Critical Nonsense 

  1. 365

    Coaching

  2. 364

    The Health Bar Fallacy

  3. 363

    Being Observed

  4. 362

    American Stuff

  5. 361

    Waiting in Lines

  6. 360

    Being Scared of AI

  7. 359

    Books Everybody Loves

  8. 358

    Reading

  9. 357

    Good-Looking Food

  10. 356

    Overbranding

  11. 355

    Reviews

  12. 354

    Early Birds and Night Owls

  13. 353

    Knowing Each Other

  14. 352

    Writing

  15. 351

    Trusting Our Instincts

  16. 350

    Summer of Sillies

  17. 349

    What's So Important?

  18. 348

    Zombies

  19. 347

    Making People Laugh

  20. 346

    Hating the Player

  21. 345

    How We Learn

  22. 344

    Relationshipping

  23. 343

    I Love You

  24. 342

    Wild Prognostications 2026!

  25. 341

    What You Doing?

  26. 340

    Actuallys

  27. 339

    Medical Experiments

  28. 338

    Short-Form Video

  29. 337

    Dressing Up

  30. 336

    2025 Wild Prognostications: A Year in Review!

  31. 335

    Giving a Fart

  32. 334

    How to Strategy

  33. 333

    Hanlon’s Razor

  34. 332

    Remembering Important Details

  35. 331

    Generalists

  36. 330

    Unlikely Internet Innovations

  37. 329

    Imprecise Language

  38. 328

    Compromises

  39. 327

    Notes-apalooza

  40. 326

    Changing Personalities

  41. 325

    Patterns of Wisdom

  42. 324

    Waving

  43. 323

    AI Defenses

  44. 322

    Old

  45. 321

    Clarity

  46. 320

    Doing Hard Things

  47. 319

    Being Cool

  48. 318

    The Beach

  49. 317

    New Rules

  50. 316

    Possibility

  51. 315

    Going Analog

  52. Open Letter

    In A Quiet So Loud

  53. 314

    Universal Truths

  54. 313

    No-Phone Zones

  55. 312

    Creating With Friends

  56. 311

    Bravery

  57. 310

    Stress

  58. 309

    Dating Optimization

  59. 308

    Disavowing Your Creative Outputs

  60. 307

    Imagination Resolution

  61. 306

    Being Seen

  62. 305

    Metabolizing Uncertainty

  63. 304

    Tools

  64. 303

    Being Spoiled

  65. Progress Report

    To Follow or Not to Follow

  66. 302

    Thought Bottling

  67. 301

    Hibernation

  68. 300

    Random Nonsense Generator

  69. 299

    Corn

  70. Progress Report

    The State of Wellbeing

  71. 298

    Desire Paths

  72. 297

    Sick Responsibilities

  73. 296

    Wild Prognostications 2025!

