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Ian Penman · Infinite Wibble: Brian v. Eno
There are not many critical articles on Eno, certainly not ones that tend towards the negative. I don't agree with every point, but this is certainly worth a read.
via: lrb.co.uk
August 1, 2026 6:21 am
brian_eno critique
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Worse on Purpose | How Corporate Greed Killed Product Quality
Series of posts that call about various brands that have been ruined by buy-outs, consolidation, vulture capitalism, and enshittification, then lists those that are still worth buying. Good article on the woeful state of cookware.
via: worseonpurpose.com
July 20, 2026 10:16 pm
capitalism business enshittification
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a lot of people think auteur theory is bad, but the truth is way, way funnier than they realize
Doc Buford's essay on the history of the auteur theory is a tad too long, but the meat is very good: a blistering critique of Pauline Kael, and the difference between an artist and an "artiste"
via: docseuss.medium.com
May 12, 2026 5:17 am
criticism pauline_kael film history
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Joe Frank’s last interview before his death.
A surprisingly good interview and overview of the radio god Joe Frank
via: slate.com
May 12, 2026 5:15 am
interview news history radio
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Ghost Fleet - Equator editorial
How the American Empire dies, explained
via: equator.org
May 4, 2026 5:42 pm
politics empire
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A natural history of the film maudit | Sight and Sound
Film maudit means the unloved, the dismissed, the box office bomb, etc. that later became re-evaluated. This is a good history
via: bfi.org.uk
May 1, 2026 11:42 pm
movies history criticism film
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The Dilbert Afterlife by Scott Alexander
Maybe the only thing you should read about Dilbert creator Scott Adams' career and passing
via: astralcodexten.com
January 18, 2026 2:11 am
comics essay Dilbert
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2026: Here's to Things Getting Weirder - by Sarah Lyons
When things break down, the liminal space is opened. And things can get weird.
via: houseofmirrors.substack.com
December 21, 2025 3:21 am
witchcraft occult 2026
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Language Is a Virus
Cure writer's block with writing prompts, creative writing exercises, poem generators & more. An alternative to using AI, a collection of weird Burroughs-esque text manipulation routines.
via: languageisavirus.com
December 7, 2025 3:01 pm
tools writing cut-up
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College cats of Oxford
Quality cat content, surveying the cats of Oxford. Some fabulous names here: Admiral Flapjack, Ozymandias, Isambard Kitten Brunel
via: oxfordclarion.uk
November 24, 2025 3:37 am
cats
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Numb at Burning Man
Amazing piece by Sam Kriss that starts with a journey back in time to the Siberian gulags, then transitions into his own experience at Burning Man 2025. Just fantastic writing with a lot of humor. Man, he can write.
via: samkriss.substack.com
November 4, 2025 5:05 am
Burning_Man
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ChatGPT Is Blowing Up Marriages as Spouses Use AI to Attack Their Partners
Spouses relayed bizarre stories about finding themselves flooded with pages upon pages of ChatGPT-generated psychobabble, or watching their partners become distant and cold — and in some cases, frighteningly angry — as they retreated into an AI-generated narrative of their relationship. Several even reported that their spouses suddenly accused them of abusive behavior following long, pseudo-therapeutic interactions with ChatGPT, allegations they vehemently deny.
via: futurism.com
September 19, 2025 6:20 pm
chatgpt AI mental_health
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We Live Inside The Shepard Tone by Sarah Lyons
The constantly rising, neverending madness of the Shepard Tone as a metaphor for our current state of existence: spiraling terror without end, no relief.
via: houseofmirrors.substack.com
September 7, 2025 2:11 am
music metaphor
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How To Argue With An AI Booster
Ed Zitron provides counterarguments to any AI boosting dingdong you might encounter
via: wheresyoured.at
August 26, 2025 5:54 am
howto AI
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I’m tired of stupid people treating me like I’m an idiot
Matthew Hughes raging against the AI machine, made by idiots, supported by idiots. Cons: these bozos want to destroy the world.
via: whatwelost.substack.com
August 25, 2025 1:11 am
AI
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The Spectral Evidence for AI by Sarah Lyons
AI, The Salem Witch Trials, and tech-dingdongs using similar "spectral evidence" (i.e. none) about their billion dollar bubble
via: houseofmirrors.substack.com
August 24, 2025 4:10 am
AI ghosts
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The Actual Conspiracy Theory Surrounding Trump and Epstein
A look at the stomach-churning transcript of Katie Johnson's deposition against Trump re: child rape.
via: katemanne.substack.com
July 30, 2025 12:43 am
usa crime Trump rape
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Frightful Forests: 13 of the Best Classic Stories of Haunted Woods and Cursed Campers
A helpful curated list of spooky tales from the likes of Blackwood, Machen, and Hawthorne, among others. Some well known, others not.
via: oldstyletales.com
April 19, 2025 1:45 am
books horror lists
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The Mysterious Art of the Falling Panties
The verrrrrry particular fetish art of Art Frahm, who was obsessed with failed elastic, bags of groceries, particular placement of celery. Did Frahm walk so DeviantArt could run? Plz discuss.
via: messynessychic.com
April 13, 2025 1:31 am
fetish illustration 1950
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Myinstants | The largest instant sound buttons website in United States!
A collection of all the "sounds you hear creators use in TikToks"
via: myinstants.com
April 1, 2025 2:49 am
sound samples