Natalie

@nataliesnotinit.bsky.social

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I have the oldest Xbox known to man // trans dyke // author of NOISE MUSIC (forthcoming) // writing at Stereogum, Paste, FLOOD, Bright Wall/Dark Room, etc. // Takashi Miike fangirl

Audio clip of Gregg Alexander breathlessly rapping “Everybody’s masturbating in their mind / LGBT, cuz I am trans, they are blind”
Text: "...love on the only night where premarital sex isn't a crime. What better soundtrack than Alexander singing head-scratching lyrics like 'everybody's masturbating in their mind / LGBT, cuz I am trans, they are blind' with a bouncy, bluesy piano-rock arrangement behind him?"
Title card in the style of Master and Commander’s opening title card reading “April — 2023 / Gen Z is master of sex scene discourse / Only Gregg Araki stands before them / Premarital sex is now illegal except for ONE NIGHT ONLY”
focus on a painting with a very proud looking turkey with a wedding ring on one of its talons
Poster for a Queer Cut screening of PERFECT BLUE, with three images of Mima smearing blood down her face in varying hues and shades of blue on the upper half of the image, and a close-up of a horrified Mima looking at a fish tank on the bottom half of the image. At the bottom is information about the film screening taking place on Saturday, August 22 at 9:45 pm at the Heights Theater, with a preshow beginning at 9:30 pm
an edit of the “point going over a person’s head” meme where a person looking at a poster for the new Ghost in the Shell series says, “wow! our perpetual slide toward technological death drive inherently threatens and calls into question the essences that make us human!” and the point being fired out of the poster and going over the person’s head says, “in the future, every woman will be a lesbian”
Screen capture of an Audacity project mashup of Charles Mingus’s “II B.S.” and Limp Bizkit’s “Nookie”
A man in a futuristic gray iridescent suit touches a communicator on his neck and repeatedly calls for “Deela,” but it sounds exactly like how a Bostonian would say “dealer”
Tweet screencap from @nataliesnotinit: “Looking up options at the local karaoke bar and the fact that the only of Montreal song available is their 12 minute long post-breakup breakdown is so fucking funny” with a screenshot of “The Past Is A Grotesque Animal” as the only item returned for a search for “of montreal”
Natalie, a woman with long curly brown hair, stands in a sleeveless buttoned dress in an event hall, wearing a nametag and smiling softly
picture of the guy with a talking growth coming out of his forehead from Don Hertzfeldt’s REJECTED
music player showing a song called “Big Time Sensuality 2”
Poster for the Heights Theater and Queer Cut’s presentation of SHOWGIRL, directed by Paul Verhoeven, showcasing a production still of Gina Gershon in a pink feather boa and black lingerie resting a manicured nail on Elizabeth Berkley’s ass, while she is clothed in a white feather boa. Text displays info about the screening’s time being Sunday, July 5 at 7 pm at the Heights Theater
Poster for ADOLESCENCE OF UTENA, showing two women with flowing purple and pink hair embracing, upside down from one another, their hands cradling the other’s head while their lips are mere inches away from one another
Abbie, a woman with wavy brown hair, sits at a table wearing a dress with various shades of floral blues and glasses, folding her hands. She looks off to the upper right of the frame, smiling softly.
Natalie Marlin, posing for the camera with her mouth slightly open. She has blue-black glittery eyeshadow and mascara on. She has curly brown hair.
The opening shot of Children of Men showing a bunch of people watching a television in a shop
Natalie Marlin, a curly brown-haired woman in a black sleeveless sundress, photographed mid-bite as she eats an enormous margherita slice of pizza. Her certificate for the Pat Holt Prize for Critical Arts Writing is positioned against the wall behind her.
Natalie Marlin, a curly brown-haired woman, stands in a black sleeveless sundress in front of a stage, holding a certificate for her Pat Holt Prize for Critical Arts Writing
Natalie Marlin, a curly brown-haired woman, stands in front of a screen showing the logo for Lambda Literary (a lambda symbol merged with a quill) while holding a certificate for her Pat Holt Prize in Critical Arts Writing. She is wearing a black sleeveless sundress and walks with a cane.
Theater marquee wall showing the title SATANTANGO
Upside down VHS box of Oliver Stone’s NIXON, which now reads: NOXIN
Poster for a screening of William Friedkin's CRUISING in 35mm, designed to resemble a yellow-and-red Rush bottle with a lightning bolt down the middle, with text reading "In 35mm! Never fake it!" "Warning: Contact the Heights Theater if you are experiencing fevers or other adverse reactions to this film" "A Queer Cut Presentation" "A film starring Al Pacino" "William Friedkin Formula" "with zines, flagging material, and more for sale from Archie Bongiovanni" "The Heights Theater, June 5, 9:45 pm"
pic of a beaver in the water reaching up to grab a tasty looking leaf
Katherine Packert Burke, in a red leather jacket and black buttoned dress, and Natalie Marlin, in a black and yellow floral blouse and ripped black jeans, sitting with microphones in front of a copy of Katherine's novel ALL US SAINTS, while two candles, both shaped like houses, burn on either side of the book
5 DVD copies of Crash (2005) with one DVD of Crash (2005) (Director's Cut Edition) wedged in between
Lisa Simpson standing in front of an image of Satan with her hands on her hips and an annoyed expression on her face
Promo graphic that reads: "Preorder your copy of All Us Saints by Katherine Packert Burke from Moon Palace Books before May 19, 2026 to receive a singed, personalized copy and complimentary bookmark!" with a photo of the book cover, showing a house-shaped candle melting into red wax, and a bookmark with the cover on one side and the text "There is little distance between saint and monster. It is a matter of timing, I think, and faith, and that's all." with the edges of the graphic engulfed in flames.
