Nonfiction and Essays

Why No One Cares About Zombies Anymore

On the death of eschatological dread and apocalypse dreams

April 28, 2026Read more →

Ottessa Moshfegh's Metamodern Rorschach Test

When a book reveals more about its readers than about itself.

March 26, 2026Read more →

Demanding That Social Programs Work is Not Neoliberal Hedging

Policy essay on Massachusetts childcare, liberal governance, and the accountability vacuum

February 26, 2026Read more →

Sinners: What Ruined Modern "Prestige" Movies?

How streaming and industry collapse created movies that perform depth. Republished in Filmstack Daily Digest.

January 30, 2026Read more →

Addison Rae is the Perfect Metamodern Pop Star

On the strange cultural moment where irony and sincerity toggle endlessly, spawning a new mode of celebrity.

December 29, 2025Read more →

LLMs vs the Lacanian Subject: What AI and Psychoanalysis Can Teach Us About Human Desire and Subjectivity

An exploration of how large language models relate to Lacanian psychoanalysis, revealing what AI's completeness teaches us about human desire, lack, and subjectivity.

October 7, 2025Read more →