We Lived Happily During the War

…in the street of money in the city of money in the country of money,
our great country of money, we (forgive us) lived happily during the war.

Don’t Call It a Substack

Imagine the author of a book telling people to “read my Amazon”. A great director trying to promote their film by saying “click on my Max”. That’s how…

How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails

People are right to sense that, as the emails lay bare, there is a highly private merito-aristocracy at the intersection of government and business, lobbying, philanthropy, start-ups, academia,…

The Goon Squad

It seemed increasingly plausible that, faced with this onslaught, some percentage of psychically defenseless men would simply crumple, follow the platforms’ logic, and start watching porn full-time. […]…

Evict Ken Sim

We didn’t exactly evict him, but our right-wing bitcoin-obsessed mayor lost big time at the recent by-election in Vancouver. I created this animation for Sean Orr (a leftist…

This is What a Digital Coup Looks Like

“We are watching the collapse of the international order in real time, and this is just the start,” says investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr. In a searing talk, she…

BUTT Mixtape

The world is going to hell but hey there’s music. I’ve been playing this mixtape all day while working on spreadsheets, like all artists dream of doing.

Well, the front fell off.

Swasticars are doing just great these days. Looking forward to the bottom falling out too.

Cha-Cha Gitano

A new character joins Frank’s crew: Cha-Cha Gitano. Named after the song by Yma Sumac, and inspired by 60s Nichelle Nichols as the OG Uhura. Like many sex…

“Well I didn’t vote for you!”