Nathan Leigh
@nathanleigh.bsky.social
writer, composer, animator, technologist, co-artistic director of cirqueSaw
creator of remote immersive and interactive experiences POV: You Are An AI Achieving Consciousness, Void Main, and labRats.
www.nathanleigh.net
www.cirquesaw.com
creator of remote immersive and interactive experiences POV: You Are An AI Achieving Consciousness, Void Main, and labRats.
www.nathanleigh.net
www.cirquesaw.com
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Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
February 7, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
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i think we all need to step back and realize that peak art was made when neolithic pot in the shape of a pig was fired
February 6, 2026 at 7:46 PM
i think we all need to step back and realize that peak art was made when neolithic pot in the shape of a pig was fired
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the science is clear on this one.
Hear that everyone? Phone theater makes you cool as hell.
February 5, 2026 at 6:19 PM
the science is clear on this one.
if you get a chance to experience @parkersela.bsky.social 's Remote Retrocheiromancy, I strongly recommend it. A really unique and moving phone show that I'm definitely going to be thinking about for a while.
February 5, 2026 at 3:02 AM
if you get a chance to experience @parkersela.bsky.social 's Remote Retrocheiromancy, I strongly recommend it. A really unique and moving phone show that I'm definitely going to be thinking about for a while.
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That Jeff Bezos's Amazon gave Brett Ratner, someone photographed with Jeffrey Epstein and in the Epstein Files, $75 million to make a doc about Melania Trump, while he chooses to destroy The Washington Post, says about all you need to know.
February 4, 2026 at 9:48 PM
That Jeff Bezos's Amazon gave Brett Ratner, someone photographed with Jeffrey Epstein and in the Epstein Files, $75 million to make a doc about Melania Trump, while he chooses to destroy The Washington Post, says about all you need to know.
it's like there's a contest among the world's most powerful people to see who can smash the most toys.
February 4, 2026 at 2:54 PM
it's like there's a contest among the world's most powerful people to see who can smash the most toys.
we've been working on a new show! it's sort of an absurdist collective shout into the void with the most cheerfully monstrous digital assistant in the world! it's early still in development (rewrote the ending four times last week) but i'm really proud of You Have Already Won.
cirqueSaw (creators of labRats) has a new remote show! You Have Already Won is an interactive satirical piece where audiences play as the world’s wealthiest elite deciding the future of humanity from the safety of their climate bunkers. Next performance 2/5.
cirqueSaw
cirqueSaw – cirqueSaw explores the intersection of art and technology, co-founded by partners Nathan Leigh and Nicole Orabona in 2020. They...
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February 3, 2026 at 7:03 PM
we've been working on a new show! it's sort of an absurdist collective shout into the void with the most cheerfully monstrous digital assistant in the world! it's early still in development (rewrote the ending four times last week) but i'm really proud of You Have Already Won.
look i know government is broken on every level but i just found out that my town got money from the state to provide skates at our skate rink and this is exactly what i want my tax dollars to be paying for.
February 3, 2026 at 4:42 AM
look i know government is broken on every level but i just found out that my town got money from the state to provide skates at our skate rink and this is exactly what i want my tax dollars to be paying for.
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Today, a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction allowing construction to resume on Sunrise Wind offshore Long Island. With the ruling, all five under-construction offshore wind projects halted by the Trump administration have been allowed to resume work.
February 2, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Today, a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction allowing construction to resume on Sunrise Wind offshore Long Island. With the ruling, all five under-construction offshore wind projects halted by the Trump administration have been allowed to resume work.
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@nathanleigh.bsky.social and @nicoleorabona.bsky.social, creators of LabRats, give an acceptance speech and tell us about what makes their experience so special. (Spoiler: they created a bespoke programming language just for this project!)
Make sure to check out cirquesaw.com for more info!
Make sure to check out cirquesaw.com for more info!
January 31, 2026 at 2:50 AM
@nathanleigh.bsky.social and @nicoleorabona.bsky.social, creators of LabRats, give an acceptance speech and tell us about what makes their experience so special. (Spoiler: they created a bespoke programming language just for this project!)
Make sure to check out cirquesaw.com for more info!
Make sure to check out cirquesaw.com for more info!
I can't even begin to express how much it means to me to get this kind of recognition for labRats. this project is probably the most personal work of art I've ever made, and to have it recognized alongside artists whose work I admire so deeply is a dream come true.
More from today's spotlight: Watch LabRats win the Live Action Award, and learn a bit more about the experience! @nathanleigh.bsky.social @nicoleorabona.bsky.social
Get your tickets to upcoming performances of LabRats before they sell out! www.tickettailor.com/events/cirqu...
Get your tickets to upcoming performances of LabRats before they sell out! www.tickettailor.com/events/cirqu...
