Posts with Tag: cultural analysis
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Posted on 8th Sep 2026
Why are right-wing accounts suddenly nostalgic for Puddle of Mudd, one of the worst bands of the 2000s? This essay explores how the reactionary longing for a "pure" white rock past erases nu-metal's true multiracial, working-class roots.
![[film club] AI Girlfriends and Blade Runner 2049](/images/b/a/3/e/b/ba3eb5930d708c17279f81ca7670b372c0a9b3a4-thumbnail.png "[film club] AI Girlfriends and Blade Runner 2049")
Posted on 31st Aug 2026
In the latest installment of [film club], And1 presents us with the final thinkpiece in their series on male loneliness, porn, and AI viewed through the lens of modern Hollywood movies. Today's target is the sequel to the cyberpunk classic, "Blade Runner."
![[SUBSTRAINS] EP. 2 – ANGLE AT THE END OF TIME](/images/0/9/4/8/7/094871d8deacf8ce3d0def91e5cdc5ea65163677-thumbnail.png "[SUBSTRAINS] EP. 2 – ANGLE AT THE END OF TIME")
In this episode of [SUBSTRAINS] – The MindApe spirals on Communication, Excess, and…
Slug emerges from the swampy depths of southern Louisiana with an off-kilter, mudsoaked…
FROM UTOPIA IS YOUR MONTHLY DOSE OF ‘REALIST MAGICAL EXTREMISM’ FROM A MIND TUMBLING…