(When "Exit Wound" was released as a single, before Chapter 2 was released and prior to Manson releasing the artwork and commentary that accompany the song, I wrote my initial thoughts about it, titled " The Scar Left After the Spectacle: Marilyn Manson Releases New Single and Announces New Album ." Without repeating too much of what was written there, the following was written in light of the new information provided with the release of the whole album.) An exit wound is the mark left by something that has passed through the body. It is evidence of an injury, but also of movement: something entered, passed through, and left its mark behind. In Marilyn Manson's “Exit Wound,” the image takes on a much larger meaning. The speaker does not merely describe himself as someone who has been wounded. He identifies himself with the wound itself: “You shot the world I am the exit wound.” It is a strange identification. The speaker is not simply the victim of an attack; he...
On October 24, 2022, Evan Rachel Wood posted a video in her Instagram stories sitting in her car while listening to music and sliding down her sunglasses as she smiles with a written message on top promoting one of her upcoming Evan and Zane concerts in Hollywood. During this video, Evan's left forearm was exposed and for the first time I noticed a tattoo with five letters and numbers that looked eerily similar to a holocaust tattoo. What I came to find out is that the fading tattoo is actually the Phoenix Act bill number "SB-273". This tattoo was mentioned in her interview with The Cut on March 15, 2022: "She has a tattoo of the bill’s number, SB-273, on her left wrist," but I never actually ever saw the tattoo, though there is actually a photo in that interview which partially shows it. The question is, however, whether the Phoenix Act bill number tattoo is supposed to resemble a holocaust tattoo? If we take a look at some photos online of holocaust tatto...