Understanding Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s Murder Through the Lens of the Wendigo
the hidden threat of gore videos
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An emotional scrapbook of the Internet. Rabbit holes, mood swings, and subcultures.
Recent essays
30 of 45Political Pornography
the disembodied sexuality of politics in our aegosexual age
The Benefit of Hindsight in Turkle’s Life on the Screen
the timeline of books in the ‘90s heralding the age of simulation were both premature and incomplete
The Usenet Oracle
from the archives, the late 80s
Cascade of Singularities
A futuristic speculation
11 Things I'm Thinking About While Breastfeeding Two Babies at Once
thought digest, 07.04.2026
There’s a Crack in Everything
At Chicago’s ‘Dawn of Digital’ Exhibition
Drifting, Falling, Floating Weightless, Calling Home
the first newsletter back since i became a mommy of three
Humanoids in the Loop
a guest post by @PrecursorPoets
I Spent a Decade in Love With a Vampire on the Internet
all kink, no aftercare
The Machine Looks Back
i'm noticing a trend in critiques of social media
A Klansman Predicted Online Extremism in 1983. What Came Next Is Worse.
my latest for tablet magazine.
Welcome to LambdaMOO!
from the archives, may 1992
We Thought the Internet Was For Us. It Turns Out It's For AI.
how AI is liberating intelligence from humans
The Strange Case of the Electronic Lover
from the archives, 1985
Cyberspace Innkeeping: Building Online Community
from the archive, 1992
Maggot Story
from the archive, 2004
It's Too Late, Techno-pessimists. We Are As Gods.
I typed this from an iPhone while looking at 3D-renderings of my unborn children.
The Future Is Listening, Some Napkin Notes on Anti-Modern Violence
thought digest, 04.13.2026
A Piece in Which I'm Not Passive Aggressive, I'm Just Aggressive
Okay, I'll say it.
The Internet Doesn't Want Your Attention. It Wants Your Effort.
The ease of clicking flips physical doing into digital being as a sufficient basis for reward.
Against American Diner Gothic
is america "weirding" or did we just come up with a new name for an old type?
The Problem Isn't Polyamory. It's Lindy West.
on the lindy west discourse and why i couldn't look away
Alright, Let's Debate the Ideas Then
on Sam Adler-Bell's New York article
Load and Run High-tech Paganism-Digital Polytheism
from the archives, 1988
American Dreamland #34: Liminal Spaces
the unedited call-in show for stragglers who missed it live
No Offense, But I Prefer Regular Porn Over Gore Porn Even If the Regular Porn Has Minotaurs or Whatever In It
thought digest, 01.27.2026
American Dreamland #33: The Monster I Loved
the unedited call-in show for stragglers who missed it live
Andrew Tate Is the Loneliest Bastard on Earth
thought digest, 01.21.2026
[SIC] Talks #116: Katherine Dee
A recording from Katherine Dee and Ben Dietz's live video