Critical Nostalgia
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Feral writer. Intergenre. Opstmodern. Hedorahgroove. Smogwave. The Hazeland books. Horror fantasy crime on the streets of 80s LA.
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No rep. Bad reputation.
California · highway62press.com
"I have found the right derogatory term to make people hate generative AI content. 'Slop' is bad and won't do it."
No you haven't. Shush.
No you haven't. Shush.
February 8, 2026 at 4:47 PM
"I have found the right derogatory term to make people hate generative AI content. 'Slop' is bad and won't do it."
No you haven't. Shush.
No you haven't. Shush.
"Reporters in this story used generative AI as a research tool."
How the fuck did they do that? What fucking research? Who cares if someone verified it after. What the fuck does that even mean?
And this was from Fortune Magazine. Come on.
How the fuck did they do that? What fucking research? Who cares if someone verified it after. What the fuck does that even mean?
And this was from Fortune Magazine. Come on.
February 8, 2026 at 4:25 PM
"Reporters in this story used generative AI as a research tool."
How the fuck did they do that? What fucking research? Who cares if someone verified it after. What the fuck does that even mean?
And this was from Fortune Magazine. Come on.
How the fuck did they do that? What fucking research? Who cares if someone verified it after. What the fuck does that even mean?
And this was from Fortune Magazine. Come on.
UM-BER HULK!
UM-BER HULKI!
UM-BER HULKI!
February 8, 2026 at 4:08 PM
UM-BER HULK!
UM-BER HULKI!
UM-BER HULKI!
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February 2, 2026 at 9:44 AM
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Selling the dream of being a writer has always been a way to make money, maybe even more than writing itself.
So this isn't a surprise at all. Slopper is gonna slop.
So this isn't a surprise at all. Slopper is gonna slop.
Not a surprise even the successful AI novelists are pivoting to selling AI hype to aspiring authors instead.
February 8, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Selling the dream of being a writer has always been a way to make money, maybe even more than writing itself.
So this isn't a surprise at all. Slopper is gonna slop.
So this isn't a surprise at all. Slopper is gonna slop.
Yes, a slopmonger can put out 200 books a year. Only because there's platforms that automate the process. It's not going to replace the individual author on Kickstarter who gets along that way because they have to. It'll annihilate Amazon for discoverability but maybe that was always overhyped.
February 8, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Yes, a slopmonger can put out 200 books a year. Only because there's platforms that automate the process. It's not going to replace the individual author on Kickstarter who gets along that way because they have to. It'll annihilate Amazon for discoverability but maybe that was always overhyped.
Watching Sahara (2005) which is a weird interzone kind of action movie based on a Clive Cussler novel.
It desperately wants to be more than it could ever possibly be.
It desperately wants to be more than it could ever possibly be.
February 8, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Watching Sahara (2005) which is a weird interzone kind of action movie based on a Clive Cussler novel.
It desperately wants to be more than it could ever possibly be.
It desperately wants to be more than it could ever possibly be.
I think about a conservative family member a lot, one who worked at a big newspaper and watched it erode over the years and him stating over and over that the market was always right. And how I didn't want to argue with him because he was so confident and absolutely suckered.
February 8, 2026 at 3:37 AM
I think about a conservative family member a lot, one who worked at a big newspaper and watched it erode over the years and him stating over and over that the market was always right. And how I didn't want to argue with him because he was so confident and absolutely suckered.
Not gonna lie. If there was a 24 hour Dark Wave channel on XM/Sirius, I'd probably listen to nothing else.
cc @mattsebastian.com
cc @mattsebastian.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Not gonna lie. If there was a 24 hour Dark Wave channel on XM/Sirius, I'd probably listen to nothing else.
cc @mattsebastian.com
cc @mattsebastian.com
Call me Hephaestus
My coals cook the tastiest
My coals cook the tastiest
February 8, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Call me Hephaestus
My coals cook the tastiest
My coals cook the tastiest
Evening in the suburbs.
February 8, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Evening in the suburbs.
Hold up. You're telling me that a billionaire only looks at things in terms of immediate returns and numbers and has no concept of cultural power? That things he controls are digits on a spreadsheet and nothing more?
February 8, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Hold up. You're telling me that a billionaire only looks at things in terms of immediate returns and numbers and has no concept of cultural power? That things he controls are digits on a spreadsheet and nothing more?
The Right always depended on vice signaling. Now it's literally all they have. Likes and dunks.