Event graphic for the launch of ALL US SAINTS, with the book's cover, author photos, and text reading: "Book launch! All Us Saints featuring author Katherine Packert Burke in conversation with Natalie Marlin" and "Tues 5/19 @ 6:00pm, Moon Palace Books"
“Here I am going to shoot them eating [Arthur]. And one of my coworkers said, ‘Nobody gets to wear clothes!’ Because she had seen it! And I said, ‘I don’t go around showing things like that. They’re not going to want to be naked.’ And she said, ‘No clothes. You will thank me for this later on.’”
Image of Shirashiro Kurohime in Sorry, But I'm Not Into Yuri holding a cell phone, mouth agape, eyes wide, looking stunned speechless
Manga panel from Sorry, But I'm Not Into Yuri of three girls saying, "You're a perv." "Bottom." "Freak." and a fourth girl saying, "Oh come off it, it's perfectly normal!"
Hello, Melancholic! manga panel with thought bubbles reading, "Is she okay? Maybe she's hot? Tall people are closer to the sun, right? Pure science."
An event graphic for the launch of ALL US SAINTS, With text that says "featuring author Katherine Packert Burke in conversation with Natalie Marlin," along with author images for both and the book cover, and info about the event being at 6 pm on 5/19 at Moon Palace Books
A curly brown-haired woman stands in front of a bathroom mirror and holds a phone. She is wearing a pink G.L.O.S.S shirt with an image of lips on it and a black-and-white polka dot skirt.
A curly brown-haired woman stands in front of a bathroom mirror, holding a phone and looking into the camera. She wears a pink G.L.O.S.S shirt with an image of lips on it and a black-and-white polka dot skirt.
Poster for John Waters' film PINK FLAMINGOS with a color-altered pink screengrab of Divine laughing maniacally and the tagline "An Exercise in Poor Taste," along with info about the screening being on Sat. April 11 at 9:45 pm at the Heights Theater
lou reed VU song: magilla gorilla, he's a real cold killer / down in the village, looking for a thrill, yeah / asks ol' punkin' puss / "what's twenty-three bucks' worth?" / [shouting, jumping an octave] WE'LL TRY AGAIN NEXT WEEEEKKK john cale VU song: droopy dog goes in for a sex change / waiting room full of very stiff chaiiiiirssss / twirls her blue haiiiirrr
A webpage showing a listing for a showtime of John Waters's PINK FLAMINGOS, with a poster of Divine in a fliwing red dress and holding a gun. The showtime is Saturday April 11 at 9:45 pm.
Screen capture of a Discord window in which Natalie has posted an audio file that reads "Mugi Self-Destruct," where the famous K-ON! clip "Mugi makes sounds" goes right into the beginning of Nine Inch Nails' "Mr. Self-Destruct"
"If I was twice the man I could be / I'd still be half of what you need" -Nine Inch Nails, "Ringfinger"
Natalie, a woman with curly brown hair, stands looking at the camera. She has on iridescent blue-purple eyeshadow covering red, white, and blue undertones, and wears a chainmail necklace, a Nine Inch Nails shirt, and a leather jacket.
Natalie, a woman with brown curly hair, standing onstage in a movie theater with a microphone and speaking into it. She wears a leather jacket and jeans.
top 9 games: Ms. Pac-Man Kentucky Route Zero Rock Band 2 Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Skate 3 Vib-Ribbon Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves Elden Ring
A picture of an upper arm with fresh bee and ladybug tattoos on either side of a squid tattoo
"As the film’s main trio embarks on an aimless, violent, gleefully profane road trip across America, the sexual element of their exploits is kept strictly straight."
"A trailblazer in New Queer Cinema, Gregg Araki burst into an independent scene already known for subversion and carved out a distinct identity as a boundary-pushing, hyper-stylized voice for queer Gen X outcasts."
