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#784: The absurdity of the apocalypse
Plus: repayment avoidance, the death of “hello,” and a Cinderella story for the algorithmic era

A heartbreaking work of staggering genius
A book that redefines both family and narrative for the…

How to Go Mad Without Losing Your Mind: Madness and Bla…
Winner of the Modern Language Association First Book Pr…

Jason Arday: We Must Rage – Rage Against the Journalism of Cruelty
The death of the academic shows the casual conversion of humiliation into entertainment by a media running on monetised hate and cruelty


Pure Thought on Paper | Chris Ware
Olivier Schrauwen’s graphic novel Sunday is, like Ulysses, an attempt to capture the thoughts, experiences, memories, musings, and mania of one man over a single day. It is also, like Ulysses, a masterpiece.

musings of a sad, seraphic slut - heart and soul ♡
a peek inside the heart and brain of soul
The Anxious Generation | Jonathan Haidt
Social Dramas and Stories about Them
Victor Turner, Social Dramas and Stories about Them, Critical Inquiry, Vol. 7, No. 1, Autumn, 1980, On Narrative
William Blake: the scourge of the tyrants
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MAiD, ableism, cognitive accessibility, and more
This one took a bit to write. The first piece is long (1,600+ words), and intense. But it needed to be said. I'll be interested to hear what you think. You...


Revenge of the Dilettantes
Book club and AI adventures, age of bespokeness, study groups, new rules of engagement

Revenge of the Dilettantes
Book club and AI adventures, age of bespokeness, study groups, new rules of engagement

Dopamine Trap
Dopamine Trap does narrative driven decay. With organic noise, apocalyptic soundscapes, and scathing poetry his productions cast lovecraftian solopsisms on the roof of the skull, dripping with tumors of unresolved inter-generational trauma, resignation and reckless, violent love. He delights in emptiness and the granular implications of percussive silence.
The Emotional Genius of Ryuichi Sakamoto
The late Japanese musician scored not only films but also the exquisite highs and distressing lows of life.