Critical Nonsense 

  1. 361

    Waiting in Lines

  2. 360

    Being Scared of AI

  3. 359

    Books Everybody Loves

  4. 358

    Reading

  5. 357

    Good-Looking Food

  6. 356

    Overbranding

  7. 355

    Reviews

  8. 354

    Early Birds and Night Owls

  9. 353

    Knowing Each Other

  10. 352

    Writing

  11. 351

    Trusting Our Instincts

  12. 350

    Summer of Sillies

  13. 349

    What's So Important?

  14. 348

    Zombies

  15. 347

    Making People Laugh

  16. 346

    Hating the Player

  17. 345

    How We Learn

  18. 344

    Relationshipping

  19. 343

    I Love You

  20. 342

    Wild Prognostications 2026!

  21. 341

    What You Doing?

  22. 340

    Actuallys

  23. 339

    Medical Experiments

  24. 338

    Short-Form Video

  25. 337

    Dressing Up

  26. 336

    2025 Wild Prognostications: A Year in Review!

  27. 335

    Giving a Fart

  28. 334

    How to Strategy

  29. 333

    Hanlon’s Razor

  30. 332

    Remembering Important Details

  31. 331

    Generalists

  32. 330

    Unlikely Internet Innovations

  33. 329

    Imprecise Language

  34. 328

    Compromises

  35. 327

    Notes-apalooza

  36. 326

    Changing Personalities

  37. 325

    Patterns of Wisdom

  38. 324

    Waving

  39. 323

    AI Defenses

  40. 322

    Old

  41. 321

    Clarity

  42. 320

    Doing Hard Things

  43. 319

    Being Cool

  44. 318

    The Beach

  45. 317

    New Rules

  46. 316

    Possibility

  47. 315

    Going Analog

  48. Open Letter

    In A Quiet So Loud

  49. 314

    Universal Truths

  50. 313

    No-Phone Zones

  51. 312

    Creating With Friends

  52. 311

    Bravery

  53. 310

    Stress

  54. 309

    Dating Optimization

  55. 308

    Disavowing Your Creative Outputs

  56. 307

    Imagination Resolution

  57. 306

    Being Seen

  58. 305

    Metabolizing Uncertainty

  59. 304

    Tools

  60. 303

    Being Spoiled

  61. Progress Report

    To Follow or Not to Follow

  62. 302

    Thought Bottling

  63. 301

    Hibernation

  64. 300

    Random Nonsense Generator

  65. 299

    Corn

  66. Progress Report

    The State of Wellbeing

  67. 298

    Desire Paths

  68. 297

    Sick Responsibilities

  69. 296

    Wild Prognostications 2025!