  74. 295

    Hybrid Work 2.0

  75. 294

    Friend Breakups

  76. 251

    Rituals Rerun

    Rerun
  77. 248

    Correcting People Rerun

    Rerun
  78. 293

    2024 Wild Prognostications: A Year in Review!

  79. 292

    Sci-Fi

  80. 291

    Cultural Beige

  81. 290

    Hybrid Work

  82. 289

    Mind Wine

  83. 288

    Living Forever

  84. 287

    Concert Rage

  85. Progress Report

    The State of Youth

  86. 286

    Finding Financial Security

  87. 285

    Changing Our Minds

  88. 284

    Flat Power Distance

  89. 283

    Medical Serendipity

  90. 282

    Spontaneous Brilliance

  91. 281

    Bicycle Innovation

  92. 280

    Phone Bans

  93. 279

    Abstraction

  94. 278

    Jazzing

  95. 277

    Innumeracy

  96. 276

    Fridgescaping

  97. 275

    Musical Turn Ons

  98. 274

    Science Tourism

  99. 273

    The Olympic Stroboscope

  100. 272

    Generational War

  101. 271

    Feelings

  102. 270

    How We Argue

  103. 269

    Being a Champion

  104. 268

    Predicting the Future

  105. Progress Report

    Automating Our Instincts

  106. 267

    Digital Poltergeists

  107. 266

    Aging Well

  108. 265

    Rules of Thumb

  109. 264

    Art in the City

  110. 263

    Stinky Fish and Mayo

  111. 262

    The Bowl Generation

  112. 261

    Neighborliness

  113. 260

    Tree Timebombs

  114. 259

    The Trend-Mill

  115. 258

    Cringe Aversion

  116. 257

    Sports Scandals

  117. Progress Report

    Awaiting the Eruption

  118. 256

    Finding the Right Answer

  119. 255

    Crying

  120. 254

    Dopamine Culture

  121. 253

    Teaching Agency

  122. 252

    Obscure Analogies

  123. 251

    Rituals

  124. 250

    Aquariums

  125. 249

    Goodhart Overhang

  126. 248

    Correcting People

  127. 247

    Wild Prognostications 2024 + 2023 Year In Review!

  128. 246

    Inventing New Sports

  129. 245

    Childhood Independence and Mental Health

  130. 244

    Pet Parenting

  131. 243

    Sourcing Criticism

  132. 242

    Unlocking the Fifth Gait

  133. 241

    The Goldilocks Zone of Weird

  134. 240

    Justice Thresholds

  135. 239

    Honesty

  136. 238

    Procrastitivity

  137. 237

    Names

  138. 236

    Life Decisions

  139. 235

    Conceiving History

  140. 234

    Reconsuming Content

  141. 233

    Gamifying Sleep

  142. 232

    Contradiction

  143. 231

    Finding Empathy

  144. 230

    Unexpected Audiences

  145. 229

    Attractiveness

  146. 228

    Patriotism and Empanadas

  147. 227

    Tendies

  148. 226

    Collective Vibes

  149. 225

    The Year of DnD

  150. 224

    Optimism

  151. 223

    The Familiar Unexpected

  152. 222

    Watching Things

  153. 221

    The Genuine Maybe

  154. 220

    Graduation Advice

  155. 219

    The Cake Renaissance

  156. 218

    Pop Music Solos

  157. 217

    AI Centaurs

  158. 216

    Reflection

  159. 215

    Success

  160. 214

    Packing

  161. 213

    Pondering Pettiness

  162. 212

    Feelings

  163. 211

    Question Asking

  164. 210

    Metering Confidence

  165. 209

    Defining Cool

  166. 208

    The Exquisite Euphemism Corpse

  167. 207

    Competence, Constitution, and Control

  168. 206

    Wild Prognostications 2023!

  169. 205

    Video Game Film Adaptations and Male Friendships

  170. 204

    2022 Wild Prognostications: A Year in Review!

  171. 203

    Phase Shifts

  172. 202

    Idea Killers and Body Doubling

  173. 201

    The Paradox of Milk Math

  174. 200

    The Most Specialest of Thanks

  175. 199

    Remembering the Dead

  176. 198

    Preponderance of Ponderances: Jess Edition

  177. 197

    Dealing With Conflict

  178. 196

    The State of Reality TV

  179. 195

    Pranking for the Likes

  180. 194

    Fear

  181. 193

    Preponderance of Ponderances: A Special!

