The Nu-Normal

Op-ed essays on scene-adjacent culture.

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The Nu-Normal #21: The Spooling Present

The limits of prophecy and failing to forecast the future.

Dec 9, 2022 •

The Nu-Normal #20: A Portrait of the AI as an Artist

A consideration on the blurred ethical lines behind AI artwork.

Nov 4, 2022 •

The Nu-Normal #19: 2012 – A Clear-Eyed Retrospective

Dispatches from the future on a very normal and good year.

Oct 7, 2022 •

The Nu-Normal #18: The Long Retcon

What is retroactive editing and what can it tell us about art?

Aug 6, 2022 •

The Nu-Normal #17: Did Google Do an AI Soul Whoopsie?

Ruminations on machine learning, sentience, and gullible tech evangelism.

Jul 1, 2022 •

The Nu-Normal #16: I Fetishize, Therefore I Am

Meditations on trends, virality, and the parasocial spectacle.

Jun 3, 2022 •

The Nu-Normal #15: Pro-Choice as Protest

A conversation on abortion and how protest songs speak to power.

May 6, 2022 •

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