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Trump Wants to Fast Track AI
There are plans for more than 70 gas-fired power plants across the U.S. to privately serve data centers.
Artists: Apply for an Anne Feeney Hellraiser Grant
Anyone who makes art that “comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable” can apply for a grant of up to $1,000 in the name of the legendary labor folksinger. This article was republished with permission from Labor Notes.
Everything is Super-Bisexual and Superwoke: Why Representation Matters and Why Conservative Outrage Does Not
This analysis contains heavy spoilers for ‘Superman’ (2025), but only light spoilers for ‘Supergirl’ (2026).
Film Review: ‘The Invite’ is Olivia Wilde’s Magnum Opus
The Director-Actor’s newly released third film is a technically crafted work of art. No major spoilers in this review.
Real-Time Reactions
Awesome Con 2026 Recap
60,000 fans, one convention center, and the dichotomy of celebrating fandom during fascism.
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 Architecture of Digital Radicalization: Mapping the Algorithm's Role
Recommendation systems are the high-speed trains of extremist railways.
Digital Mutual Aid: How Stan Twitter Became an Organizing Tool
Fans are executing digital campaigns that would make even the top political consultants weep with envy.
The Power of Making Kindness Cool Again
Somewhere between 2016 and now, we collectively decided that being kind meant being weak, and that having empathy was actually performative.
The Return of Moral Panic: Why Purity Culture Is Dangerous
Bridging 90s-era scare tactics with today’s fandom micro-dramas.
Human Rights
A Conversation With The Satanic Temple: Religious Pluralism
An interview with Minister Orpheus Gaur and Exarch Io Locke, Director and Assistant Director of the Satanic Representation Campaign.
The Guardians of the First Amendment: Inside the Satanic Temple’s Fight for Religious Equality
A glimpse into how TST challenges exclusionary religious policies as pushback against theocratic influence in American law.
A Conversation With The Satanic Temple: Direct Action & Mutual Aid
An interview with Minister Dr. Sharper Kcozam and Nicole Ballard, Co-Directors of the Satanic Good Works campaign.
Beyond Prayer: How The Satanic Temple is Redefining Faith Through Radical Compassion
A look at TST’s model for mutual aid and how they strive for measurable community impact through religious practice.
Culture & Media
The End of Oak Street Review: Where There’s a Will, There’s Hathaway
David Robert Mitchell’s contribution to the dinosaur movie zeitgeist is a wacky, wonderful adventure led by this year’s strongest star.
The Odyssey (2026) Review: A Masterful War Epic That Condemns But Can’t Imagine a World Without Imperialism
Christopher Nolan’s IMAX epic of Homer’s poem is gorgeous, brutal, and full of ambition. It’s also proof that even our most sincere anti-war stories are still being told by people who cannot picture what comes after the empire falls, only what a gentler version of it might look like.
Film Review: Anthony Bourdain’s Capricious Youth Comes to Life in Matt Johnson’s ‘Tony’
In this summertime coming-of-age story, Dominic Sessa portrays a young, cocky Bourdain, who drives you a bit insane with his bad decisions but has you rooting for him nonetheless.
Film Review: Gregg Araki’s ‘I Want Your Sex’ Fights Back Against Gen Z’s Rising Puritanical Purview
Araki’s first feature in over a decade is pro-sex, anti-prude, and absolutely unapologetic about it all.
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?
Interviews
A Conversation With The Satanic Temple: Religious Pluralism
An interview with Minister Orpheus Gaur and Exarch Io Locke, Director and Assistant Director of the Satanic Representation Campaign.
A Conversation With The Satanic Temple: Direct Action & Mutual Aid
An interview with Minister Dr. Sharper Kcozam and Nicole Ballard, Co-Directors of the Satanic Good Works campaign.
A Conversation with The Satanic Temple: Religious Reproductive Rights
An interview with Erin Helian, Director of TST’s Religious Reproductive Rights campaign.
