The Nostalgia Trap

The Nostalgia Trap

Author David V. Steward was gracious enough to invite me on his Writestream last night. The impetus for the episode was this post, which has caused something of a sensation among Generation Y readers. What strikes you most whenever you get Ys to open up and discuss the past is…
October 17, 201945 Comments
A Lonely Existence

A Lonely Existence

Once again, author David V. Stewart incisively unpacks the deeper spiritual and cultural implications of a recent viral post. Though he blurs the line between Gen Y and the Millennials--understandable for SEO reasons--the clear differences come through in his video. Note to Boomers who pontificate, "'Gen Y' is just a…
October 16, 201936 Comments
Something Else Was Watching

Something Else Was Watching

You've all been very good, so here's a second spooky story to follow yesterday's cautionary tale. This account was reported to me as fact by the same uncle who related this story. My family once owned a sizable tract of land situated in and around a deep, wooded hollow. Glacial…
October 15, 20197 Comments
A Gen Y Tale

A Gen Y Tale

Scott came into the world in 1982. His Boomer parents both worked full-time, so throughout his formative years, his days were spent in the custody of hired sitters, then daycare centers, preschool, and finally public elementary school. As compensation for leaving him in such an alienating, stultifying environment, Scott's parents…
October 14, 201981 Comments
Combat Frame Data: XCDS-00M0

Combat Frame Data: XCDS-00M0

  XCDS-00M0 XSeed Metatron    Technical Data Model number: XCDS-00M0 Code name: XSeed Metatron Nickname: Metatron Classification: prototype transformable general-purpose combat frame Manufacturer: Tesla Browning with assistance from Kaeri Operator: HALO, Mars First deployment: CY 40 Crew: 1 pilot in cockpit in chest Height: 18.7 meters Weight: 104 metric tons Armor type: "1D" carbyne laminar armor…
October 11, 201912 Comments
We All China Now

We All China Now

Quite out of the blue, China suddenly revealed to the world that it now enjoys global hegemony over all entertainment. On Sunday, Blizzard, the company behind Diablo and World of Warcraft, stripped a Hearthstone champion of his title and prize money for making a pro-Hong Kong statement. The AAA game…
October 10, 201921 Comments
JDA #Killstream

JDA #Killstream

Author and comic book writer Jon Del Arroz joins independent journalist Ethan Ralph on the notorious #Killstream! Join Ralph and Jon as they talk #ComicsGate, Cruci-Fiction, and the future of pop culture. Will it be written by Christian newpub authors or by Chinese bots? Listen in to find out! (Skip…
October 9, 2019
Mall Culture

Mall Culture

A classic post from the archives reprinted for new and long-time readers alike. It's surprisingly difficult to explain to people born after the 1980s just how central the local shopping mall was to a community's social and economic life. I remember when social conservatives would lament that nobody went to…
October 8, 201910 Comments

The Clown from INCEL

Is the new Joker movie from Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix a call for incels to rise up? Is it a troll by Hollywood to make the dissident Right push Antifa agitprop? Or is it just another cape movie with a drawn out origin story bogged down by try-hard realism? You…
October 7, 20192 Comments
With Brandt as my Witness

With Brandt as my Witness

The sentencing of Dallas police officer Amber Guyger for the murder of a Caribbean immigrant in his home has become another media-administered ink blot test. Guyger was sentenced in Dallas, Texas on Wednesday by the same jury that convicted her a day earlier of murdering Jean.  The 31-year-old was off…
October 4, 201923 Comments