Oscar Nom Bomb: 2025 Drops a New Deus ex Machina in the Oscar Machine
A plot device where an unexpected event resolves a seemingly unsolvable problem is called a “deus ex machina” which translates to “god from the machine” in Latin; it often refers[…]


Jennifer Seaman Cook is a comparative media and culture writer, and staff at Cornell University. She previously taught with the State University of New York and enjoys hiking. Her words can be found in magazines and anthologies with 3:am Magazine, LA Review of Books, Popmatters, Salon, Charta, Clemson University Press, and others. Jennifer has worked on writing and research for film and VR, including projects for 20th Century Fox and PBS. She can be found on X at @Histouroborus.





