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There and Back Again
A word on a detransition.
Dec 3 • 
pris86
The Steepness of the Slope
Complexity, like a lattice under pressure, explodes.
Oct 22 • 
Stephen Pimentel
American Evil
Hitchhiking, killing, and grasping for a grand theory of America.
Oct 16 • 
Willem Doherty
The Free Speech Inversion
A baffling arc for Pam Bondi and Donald Trump seems to reboot a tired old argument in reverse.
Sep 18 • 
Cairo Smith
IG Girls for Years of Lead
On your median friend from school wanting terror attacks.
Sep 11 • 
Cairo Smith
I Am the Character
What's in a name, a stage name, and a public-private divide?
Sep 3 • 
Cairo Smith
The Full-Stack Writer
Taking stock of everything an indie author needs to succeed.
Aug 27 • 
Cairo Smith
The Last Good Man
Watching an old friend strive for goodness in a difficult world.
Aug 6 • 
Mushkelji
The Assassination of Literature by the Coward Max Lawton
An analysis of an up-and-coming translator and his work.
Jul 23 • 
Admiral Fell Promises
Lovebombed by the Magi
The internet as a fae realm and the arrival of AI.
Jul 16 • 
Cairo Smith
The Priest on the Wall
A liberal response to Jordan S. Carroll’s survey of right-wing sci-fi.
Jul 9 • 
Cairo Smith
M3GAN 2.0 Tries to Fake a Cult Classic
What doesn't work about the film, and if cult classics can be constructed at all.
Jul 2 • 
Aaron Sunshine
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