Alok Vaid-Menon reflects on 'beef' and emotional chemistry at Netflix's 'Release Your Rage' event
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It was a gray and freezing April afternoon in New York, and I managed to reach the subway platform just as the M train pulled away, leaving me with a 14-minute wait . It was exactly the kind of experience that could generate a flash of rage in the average transit user, which was somewhat appropriate, I thought, given that I was on my way to an event called " Release Your Rage". The mysterious event, hosted by Netflix in support of their highly acclaimed "Beef" show, promised a "mindfulness experience", although no further context was provided.
By the time I arrived in Manhattan, I was inevitably late. I rushed through the streets, passing dozens of other people doing the exact same thing. Fortunately, I turned out to be exactly on time; when I arrived a group of people were still waiting in the cold mist.
Inside, far from the hectic world of the city's transit matrix, I discovered a pack of media professionals crowding around a sleek loft, sipping colorful juices vividly themed "Beef" with names like "Road Ragin'" and "State of Consciousness." Everyone was smiling and chatting, and yet we were all here for the same thing, presumably: to release some of our rage - and maybe get a good story out of it in the process.
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Netflix's "Beef," the show at the center of the event, is about people filled with uncontrollable anger. In it, main characters Amy (Ali Wong) and Danny (Steven Yeun) cross paths for the first time when they get into a road rage incident. From there, things escalate wildly as they attempt to clash, starting with small attacks — peeing in a bathroom, covering a truck in graffiti. But eventually, their rivalry escalates into a life-and-death destructive situation. At “Release Your Rage,” I assumed we were going to learn healthier ways to deal with anger than the strategies used by the protagonists of “Beef.”
Pretty soon, we were all invited into a large room full of tables set with canvases and watercolor palettes. We were going to try an art therapy exercise, explained a woman standing in front of the room. She asked us to make a box in the ce...
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It was a gray and freezing April afternoon in New York, and I managed to reach the subway platform just as the M train pulled away, leaving me with a 14-minute wait . It was exactly the kind of experience that could generate a flash of rage in the average transit user, which was somewhat appropriate, I thought, given that I was on my way to an event called " Release Your Rage". The mysterious event, hosted by Netflix in support of their highly acclaimed "Beef" show, promised a "mindfulness experience", although no further context was provided.
By the time I arrived in Manhattan, I was inevitably late. I rushed through the streets, passing dozens of other people doing the exact same thing. Fortunately, I turned out to be exactly on time; when I arrived a group of people were still waiting in the cold mist.
Inside, far from the hectic world of the city's transit matrix, I discovered a pack of media professionals crowding around a sleek loft, sipping colorful juices vividly themed "Beef" with names like "Road Ragin'" and "State of Consciousness." Everyone was smiling and chatting, and yet we were all here for the same thing, presumably: to release some of our rage - and maybe get a good story out of it in the process.
Image source:
Netflix's "Beef," the show at the center of the event, is about people filled with uncontrollable anger. In it, main characters Amy (Ali Wong) and Danny (Steven Yeun) cross paths for the first time when they get into a road rage incident. From there, things escalate wildly as they attempt to clash, starting with small attacks — peeing in a bathroom, covering a truck in graffiti. But eventually, their rivalry escalates into a life-and-death destructive situation. At “Release Your Rage,” I assumed we were going to learn healthier ways to deal with anger than the strategies used by the protagonists of “Beef.”
Pretty soon, we were all invited into a large room full of tables set with canvases and watercolor palettes. We were going to try an art therapy exercise, explained a woman standing in front of the room. She asked us to make a box in the ce...
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