January 30, 2026 at 8:45 PM
I can't even begin to express how much it means to me to get this kind of recognition for labRats. this project is probably the most personal work of art I've ever made, and to have it recognized alongside artists whose work I admire so deeply is a dream come true.
i think the most remarkable thing about catherine o'hara is the way she always made her scene partners shine. she was so generous with how she directed focus to others and it meant that even when she wasn't the source of the joke, her presence made a scene funnier.
January 30, 2026 at 7:58 PM
i think the most remarkable thing about catherine o'hara is the way she always made her scene partners shine. she was so generous with how she directed focus to others and it meant that even when she wasn't the source of the joke, her presence made a scene funnier.
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god catherine ohara was the funniest person alive. id watch her in literally anything. this one hurts
January 30, 2026 at 7:10 PM
god catherine ohara was the funniest person alive. id watch her in literally anything. this one hurts
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Hey, shoutout and solidarity to all the people who really need to work today, but are choosing to participate in this General Strike.
Shoutout and solidarity to all the people who want to participate, but are unable to.
We are all doing our best. Maybe it will happen today.
Shoutout and solidarity to all the people who want to participate, but are unable to.
We are all doing our best. Maybe it will happen today.
January 30, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Hey, shoutout and solidarity to all the people who really need to work today, but are choosing to participate in this General Strike.
Shoutout and solidarity to all the people who want to participate, but are unable to.
We are all doing our best. Maybe it will happen today.
Shoutout and solidarity to all the people who want to participate, but are unable to.
We are all doing our best. Maybe it will happen today.
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the thing about project genie is that if you're afraid of AI's ability to instantly make games that are derivative and not enjoyable to play, the answer isn't using AI to make your own derivative unenjoyable games to compete, but to be as human as humanly possible in the games you make.
January 30, 2026 at 6:02 PM
the thing about project genie is that if you're afraid of AI's ability to instantly make games that are derivative and not enjoyable to play, the answer isn't using AI to make your own derivative unenjoyable games to compete, but to be as human as humanly possible in the games you make.
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Today’s daily spotlight is CirqueSaw's LabRats, winner of the Live Action Spotlight Award! This interactive story of collective action will change the way you see your fellow rodents.
@nathanleigh.bsky.social @nicoleorabona.bsky.social
Get tickets to LabRats here: tickettailor.com/events/cirqu...
@nathanleigh.bsky.social @nicoleorabona.bsky.social
Get tickets to LabRats here: tickettailor.com/events/cirqu...
January 30, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Today’s daily spotlight is CirqueSaw's LabRats, winner of the Live Action Spotlight Award! This interactive story of collective action will change the way you see your fellow rodents.
@nathanleigh.bsky.social @nicoleorabona.bsky.social
Get tickets to LabRats here: tickettailor.com/events/cirqu...
@nathanleigh.bsky.social @nicoleorabona.bsky.social
Get tickets to LabRats here: tickettailor.com/events/cirqu...
can anyone explain to me why funding RFK's HHS isn't also a sticking point? (I don't mean this sardonically, I'm genuinely curious if that would be tactically useful to force him out and restore a reality-driven HHS and I haven't been able to find anything either way...)
January 30, 2026 at 2:48 PM
can anyone explain to me why funding RFK's HHS isn't also a sticking point? (I don't mean this sardonically, I'm genuinely curious if that would be tactically useful to force him out and restore a reality-driven HHS and I haven't been able to find anything either way...)
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A lot of Dems are going to take Bovino and Noem being fired as the finish line, and it's very important to make it clear to them that it is a starting line
January 27, 2026 at 2:12 AM
A lot of Dems are going to take Bovino and Noem being fired as the finish line, and it's very important to make it clear to them that it is a starting line
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I don’t want to have deep analysis
Everybody stop being mean
Feed everyone
Make sure they are loved
Solve problems
Good talk
Everybody stop being mean
Feed everyone
Make sure they are loved
Solve problems
Good talk
January 25, 2026 at 4:58 AM
I don’t want to have deep analysis
Everybody stop being mean
Feed everyone
Make sure they are loved
Solve problems
Good talk
Everybody stop being mean
Feed everyone
Make sure they are loved
Solve problems
Good talk
hydroplaning into a 180 is definitely a 0/10 experience. miraculously everything is fine and we made it home safely, but holy shit i'm still shaking. if you can avoid being out on the roads today, please do so.
January 25, 2026 at 4:13 PM
hydroplaning into a 180 is definitely a 0/10 experience. miraculously everything is fine and we made it home safely, but holy shit i'm still shaking. if you can avoid being out on the roads today, please do so.
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So is *now* the winter of our discontent, or…?
January 24, 2026 at 8:15 PM
So is *now* the winter of our discontent, or…?
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"abolish ICE and prosecute everyone involved" is the moderate position
January 24, 2026 at 4:15 PM
"abolish ICE and prosecute everyone involved" is the moderate position