  182. 192

    Consciousness and Killer Whales

  183. 191

    AI Art and Hamsterstanistan

  184. 190

    Cutie Corner! Hobbies, Part 2

  185. 189

    Cutie Corner! Hobbies, Part 1

  186. 188

    Network States

  187. 187

    Saying Things Wrong

  188. 186

    Everyday and Existential Comfort Zones

  189. 185

    Methods of Explaining Things

  190. 184

    Nihilism

  191. 183

    Growing Potatoes

  192. 182

    Grabby Aliens and Leftovers

  193. 181

    Falconry and Lost Arts

  194. 180

    Media Twins

  195. 179

    Childhood Media

  196. 178

    Bagels vs. Donuts and Birthdays

  197. 177

    Legos and Dumplings

  198. 176

    Better Awards

  199. 175

    Assembly Theory and Marshmallows

  200. 174

    Askers vs. Guessers and Working Hours

  201. 173

    Chickens, Vacation Pix, and Chaos

  202. 172

    Ignorance and Discomfort

  203. 171

    Lessons Learned

  204. 170

    Weirder Inspiration

  205. 169

    Nonsense VC! Cereal Cinematic Universes

  206. 168

    Malicious Compliance and Chapsticks

  207. 167

    Rock Music and Genetic Identity

  208. 117

    Cognitive Diversity and Office Supplies Rerun

    Rerun
  209. 165

    Goblin Mode and Pathologies

  210. 164

    Permeated Nonsense and Youth Culture

  211. 163

    That Darn Disposability Culture

  212. 162

    Boring-gram

  213. 161

    The Fraud Phenomenon and Vibe Shifts

  214. 160

    Minding Your Business and Trash Candy

  215. 159

    Kama Sutra and India’s Sexual Repression

  216. 158

    Buttresses, Tethers, and Grunts

  217. 157

    Information Control

  218. 156

    Wild Prognostications 2022!

  219. 155

    Introducing: Nonsense VC!

  220. 062

    ’90s Action Films and Cleaning Digital House Rerun

    Rerun
  221. 111

    Your Purpose and UFO Sightings Rerun

    Rerun
  222. 047

    Mortal Kombat Fatalities and Rewatching TV Rerun

    Rerun
  223. 154

    Wild Prognostications 2021 Year In Review!

  224. 153

    Stewarding Progress

  225. 152

    Hitting the Breaks and Hanukkah Retail

  226. 151

    Over-Contextualizing

  227. 150

    Dads and Holding Companies Accountable

  228. 149

    Release the Gift Pressure Valve

  229. 148

    The Digital Vigilante Tax and The Privilege of Mediocrity

  230. 147

    “Spooky Season” and Halloween Costumes

  231. 146

    Relinquishing Power Redux

  232. 145

    Feelings About Institutions and Baby Names

  233. 144

    Being All-In and the Future of Cities

  234. 143

    The Replication Crisis and Childhood Obsessions

  235. 142

    Etiquette and Holiday Decorating

  236. 141

    Looking Back at Yourself and Neuroprints

  237. 140

    Boundaries and the Creator Economy’s Impact

  238. 139

    Teenage Girl Power and Sharing Names

  239. 138

    The Politics of Hello and Changing Faces

  240. 137

    Competition and Life Lessons

  241. 136

    Falling for New Things and Our Communities

  242. 135

    The Fresh Blerds of Bel-Air and Perpetual Cringe

  243. 134

    The Story of Us and Fringe Theory

  244. 133

    Organizational Purpose and Phsychedelic Healing

  245. 132

    The Power of D&D and Electronic Chill

  246. 131

    Simple Routines and A Fireworks Hailstorm

  247. 111

    Your Purpose and UFO Sightings Rerun

    Rerun
  248. 130

    The State of Pride in 2021

  249. 129

    Power in Cute and The Kitsch Scale

  250. 128

    Compassion Fatigue and the Attention Economy with Dr. Charles R. Chaffin

  251. 127

    Local Sourcing and Fill-In-The-Blank Summer

  252. 126

    Magic vs. Tech in Media and Ghost Foods

  253. 125

    Healthy Conflict and Subtraction

  254. 124

    Power, Pain, and Progress

  255. 123

    Emotional Granularity and Getting Cheugy With it

  256. 087

    The Waffle House Index and Keeping an Open Mind Rerun

    Rerun
  257. 122

    Privacy Wars and Identity Questions

  258. 121

    The Coming-Out Gauntlet and Thick Conversations

  259. 120

    Keeping Score and Storing Peanut Butter

  260. 119

    Disintegrating Institutions and Tech Ambivalence

  261. 118

    Value Creation and Pasta Shapes

  262. 117

    Cognitive Diversity and Office Supplies

  263. 116

    The Bad Idea “Virus”

