Lily Alexandre
@lily-is.online
I write about art, gender, and the tech industry. Video essays on @nebula.tv, Twin Peaks podcast @tstv.show 🌲🌫️
All that is solid melts into air
youtube.com/@lily_lxndr
All that is solid melts into air
youtube.com/@lily_lxndr
RIP Photo Service. thanks for your appearance in the bit of Trans Day of Vanishing where i'm getting chased by riot cops. i think you probably closed because you were too expensive
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
RIP Photo Service. thanks for your appearance in the bit of Trans Day of Vanishing where i'm getting chased by riot cops. i think you probably closed because you were too expensive
this video's gonna be prettyyyyyyy
November 11, 2025 at 10:07 PM
this video's gonna be prettyyyyyyy
patreon’s new thing is showing me completely random and terrifying numbers when i open the app
November 1, 2025 at 12:46 AM
patreon’s new thing is showing me completely random and terrifying numbers when i open the app
Quebec’s government is so secular that they fund church restorations, with the justification “Our Religious Heritage Is Sacred!”
October 31, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Quebec’s government is so secular that they fund church restorations, with the justification “Our Religious Heritage Is Sacred!”
happy wife wednesday to all who celebrate
October 29, 2025 at 4:11 PM
happy wife wednesday to all who celebrate
Saw some unbelievable sculptures by contemporary Inuit artists at the MNBAQ. spent like half the time crying about birds
October 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Saw some unbelievable sculptures by contemporary Inuit artists at the MNBAQ. spent like half the time crying about birds
hearing Lin-Manuel Miranda’s voice come in on the new Mountain Goats songs
October 18, 2025 at 8:29 PM
hearing Lin-Manuel Miranda’s voice come in on the new Mountain Goats songs
i'm so sad for every youtuber who doesn't have my fiancee as a DP
October 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
i'm so sad for every youtuber who doesn't have my fiancee as a DP
crazy things happening in youtube’s new UI
October 15, 2025 at 11:29 PM
crazy things happening in youtube’s new UI
also... GOTTA give it up for the pale horse
October 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
also... GOTTA give it up for the pale horse
"wait, why did they do that?!" is one of the coolest reactions art can elicit. like the last moment in Blood Simple, just a guy staring up at a leaky pipe and looking shocked. it's almost a joke, but it's so striking? a little scary even?
October 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
"wait, why did they do that?!" is one of the coolest reactions art can elicit. like the last moment in Blood Simple, just a guy staring up at a leaky pipe and looking shocked. it's almost a joke, but it's so striking? a little scary even?
the last four movies i’ve seen have all been basically perfect. i don’t want this party to end!!
October 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
the last four movies i’ve seen have all been basically perfect. i don’t want this party to end!!
she's reminding me to do my shot
September 29, 2025 at 8:20 PM
she's reminding me to do my shot
she is literally me
September 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
she is literally me
kinda funny that i can only make 4 videos a year these days, bc i've decided that every video needs to be like five essays rolled into one. my thinking is basically this:
September 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
kinda funny that i can only make 4 videos a year these days, bc i've decided that every video needs to be like five essays rolled into one. my thinking is basically this:
OH COME ON of course you are!!! its you and this diva at the top of my list
September 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
OH COME ON of course you are!!! its you and this diva at the top of my list
check it out if you haven't, btw :) it's still one of my fav things i've made, AND it's getting something of a sequel soon
Nebula version is uncensored + way better for it, imo nebula.tv/videos/lilya...
Nebula version is uncensored + way better for it, imo nebula.tv/videos/lilya...
September 8, 2025 at 2:04 PM
check it out if you haven't, btw :) it's still one of my fav things i've made, AND it's getting something of a sequel soon
Nebula version is uncensored + way better for it, imo nebula.tv/videos/lilya...
Nebula version is uncensored + way better for it, imo nebula.tv/videos/lilya...
for what it's worth, there's a long history of drag performers + BDSM culture using police imagery to satirize them or claim their power.
i feel like this is in the same lineage as like, Victor from the
Village People (who sucks now... it's def a nuanced history lol)
i feel like this is in the same lineage as like, Victor from the
Village People (who sucks now... it's def a nuanced history lol)
September 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
for what it's worth, there's a long history of drag performers + BDSM culture using police imagery to satirize them or claim their power.
i feel like this is in the same lineage as like, Victor from the
Village People (who sucks now... it's def a nuanced history lol)
i feel like this is in the same lineage as like, Victor from the
Village People (who sucks now... it's def a nuanced history lol)
This compelled me to check which of my videos are blocked in restricted mode. Turns out: everything from the past 2 years!
You know what's NOT blocked? This video I made whose thumbnail features nude women kissing 🤷🏻♀️ It's not even demonetized
You know what's NOT blocked? This video I made whose thumbnail features nude women kissing 🤷🏻♀️ It's not even demonetized
September 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
This compelled me to check which of my videos are blocked in restricted mode. Turns out: everything from the past 2 years!
You know what's NOT blocked? This video I made whose thumbnail features nude women kissing 🤷🏻♀️ It's not even demonetized
You know what's NOT blocked? This video I made whose thumbnail features nude women kissing 🤷🏻♀️ It's not even demonetized
today i'm bowled the fuck over at these photos Étienne-Jules Marey took of smoke in 1901
September 8, 2025 at 12:42 PM
today i'm bowled the fuck over at these photos Étienne-Jules Marey took of smoke in 1901