Archetypes
What romantasy and e-girls have in common
See? We're more alike than you think!
Essays
Memory
Why MEMORYDOLL?
Why I'm researching the history of memory, performance, and ultimately, connection
Feminist Storytelling
Whimsy will save us all
Low stakes and unserious stories are a hard-reset on the meaning of love
Brainrot
Are you not entertained (by AI art?)
There's this needling feeling in the back of my head that we're all just jingling keys at each other.
Technofeudalism
Welcome back to 2015!
2026 reads like we all died a decade ago and have been reenacting a single day á la Source Code ever since.
Fandoms
BL lovers have broken containment
After years of being relegated to manga/manhwa and Wattpad, the West is finally letting fangirls live...sort of.
Brainrot
Everyone is Twelve Now
Last year, one guy made an observation about some Americans' descent into a tribal, impulsive mindset that steamrolls over civility and reason. I think he's on to something.
Feminist Storytelling
The resurgence of misogyny-as-horror
Psychological horror, bodycams, and true crime all have one thing in common.
Technofeudalism
Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism by Yanis Varoufakis
Capitalism is ripping us a new one, but there's been a new challenger on the scene for decades now. Maybe it's time for a new approach?
Creator Economy
Why LinkedIn culture is obsessed with failing up
Meet the heroes of the professional crowd, and their forgotten sidekicks.
Knowledge Commons
What happens when communities bend to nearly breaking
How a novel about witches became a career in asking dangerous questions
AI Companions
Can somebody check on Character.AI?
C.ai is pushing out its own users