  264. 115

    Revisiting Deep Work and Cinematic Universes

  265. 114

    Rugged Individualism and Waffle Toppings

  266. 113

    Black Futures Month and The Great Productivity Thaw

  267. 112

    Cutie Corner: Real Talk and Mini Brands

  268. 111

    Your Purpose and UFO Sightings

  269. 110

    5 Points on Gamestop and the “Stonks” Saga

  270. 109

    Wild Prognostications 2021!

  271. 108

    Geography of Innovation and People Watching

  272. 088

    Meme Metabolism and Internet (Speak) Speeds Rerun

    Rerun
  273. 083

    Getting to Know “Karen” and How We Come Out Rerun

    Rerun
  274. 081

    To “Stan” vs. “Cancel” and Anger Management Rerun

    Rerun
  275. 107

    2020 Wild Prognostications: A Year in Review

  276. 106

    Subtle Cues and Interpreting Things Charitably

  277. 105

    The Audacity of Telling Good Jokes

  278. 104

    A Little Bit of Gratitude: A Special!

  279. 103

    Repairing Life’s Leaky Faucets

  280. 102

    Six Handshakes: From Pretty BFFs to the Best-Worst Hitmen

  281. 101

    Zero-Sum Games and Digital Drugs

  282. 100

    Unfinished Convos re: Vanilla & Thirst-vertising & Pets

  283. 099

    Free Media and Virtual Family Functions

  284. 098

    Irony Poisoning and Iterative Wisdom

  285. 097

    Other People’s Allergies and Great Games

  286. 096

    After ADHD and Bland Brands

  287. 095

    About the Fake Ads... : A Special!

  288. 094

    Hip-Hop’s Endurance and Survival of the Fittest Words

  289. 093

    Seeking Representation and Next Year’s Living Situation

  290. 092

    Public Intellectuals and an Abundance of Mint

  291. 091

    Appreciating Sharknado and All of Our Crushes

  292. 090

    Thirst-vertising and Superheroes Today

  293. 089

    Feelings on the Ultra Rich and A Spice Investigation

  294. 088

    Meme Metabolism and Internet (Speak) Speeds

  295. 087

    The Waffle House Index and Keeping an Open Mind

  296. 086

    The Asymmetry of Bullsh*t and Lessons from Black Fandom

  297. 085

    The Dampener Effect and Cohesion at Work

  298. 084

    Shopping Cart Theory and Our Hero Complex

  299. 083

    Getting to Know “Karen” and How We Come Out

  300. 082

    June 2020, A Voicemail

  301. 081

    To “Stan” vs. “Cancel” and Anger Management

  302. 080

    Content Overload and Personal Experiments

  303. 079

    VERY Dirty Work and Irreconcilable Age Differences

  304. 078

    Green vs. Purple and Our Feeling Circle

  305. 077

    From Enormous Baby to Hyping the Homies

  306. 076

    Future Foods and Dog Ownership with Matt Millington

  307. 075

    Top 3 Things Not to Do in Quarantine, with Clarissa Pharr

  308. 010

    Meme Speak and Disney Princes Rerun

    Rerun
  309. 074

    The Mobile Gaming Stigma and Quarantine Intimacy

  310. 073

    Being Bored and Alleviating Millennial Burnout

  311. 072

    WFH and The Best Pies

  312. 071

    The Data Crystal Ball and Escaping Our Algorithms

  313. 070

    The Merits of Jargon and Exploitative TV

  314. 069

    Experiencing Time Differently and Protecting Queer Spaces

  315. 068

    Human Brands and The Vertical Video Debate

  316. 067

    Glass-Shattering Moments and Gifting

  317. 066

    Our Parasocial Relationship with Kobe and Music Identity Politics

  318. 065

    Beyond Genre and Drops

  319. 064

    Wild Prognostications 2020!

