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Bob Gymlan on The Joe Rogan Experience

It’s been a minute since we featured a tale or two of high strangeness on this blog. The work of bigfoot expert Bob Gymlan has been featured here before. As far as YouTubers go, Gymlan is refreshing for keeping an open mind and doing his homework. So I was delighted when a patron brought word of Bob Gymlan on The Joe Rogan Experience. Related: Lost Boy-Finders Connection? You can watch the…

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Catch the Venus Spectacular

Attention, newpub boosters: We’ve got a special announcement for you this time. Because the Venus Spectacular by author Rawle Nyanzi is funding now on Kickstarter! Natsuru Machida, the Chief Witch of Venus, went to visit Akane Isesaki, an old friend she hadn’t seen in a decade. She had been overjoyed to receive a letter, so she went out right away, hoping to catch up.

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Is a Second Video Game Crash on the Horizon?

The video game industry is a multi-billion-dollar juggernaut. It boasts massive profits, blockbuster releases, and a global audience that spans all age groups. Yet, despite its success, concerns are growing about the possibility of a second game market implosion akin to the infamous crash of 1983. While the market today is vastly different from the early 80s gaming scene…

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Millennial Online Nostalgia

Around here we’ve spent a great deal of time detailing generational tendencies. When it comes to nostalgia for their long-gone childhood years, Gen Y is notorious for living in the past, while Millennials are notorious for consigning anything from the before time to the memory hole. But recently, a new development has been brought to my attention: online millennial nostalgia. Related…

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Generational Stereotypes Work

Stereotypes catch a bad rap. But when you get to the heart of the matter, all they are is hyper-efficient ways of transmitting common understandings. For example, we all know the trope of the clueless Boomer clicking his tongue at younger generations who haven’t made out as well as he did. It makes sense, in a way. To someone who grew up during the post-WW II boom…

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We Won’t Let You Slip Through the Cracks

There’s no two ways about it. The situation is tough out there. If current trends keep going the way they’re headed, it’s going to get worse before it gets better. But it will get better. Because the only way to give meaning to suffering is faith in God, and God allows no evil that doesn’t ultimately beget greater good. That might seem like cold comfort to the forgotten men who feel…

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Back The Hidden Emperor

The leading Hispanic voice in science fiction returns with a thrilling tale of intrigue, stolen identity, and blackmail … in space! All that excitement and more awaits you in the pages of The Hidden Emperor! A brand-new sci fi graphic novel from Jon Del Arroz and Ms. Krimson! Back it now!

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The New Norm Is A Scam at Best

Public reaction to animated web series The New Norm has ranged from cringing to sad head shaking since the show’s first promos dropped. It turns out we weren’t cynical enough. Not only is it worse than we thought, The New Norm is a scam at best. And in all likelihood, something more insidious. Niche Gamer has the story: Quick aside: For any creative endeavor, just asking people to…

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Failed Generations Are Abused Generations

Adjacent to discussions of Cultural Ground Zero theory is speculation as to what went wrong. Generation X was passed over for any position of authority. Gen Y creatives can only churn out shallow pastiches of superior 80s and 90s entertainment. It’s an open secret in the video game industry that Western game aesthetics were pretty much destroyed by risk-averse Millennial artists.

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Like Their Souls Have Been Excised

Yesterday’s post on a Zoomer using only 1980s technology for a week elicited lively commentary on changing tech and its effects. Without further preamble, here’s what you are saying about the tech of yesteryear … Commenter Bayou Bomber writes: Marx was wrong. No amount of quantity adds up to quality. Related: The Metaverse Biopanopticon Rudolph Harrier comments: When we win…

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