recs in the future without it being a hassle

@nofedway

Dec 23, 2024