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AMVs have come a long way since Pac-Man
(In Tim Rogers voice) Pump It, from the evocatively named Babyartmusicpickle, is the video that anime music videos watch when they want to watch anime music videos. I’m…
War in the time of monsters
The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters. Attributed to Gramsci Today it’s time to talk about…
Review: Ninajirachi — I Love My Computer
Ninajirachi‘s 2025 debut album is a scintillating dance pop love letter to a new otaku generation. first impressions What is I Love My Computer? It’s a transhumanist manifesto.…
Mia Mulder and the Big Idea
Mia Mulder, former Swedish politician and future empress of Scandinavia, presents the case for the necessity of Big Ideas to move society forward in her latest YouTube video…
Building while falling
Missing the ground, as Douglas Adams notes, is the difficult part of flying. It’s that much harder when you’re in freefall. While falling, flying involves a frantic scramble…
Eyes on Minnesota
My heart wants to spin a delicate filigree of dreams for a brighter future, yet the horrors persist. I’m from Minnesota, and my family still lives there. Not…
2026 via 2020: The Real Folk Blues
There’ll be more looking back and looking ahead coming soon, but for now: Happy New Year, people. I was reminded of this collaboration via Femi and the Foundation…
The AI endgame
Meredith Whittaker, CEO of Signal, describes the marketing game that big tech is playing with “AI” as an umbrella term in this recently viral Instagram reel from ActNatural.py.…
RTA in Japan
Today I learned about RTA in Japan, a biannual speedrunning charity event that streams on Twitch every summer and winter. RTA in Japan Winter 2025 is happening right…
2025 retrospective: video essayists
I watched a lot of YouTube in 2025, and I figured I’d put together a list of new-to-me essays and essayists that I particularly enjoyed. The criteria for…
Local Seattle Action: I-135 Passes!
The Seattle social housing initiative that House Our Neighbors worked to get on the February 2023 ballot has officially passed. The city of Seattle is now required to…
Review: Disco Elysium
This post contains spoilers for the 2019 video game Disco Elysium. And we drink / ever notice how drinking’s like war / cup o’ troops o’er the gums /…
Ethical consumption and Hogwarts Legacy
Preface: don’t buy the wizard game; don’t play the wizard game; don’t stream the wizard game. JK Rowling is a transphobic bigot and as long as she owns…
Ethical consumption and the wizard game
Preface: don’t buy the wizard game; don’t play the wizard game; don’t stream the wizard game. JK Rowling is a transphobic bigot and as long as she owns…
Local Seattle Action: Vote Yes on I-135
If you live in Seattle, this year’s February special election includes a ballot measure of note: I-135, which provides for the creation of a social housing authority to administer…
What’s going on here?
Hey, everybody! Long time no see, to those returning. Nice to meet you, to the new folks. Welcome to the new incarnation of Heisei Democracy: a resource for…