This is really crucial in understanding today's right wing: it is an arena in which you can get attention, and become famous, without any skill or insight or knowledge. All you have to do is say outrageous shit.
So it's become a collection bin for all these failed, flailing narcissists.
So it's become a collection bin for all these failed, flailing narcissists.
Learned from the Posting Through It podcast just how many MAGA-era influencers turned to politics after failing at more glamorous pursuits — theater, comedy, fashion, TV, movies, music. Knowles, if I’m not mistaken, had dreams of Broadway.
February 8, 2026 at 12:10 AM
The Right always depended on vice signaling. Now it's literally all they have. Likes and dunks.
Whew. Okay. Page 529.
Just the epilogue left.
Kinda unbelievable.
Just the epilogue left.
Kinda unbelievable.
February 8, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Whew. Okay. Page 529.
Just the epilogue left.
Kinda unbelievable.
Just the epilogue left.
Kinda unbelievable.
"San Francisco is a hellhole!"
And I think about Valencia running through Bernal Heights and how there's fifty restaurants I want to eat at, rivaling the density of great places to visit possessed by Los Angeles.
The real problem is parking.
And I think about Valencia running through Bernal Heights and how there's fifty restaurants I want to eat at, rivaling the density of great places to visit possessed by Los Angeles.
The real problem is parking.
February 7, 2026 at 11:56 PM
"San Francisco is a hellhole!"
And I think about Valencia running through Bernal Heights and how there's fifty restaurants I want to eat at, rivaling the density of great places to visit possessed by Los Angeles.
The real problem is parking.
And I think about Valencia running through Bernal Heights and how there's fifty restaurants I want to eat at, rivaling the density of great places to visit possessed by Los Angeles.
The real problem is parking.
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Finally digging through ancient childhood possessions at my dad’s house. This used to be on my bedroom door!
I’ll post highlights 🧵
I’ll post highlights 🧵
February 7, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Finally digging through ancient childhood possessions at my dad’s house. This used to be on my bedroom door!
I’ll post highlights 🧵
I’ll post highlights 🧵
Pulitzer material here.
At Whipple where expired dicks are being thrown at ICE vehicles and those believed to be agitators. The area has been a place of protest since thousands of federal agents arrived in the city.
Near Minneapolis February 7, 2026
Near Minneapolis February 7, 2026
February 7, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Pulitzer material here.
Post-Punk, Darkwave, Coldwave MIXTAPE
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February 7, 2026 at 10:12 PM
You may not like it but this is what peak performance looks like.
Tfw I’m about to write a corncobby chronicle
February 7, 2026 at 10:09 PM
You may not like it but this is what peak performance looks like.
R E T V R N
doom, title screen, playstation (1995) www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3xq...
February 7, 2026 at 9:09 PM
R E T V R N
Vice President JD Vance arrives at the opening ceremonies in his armored protection bubble where he will be spared the boos of the crowd and the *gasp* horrors of Italian cuisine. It took two 747s to bring him there.
February 7, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Vice President JD Vance arrives at the opening ceremonies in his armored protection bubble where he will be spared the boos of the crowd and the *gasp* horrors of Italian cuisine. It took two 747s to bring him there.
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only about 20% of bsky users can see the words hidden in this image
February 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM
only about 20% of bsky users can see the words hidden in this image
Apple just offered me 3 months of their creative tools suite. Fine, I'll look.
"Pixelmator pro is a powerful visual editor with AI feat--"
*closes window*
"Pixelmator pro is a powerful visual editor with AI feat--"
*closes window*
February 7, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Apple just offered me 3 months of their creative tools suite. Fine, I'll look.
"Pixelmator pro is a powerful visual editor with AI feat--"
*closes window*
"Pixelmator pro is a powerful visual editor with AI feat--"
*closes window*
Watching Ronin. DeNiro says "The map is not the territory."
February 7, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Watching Ronin. DeNiro says "The map is not the territory."
"The Right's cultural relevance squandered."
They never had it. It was astroturfed by every single media entity and marketer trying to suck up to the reincarnation of the idiot king. It was never there.
They never had it. It was astroturfed by every single media entity and marketer trying to suck up to the reincarnation of the idiot king. It was never there.
February 7, 2026 at 5:57 PM
"The Right's cultural relevance squandered."
They never had it. It was astroturfed by every single media entity and marketer trying to suck up to the reincarnation of the idiot king. It was never there.
They never had it. It was astroturfed by every single media entity and marketer trying to suck up to the reincarnation of the idiot king. It was never there.