Internet culture

Is it wrong to date NPCs?

I don’t mean this metaphorically

Jun 8 •

Stop getting mad about AI art

This moral panic isn’t worthy of your anger

Apr 5 •

What do video games teach us?

Medieval history and stochastic terror on the Xbox 360

Jan 28 •

AI will show you the face of God

A niche Youtube channel is using generative AI to create “living” images of the Bible. It’s as tacky as it sounds

Dec 7, 2024 •

‘Would you die for Ireland?’ Notes on a masterpiece of video art

Irishness – like Britishness – has changed radically even since artist John Byrne posed the ultimate question to Irish men and women in 2003

Aug 9, 2024 •

What does a tradwife really look like?

“Cook With Me” content and visions of working-class American life

Aug 4, 2024 •

TVTropes and the endless quest to itemise storytelling

Ever wanted to reduce your favourite novel to the sum of its constituent parts?

Jul 26, 2024 •

How Reddit published the most disturbing horror story ever

Equal parts flash fiction, conspiracy theory and trolling, _9MOTHER9HORSE9EYES9 was an anonymous masterpiece of viral Lovecraftian storytelling

Jul 12, 2024 •

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