books Dolly Parton is the ideal nihilist Ellsworth Toohey

minimalism Everyone (No One?) should read this New York Times Magazine article about the commodification of nothingness Thom Dunn

mitch mcconnell Two great deep-dives mine the endless hole at the bottom of Mitch McConnell's inhumanity Thom Dunn

white supremacy Ecofascism isn't new: white supremacy and exterminism have always lurked in the environmental movement Cory Doctorow

christ what an asshole Pressed about Amazon deforestation, Bolsonaro proposes only shitting on alternate days to remediate climate change Cory Doctorow

climate Peak Indifference: are we reaching climate's denial/nihilism tipping point? Cory Doctorow

nihilism That Lebowski beer commercial is unwatchable Jason Weisberger

web theory To understand trumpism, study the self-professed "betas" of 4chan Cory Doctorow

nihilism Steve Harvey doesn't want to host Family Feud any more Andrea James

tumblr Nihilisa Frank finds the existential darkness in the art of Lisa Frank Laura Hudson

offworld This gamification 'documentary' is a work of art Leigh Alexander

politics This Polish trailer park LARP experience lets you roleplay the death of the American Dream for 390 euros Jennifer Sandlin

I'm not saying it's aliens Massive alien face spotted in Antarctica snow Allan Rose Hill

death Al Pacino confirms there's no afterlife Thom Dunn

History The Welsh punk band scene in the 1980s Rob Beschizza

toys Obvious Plant presents new toy: "Please Do Not Sexualize Boldor" Jennifer Sandlin

Technology Cory Doctorow interviewed about cyberpunk and surveillance capitalism in The New Yorker David Pescovitz

Idiocracy How America became so profoundly stupid over the past decade Gareth Branwyn

music Early Trent Reznor deserves a little love too Devin Nealy