View the Full Archive
What's the Latest?
The Tumblr-to-TikTok Pipeline: When Fandom Aesthetics Conquered Gen Z
How the migration from 2012 Tumblr to contemporary TikTok transformed online identity.
The Economics of Artificial Intimacy
How social media platforms monetize loneliness in the age of AI.
The Death of the Fandom Outsider: What Happens When Everyone's Chronically Online?
Remember when knowing every line of Supernatural marked you as irredeemably cringe?
White Queer Privilege and the Weaponization of Identity Politics
Why do some LGBTQ+ voices cause more harm than help?
Real-Time Reactions
White Queer Privilege and the Weaponization of Identity Politics
Why do some LGBTQ+ voices cause more harm than help?
Convention Chaos: A Neurodivergent's Guide to Surviving Fan Events
Practical tips for attending conventions with ADHD, sensory processing needs, and anxiety.
Through The Lens
The Economics of Artificial Intimacy
How social media platforms monetize loneliness in the age of AI.
The Death of the Fandom Outsider: What Happens When Everyone's Chronically Online?
Remember when knowing every line of Supernatural marked you as irredeemably cringe?
Supernatural's Accidental Queerbaiting Empire: A 15-Year Retrospective
How exactly did a CW network show create the queerbaiter’s blueprint for modern television history?
The Architecture of Digital Radicalization: Mapping the Algorithm's Role
Recommendation systems are the high-speed trains of extremist railways.
Culture & Media
Are We Consuming Media or Living Inside It?
An essay on obsession, projection, and the parasocial rabbit hole.
The Internet Really is What We Make of It
The importance of digital kindness in the age of conflict culture.
The Epidemic of Digital Fascism
And how it slips into spaces you may never have expected it to.
Fandom & Activism
The Gender Politics of Fan Redemption: A Statistical Analysis
A closer look at the statistics surrounding gender discrimination and fandom.
The Tumblr-to-TikTok Pipeline: When Fandom Aesthetics Conquered Gen Z
How the migration from 2012 Tumblr to contemporary TikTok transformed online identity.
The Death of the Fandom Outsider: What Happens When Everyone's Chronically Online?
Remember when knowing every line of Supernatural marked you as irredeemably cringe?
Supernatural's Accidental Queerbaiting Empire: A 15-Year Retrospective
How exactly did a CW network show create the queerbaiter’s blueprint for modern television history?
Convergence Reports
The GUDEA Playbook: How Venture Capital is Building the Next Generation of Astroturfing
What happens when all “data-driven research” is actually just expensive PR marketing?
The Loneliness Epidemic and the Artificial Intimacy Industry
We are living through the most connected era in human history, yet somehow we have never been more alone.