  320. 063

    Nostalgia for Musicals and Dealing With Dying

  321. 062

    ’90s Action Films and Cleaning Digital House

  322. 060

    2019 Wild Prognostications: A Year in Review!

  323. 059

    Year-End Wraps and Online Performativity

  324. 058

    Thanksgiving Carols: A Special!

  325. 057

    Hidden Internet Treasures and Serious Thanks

  326. 056

    Customer Service and Made-Up Jobs

  327. 055

    Critical Nonsense Live‽ Adult Play, Fungi, Hot Takes, and Other Nonsense

  328. 054

    Our Generational Divide and Using Fear

  329. 053

    Dinner Parties and The Value of Story

  330. 052

    Pigs and Modern Spirituality

  331. 051

    Queer Comedy and the Toilet Tweet Butterfly Effect

  332. 050

    New Life States and Comparing Ourselves

  333. 049

    Ethical Travel and Work Friends

  334. 048

    Fatalism and Picky Eating

  335. 047

    WeWork and the School Year

  336. 046

    Mortal Kombat Fatalities and Rewatching TV

  337. 045

    Top 3 Reusable Startup Hacks with Greg Kubin

  338. 044

    The Missy Elliott Legacy and Cultural Critique

  339. 043

    Bionic Bodies and Solving the World's Problems

  340. 042

    Taking Care of Business and Meme Speak

  341. 041

    Aging Professionally and Vanilla Bias

  342. 040

    Sharing Our Feelings and Airport Culture

  343. 039

    Digital Ownership and Deconstructing Magic

  344. 038

    Ghosting and Secret Menus

  345. 037

    Keanu, Explosions, and Other Lightning Chats: A Special!

  346. 036

    Business Trends and Values in Sports

  347. 035

    Pokémon-Brain and Stick Perfume

  348. 034

    Pride and Self-Promotion

  349. 033

    Self-Care and Sleep

  350. 032

    Creative Compassion and Petty Extremes

  351. 031

    Hobbies and the Mid-Tier City Moment

  352. 030

    Disney Magic and Personality Tests

  353. 029

    Nutrition and Multi-Level Marketing

  354. 028

    “Men” by Hollywood and Deep Work

  355. 027

    Professional Oversharing and Selling-Out

  356. 026

    Rewriting Words and Taking Offense

  357. 025

    Funny Women at Work and Eyebrows

  358. 024

    Safe Travel and Our Hero Obsession

  359. 023

    Emotional Contagion and Meeting Online

  360. 022

    Rulebreakers and Video Game Movies

  361. 021

    Dying Influence and The Value of College

  362. 020

    Neighbors and Becoming Old

  363. 019

    Cancelling Artists and Social Media

  364. 018

    Generational Softness and Sensing Luxury

  365. 017

    The Gig Economy

  366. 016

    Internet Attribution and Smart Homes

  367. 015

    Baking and Legal Sports Betting

  368. 014

    Professional Risks and Horror

  369. 013

    Wild Prognostications: A Special!

  370. 012

    Financial Independence and Bests Of

  371. 011

    Nostalgia and the NFL

  372. 010

    Deprivation, Excess, and Disney Princes

  373. 009

    Thanksgiving and Dreaded Questions: A Special!

  374. 008

    Board Games and Pets

  375. 007

    Mystery and Teen Soap Operas

  376. 006

    Sexy Halloween and the State of Intimacy

  377. 005

    Relatable Music // Meaningful Work

  378. 004

    Celebrity // Moonshots

  379. 003

    Experts // Awards Shows

  380. 002

    Drag Culture // Movie Sequels

  381. 001

    Kanye // Depressed Futurists