AMVs have come a long way since Pac-Man
(In Tim Rogers voice) Pump It, from the evocatively named Babyartmusicpickle, is the video that anime music videos...
War in the time of monsters
The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of...
Review: Ninajirachi — I Love My Computer
Ninajirachi‘s 2025 debut album is a scintillating dance pop love letter to a new otaku generation. first impressions...
Mia Mulder and the Big Idea
Mia Mulder, former Swedish politician and future empress of Scandinavia, presents the case for the necessity of Big...
Building while falling
Missing the ground, as Douglas Adams notes, is the difficult part of flying. It’s that much harder when...
Eyes on Minnesota
My heart wants to spin a delicate filigree of dreams for a brighter future, yet the horrors persist....
2026 via 2020: The Real Folk Blues
There’ll be more looking back and looking ahead coming soon, but for now: Happy New Year, people. I...
The AI endgame
Meredith Whittaker, CEO of Signal, describes the marketing game that big tech is playing with “AI” as an...
RTA in Japan
Today I learned about RTA in Japan, a biannual speedrunning charity event that streams on Twitch every summer...
2025 retrospective: video essayists
I watched a lot of YouTube in 2025, and I figured I’d put together a list of new-to-me...
Mainichi Junk
AMVs have come a long way since Pac-ManMarch 2, 2026
Mia Mulder and the Big IdeaFebruary 11, 2026
2026 via 2020: The Real Folk BluesJanuary 1, 2026
RTA in JapanDecember 27, 2025
Summer EternalDecember 24, 2025