A still from the film THE DOOM GENERATION with the film's title and the caption "Writing by Natalie Marlin"
"A trailblazer in New Queer Cinema, Gregg Araki burst into an independent scene already known for subversion and carved out a distinct identity as a boundary-pushing, hyper-stylized voice for queer Gen X outcasts. His early films are unflinching glimpses at the realities of ‘90s gay life—angsty and freewheeling, fierce and hilarious, angry and shocking and melancholic, often turning on a dime when the brutal truths of oppression come crashing in. After The Living End and Totally F***ked Up established Araki’s place in underground queer cinema, he released The Doom Generation as “a heterosexual movie,” cheekily positioning it as an inversion of his previous work. In actuality, The Doom Generation is yet another layer to Araki’s kaleidoscopic Teenage Apocalypse trilogy, a queer awakening narrative punctuated by obliteration. As the film’s main trio—Amy Blue (McGowan), Jordan White (Duval), and Xavier Red (Schaech)—embarks on an aimless, violent, gleefully profane road trip across America, the sexual element of their exploits is kept strictly straight. A growing homoeroticism blooms between Jordan and Xavier, but remains subtextual, unconsummated. It is only when that tension is closest to breaking that the movie’s tone flips entirely, as if Araki is suggesting that no such affection can come to pass in a vehemently “heterosexual” space without being ruthlessly stamped out. In its harrowing climax, The Doom Generation proves itself to be as transgressive and rebellious of a statement as anything else Araki made, no less potent as a Trojan horse for righteous fury at the country that failed its queer public. Though largely only available censored or in low fidelity since its original theatrical release, this new restoration of Araki’s cult classic fully renews the garish splendor and unflinching extremes at the film’s core, one that has found resonance with generations of queer misfits over the past 30 years." -Natalie J Marlin
A poster for the 1995 film THE DOOM GENERATION with a listing for a showtime at 9:30 pm on Saturday March 7th
Natalie and Abbie, two trans women with long dark hair, posing for a selfie with theie faces pressed side-by-side. They are both wearing longsleeves/sweaters and smiling and looking at the camera.
Natalie, a curly brown-haired trans woman, stands with a hand on her hair. She is wearing honeycomb and rabbit-shaped necklaces, and wearing a bootleg longsleeve with illustrations of characyers from the movie Audition. She is slightly smiling at the camera as she looks into it.
Natalie and Abbie hugging while Natalie looks into the camera and Abbie has her eyes closed
A cover image of two girls from the movie The Colors Within taking a selfie where their hands come together to form a heart
A Topsters chart titled "Natalie's AOTYs 2025" with covers for the following records: Giant Claw - Decadent Stress Chamber Alan Sparhawk - With Trampled by Turtles Mei Semones - Animaru Lucy Liyou - Every Video Without Your Face, Every Sound Without Your Name Agriculture - The Spiritual Sound aya - hexed! Destroyer - Dan’s Boogie Ada Rook - 59 NIGHTS goat (JP) - Without References / Cindy Van Acker Baths - Gut KIRARA - KIRARA betcover!! - Yuki Street Sects - Dry Drunk Geese - Getting Killed billy woods - GOLLIWOG Anita Velveeta - Liquid Gold Great Grandpa - Patience, Moonbeam Panda Bear - Sinister Grift Deafheaven - Lonely People With Power Eudaemon - Spiritual Anguish Ninajirachi - I Love My Computer Kenuske Ushio - Chainsaw Man The Movie: Reze Arc - Summer's End Wednesday - Bleeds Chat Pile & Hayden Pedigo - In the Earth Again eraseer - Expanded Fiction Model/Actriz - Pirouette PinkPantheress - Fancy That Home is Where - Hunting Season Gelli Haha - Switcheroo The Armed - THE FUTURE IS HERE AND EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE DESTROYED Melpomene - A Body Is A Suggestion The Callous Daoboys - I Don’t Want to See You In Heaven Activity - A Thousand Years In Another Way Kathryn Mohr - Waiting Room Aesop Rock - I Heard It’s A Mess There Too Infinity Knives & Brian Ennals - A City Drowned in God’s Black Tears Snocaps - Snocaps Young Fathers - 28 Years Later (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) ameokama - i will be clouds in the morning and rain in the evening No Joy - Bugland Armand Hammer - Mercy Haru Nemuri - ekkolaptómenos DOOR EATER - try lovergirl - it felt just like you were alive Godot - Fever Songs Open Mike Eagle - neighborhood gods unlimited Sudan Archives - The BPM Shlohmo - Repulsor more eaze & claire rousay - no floor Blind Equation - A Funeral in Purgatory
Natalie, a trans woman with curly brown hair, wearing a Mass of the Fermenting Dregs sweatshirt and a honeycomb necklace and a rabbit necklace, looking into the camera for a selfie with her tongue out while she holds up a hand in a peace sign
Sharon Stone, with blonde hair and a dress, in Casino, arguing with Joe Pesci, sitting down in a suit, saying, "Could've killed him! He could've killed him! He didn't have to hit him!"
A Blu-Ray box for the movie I AM NOT A WITCH, which features the silhouettes of several women tethered to lines of white string
Natalie, a trans woman with brown curly hair, stands in front of a bathroom mirror with a big winter coat on and a Chat Pile beanie hat on