on friendship and absolute contingency: my review of Since November by BoringKeith; intellectualizing memes with the Institute of Network Cultures; and why doctors HATE this one WEIRD trick for dealing with suicidal ideation!

books is exactly like DJing, grooving to a japanese-colombian joint, and finger-wagging at the storm clouds over Bluesky

on an avant-garde film-poem from a local artist; emotionally backsliding into fruity manga; and appetites for violence.

the unofficial uncs of web horror return; a competitive price tag for sexology podcasts; committing time theft to play puzzle games

why my well-meaning liberal family members are wrong to be worried about me under the trump administration: a response to a bad quote tweet of a bad NYT article; patrick totally's essay on contemporary art and furry; school shootings, network culture, and memes; and i want bob belcher