Media

Real Time True Crime: The Unsatisfying and Often Damaging Outcomes of Internet Sleuthing

We do this every single time and it's never what we expect

Dec 20 •

Being a Writer Means Learning to Survive Platform Collapse

Keep your eyes open, your instincts primed, and your bags packed.

Dec 13 •

Meet the Real Elites

Maybe it's the pundits telling you who to believe

Nov 15 •

The Censorship Grievance Industrial Complex: Part 1 - The Conservative Media Paradox

Right wing media whines incessantly about censorship while wholly relying on it

Sep 27 •

Capitalism Can't Figure Out How to Operate in a World Without Advertising

Venture capitalism killed the advertising model and now nobody knows how to make media work

Sep 6 •

The Myth of "Lowering the Temperature" of Western Politics

Agitation toward violence is the right’s primary strategy. Without it, they scramble for appeal.

Aug 30 •

Frauds in the Wings: The Plagiarized Fantasy Behind New Right Politics

Curtis Yarvin and other far right thought leaders are smuggling their political candidates into power--but all their ideas are recycled fantasy fiction.

Aug 16 •

What's So Hard About This?: Revisiting the Bad Alien Movies

One of the most iconic horror franchises has more misses than hits, but why should this be?

Aug 9 •

Why the Media is Excited About Donald Trump

Whether nominally left or right, the media has a lot to gain from a second term

Jul 12 •

Leave Taylor Swift's Uterus Alone

This baffling obsession with one pop star's biological clock is an indictment on our culture

Jul 5 •

No, Generative AI Is Not Art

Not saying it's wrong or bad, it's just not art. Come at me.

Jun 7 •

Your Children Are Not Your Ideology

It's crucial that we treat human beings as individuals and not pawns in our own project

May 31 •

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