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Interested in everything and nothing else. Experimental writing, music, art, and politics for the historically-minded.
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House Mix #2 (opens the original)
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Last month, I posted my first DJ mix, a groovy, upbeat house mix. For August, I made a more restrained, deeper house mix building on the experience of my first ever DJ mix, giving each track more room to breathe and mixing them more smoothly. Notably, this mix features some of my favorite house tracks out there.Attached is the DJ Mix. It spans atmospheric downtempo trance, modern reinterpretations of 90s hits, classic Chicago house, 2010s moody EDM, and an overlooked contemporary gem to close ou
The Rings of Saturn is Cosmic Dying Earth Horror (opens the original)
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There’s a grouping of books, not quite a subgenre, that I like to call “bedtimecore”. These are books whose tone and subject matter are perfectly suited to read at night as you nod off to sleep. Common characteristics include:A simple and non-engaging plot.Vivid, yet familiar imagery to occupy your mind but not excite it.A smooth prose style that requires minimal jumping back to past pages and rereading.An emphasis on the Ultimate Futility of All Things, perfect for helping you put your petty st
August 2026 Short Story Contest (opens the original)
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Last month, I ran Archive of Obscurity’s second short story contest, Due to my busy schedule, I was unable to submit an entry, and we only received one submission, causing the entrant to win by default, no voting necessary. Luckily, that story was ’s excellent “Waystation”, which was more than worthy of a win.<img class="embedd
Groovy House Mix #1 (opens the original)
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Since I started on this site, I’ve written quite a bit on music, specifically artists and subgenres that I think deserve more coverage. Of course, music and writing are completely different art forms, and it is never easy (or even really possible) to describe how music subjectively moves you.That is why I started DJing.Over the past few weeks, I’ve purchased a beginner DJ controller and learn
Book Review: Kakistocracy by Richard Hanania (opens the original)
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Few figures anticipated the right-wing vibe shift as clearly as . During Biden’s term, he helped facilitate the alliance between Silicon Valley figures skeptical of lockdowns and DEI with the broader American right. He coined the phrase “tech right” to describe this faction, later so important in electing Trump in 2024. His previous book, The Origins of Woke, helped supply the intellectual case for the administration’s dismantling of affirmative action progra
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