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Reflections


The Parasocial Dance of Passive Income (part iii)
The difference between working actors and respected performers is the parasocial dance of passive income.

Dan Akinlalu
Sep 287 min read


The Parasocial Dance of Passive Income (part ii)
Do you really want to make art and get paid, or do you just want anyone to pay attention?

Dan Akinlalu
Sep 268 min read


The Parasocial Dance of Passive Income
Not everyone with an audience has filled them with the right eyes ready to support them.

Dan Akinlalu
Sep 249 min read


The Myth of Modern Supermodels (part iii)
The genuinely tragic reason supermodels are rarer today than they've ever been, and the strategy HOM developed to carry the baton for the next generation of respected performers.

Dan Akinlalu
Sep 228 min read


Before The Magazine Covers
Exploring how the birth of HOM's innovative archetype framework radically improved my artistic journey.

Dan Akinlalu
Sep 154 min read


The Myth of Modern Supermodels (part ii)
Canada has produced respected performers the world falls in love with. Imagine what could happen if we develop our own cultural machinery to promote them?

Dan Akinlalu
Sep 148 min read


The Myth of Modern Supermodels
Is the fashion industry still capable of creating new supermodels?

Dan Akinlalu
Sep 114 min read


Art vs Content (part ii)
Have you ever wondered what the core difference is between making art and making content?

Dan Akinlalu
Sep 211 min read


Casualty of Glamour (part ii)
3 glamorous creatives discuss the frustrating challenges of working Toronto. Then an enigmatic man approaches them, who suddenly takes their journey in a new direction.

Dan Akinlalu
Aug 304 min read


What Your Art Says Before You Speak
What does your creative identity communicate before you've opened your mouth to explain?

Dan Akinlalu
Aug 275 min read


Fantasy of Fall
The fantasy of falling in love is a fundamental part of the power of erotic art.

Dan Akinlalu
Aug 166 min read


Echoes of Summertime
As summer enters its last legs, lazy content creators fall back while ambitious artists catch a second wind.

Dan Akinlalu
Aug 155 min read


The Power of Erotic Art (part iv)
Some creatives wait for commercials to give them a chance. Others earn independently from erotic art...

Dan Akinlalu
Jul 3010 min read


The Power of Erotic Art (part iii)
Vogue was his playground, Madonna was his muse, Helmut Newton made taboo art so chic celebrities and socialites rushed to be reimagined by his erotic, decadent, and occasionally kind lens...

Dan Akinlalu
Jul 3014 min read


The Power of Erotic Art (part ii)
From the cinematic thrill of Immaculate Conception to the trancelike sensuality era of Erotica... Madonna wields the power of erotic art in music, fashion and film as a spectacular siren.

Dan Akinlalu
Jul 289 min read


Different Kinds of HOM Sirens
A primer on different kinds of sirens, creatives and archetypes in our attention-based economy.

Dan Akinlalu
Jul 2615 min read


Ethics of Erotic Art
When artists explore social or sexual taboos in the erotic art... content creators freak out like its the apocalypse. But the fans who support erotic art aren't supporting war criminals.

Dan Akinlalu
Jul 2313 min read


The Power of Erotic Art
Many genres of creative expression try to immerse audiences in the power of love, several content creators look like cheesy goofballs. But erotic art does it effortlessly.

Dan Akinlalu
Jul 217 min read


Why Great Art Doesn't Explain Itself
Artists are not here to defend or explain creativity... that's fandom behavior.

Dan Akinlalu
Jul 97 min read


The Illusion of Effortlessness
Preparation is invisible so people underestimate it... but the camera doesn't.

Dan Akinlalu
Jul 35 min read
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