Sep 29 2026
Ah, Falkor the Luck Dragon. Entire generations grew up absolutely loving the movie, “The NeverEnding Story” which I find fascinating because, objectively speaking? It is a terribly written movie. Yes, yes I know it was based off a book, but we are specifically referring to the movie today. Though structurally awful, we love it anyway. …
Mar 17 2026
The relentless demand for more content, fresh content, relevant content to “captivate” audiences has chained many creatives to Hell’s Treadmill.
Mar 06 2026
Americans will measure distance in anything except the metric system—school buses, blue whales, and of course football fields. But that odd habit might reveal something deeper about how human brains actually understand scale.
Jan 28 2026
I’d venture to say that 99% of life is choosing the least crappy decision out of a list of horrible options while gambling the fallout is something we can handle.
Ideally later.
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Mar 09 2026
Counterfeit Creativity: The High Cost of Cheap Art
Counterfeit creativity mimics the appearance of art without the human struggle that once gave creativity meaning. As AI floods the world with content, the real question isn’t what machines can create—but whether we’ll still recognize real art when we see it.
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