Rest in Peace Grim Dark Half Off
Posted on 2026-05-13 16:50
Youtuber Grim Dark Half Off (Christopher Neesley) passed away from cancer in November 2025. A man who dedicated his time to uplifting others left us too soon. This is his eulogy.
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Whole World's Gone to Shit
Posted on 2026-05-08 23:40
Go out and dance this weekend.
Plasmatic Vampires
Posted on 2026-05-06 14:22
Erik Houdini's 2023 essay reveals the blood based economy that powers neoliberalism, by literally draining the most impoverished of their life force for extreme profit.
The Rotisserie Chicken Law is BS
Posted on 2026-05-03 21:29
"Let them eat rotisserie chicken." So a bill just passed in the House that allows SNAP benefits (food stamps) to be used to buy rotisserie chicken. Normally, you can't buy hot foods with EBT at grocery stores, convenience stores, corner stores, bodegas, mini marts, what have you. But this law c...
Hardcore Punk & the Hardcore Violence of Capitalism
Posted on 2026-04-10 21:04
Love it or hate it, hardcore is bigger than it's ever been, and it's not going anywhere. One of the reasons it's bigger than it's ever been is because we live in an inherently violent, abusive, humiliating system. People are tired of it. They're looking for release in that pit, and they find it. And that release very well can be revolutionary.
What is Praxis?
Posted on 2026-04-09 11:51
Praxis isn’t abstract theory, praxis is something you do. This is a call to stop waiting for collapse and start building collective survival, because injury to one is injury to all.
Flashback 2024: Characters for Charity
Posted on 2026-03-18 21:50
When Kuhb Games and Erik Houdini turned Goat Format Yu-Gi-Oh! into a charity event. Creating 12 anime-inspired decks, the Millennium Card Rule, and $300 donated to build playgrounds.
The Rundown on Soulseek
Posted on 2026-02-23 00:26
Just what the hell is SoulSeek? Is it a new dating app designed to micro-exploit your insecurities while commidifying your personhood? NO!
There is Nothing Exceptional About Me or My Circumstances
Posted on 2026-02-10 23:38
Erik Houdini goes for the jugular in this unfiltered, uncensored rant on material conditions, poverty, the lived reality in America and the class divide on the left. It's real talk from a man who's tired of pretending he's not angry.