  70. 295

    Hybrid Work 2.0

  71. 294

    Friend Breakups

  72. 251

    Rituals Rerun

    Rerun
  73. 248

    Correcting People Rerun

    Rerun
  74. 293

    2024 Wild Prognostications: A Year in Review!

  75. 292

    Sci-Fi

  76. 291

    Cultural Beige

  77. 290

    Hybrid Work

  78. 289

    Mind Wine

  79. 288

    Living Forever

  80. 287

    Concert Rage

  81. Progress Report

    The State of Youth

  82. 286

    Finding Financial Security

  83. 285

    Changing Our Minds

  84. 284

    Flat Power Distance

  85. 283

    Medical Serendipity

  86. 282

    Spontaneous Brilliance

  87. 281

    Bicycle Innovation

  88. 280

    Phone Bans

  89. 279

    Abstraction

  90. 278

    Jazzing

  91. 277

    Innumeracy

  92. 276

    Fridgescaping

  93. 275

    Musical Turn Ons

  94. 274

    Science Tourism

  95. 273

    The Olympic Stroboscope

  96. 272

    Generational War

  97. 271

    Feelings

  98. 270

    How We Argue

  99. 269

    Being a Champion

  100. 268

    Predicting the Future

  101. Progress Report

    Automating Our Instincts

  102. 267

    Digital Poltergeists

  103. 266

    Aging Well

  104. 265

    Rules of Thumb

  105. 264

    Art in the City

  106. 263

    Stinky Fish and Mayo

  107. 262

    The Bowl Generation

  108. 261

    Neighborliness

  109. 260

    Tree Timebombs

  110. 259

    The Trend-Mill

  111. 258

    Cringe Aversion

  112. 257

    Sports Scandals

  113. Progress Report

    Awaiting the Eruption

  114. 256

    Finding the Right Answer

  115. 255

    Crying

  116. 254

    Dopamine Culture

  117. 253

    Teaching Agency

  118. 252

    Obscure Analogies

  119. 251

    Rituals

  120. 250

    Aquariums

  121. 249

    Goodhart Overhang

  122. 248

    Correcting People

  123. 247

    Wild Prognostications 2024 + 2023 Year In Review!

  124. 246

    Inventing New Sports

  125. 245

    Childhood Independence and Mental Health

  126. 244

    Pet Parenting

  127. 243

    Sourcing Criticism

  128. 242

    Unlocking the Fifth Gait

  129. 241

    The Goldilocks Zone of Weird

  130. 240

    Justice Thresholds

  131. 239

    Honesty

  132. 238

    Procrastitivity

  133. 237

    Names

  134. 236

    Life Decisions

  135. 235

    Conceiving History

  136. 234

    Reconsuming Content

  137. 233

    Gamifying Sleep

  138. 232

    Contradiction

  139. 231

    Finding Empathy

  140. 230

    Unexpected Audiences

  141. 229

    Attractiveness

  142. 228

    Patriotism and Empanadas

  143. 227

    Tendies

  144. 226

    Collective Vibes

  145. 225

    The Year of DnD

  146. 224

    Optimism

  147. 223

    The Familiar Unexpected

  148. 222

    Watching Things

  149. 221

    The Genuine Maybe

  150. 220

    Graduation Advice

  151. 219

    The Cake Renaissance

  152. 218

    Pop Music Solos

  153. 217

    AI Centaurs

  154. 216

    Reflection

  155. 215

    Success

  156. 214

    Packing

  157. 213

    Pondering Pettiness

  158. 212

    Feelings

  159. 211

    Question Asking

  160. 210

    Metering Confidence

  161. 209

    Defining Cool

  162. 208

    The Exquisite Euphemism Corpse

  163. 207

    Competence, Constitution, and Control

  164. 206

    Wild Prognostications 2023!

  165. 205

    Video Game Film Adaptations and Male Friendships

  166. 204

    2022 Wild Prognostications: A Year in Review!

  167. 203

    Phase Shifts

  168. 202

    Idea Killers and Body Doubling

  169. 201

    The Paradox of Milk Math

  170. 200

    The Most Specialest of Thanks

  171. 199

    Remembering the Dead

  172. 198

    Preponderance of Ponderances: Jess Edition

  173. 197

    Dealing With Conflict

  174. 196

    The State of Reality TV

  175. 195

    Pranking for the Likes

  176. 194

    Fear

  177. 193

    Preponderance of Ponderances: A Special!

  178. 192

    Consciousness and Killer Whales

  179. 191

    AI Art and Hamsterstanistan

  180. 190

    Cutie Corner! Hobbies, Part 2

  181. 189

    Cutie Corner! Hobbies, Part 1

  182. 188

    Network States

  183. 187

    Saying Things Wrong

  184. 186

    Everyday and Existential Comfort Zones

  185. 185

    Methods of Explaining Things

  186. 184

    Nihilism

  187. 183

    Growing Potatoes

  188. 182

    Grabby Aliens and Leftovers

  189. 181

    Falconry and Lost Arts

  190. 180

    Media Twins

  191. 179

    Childhood Media

  192. 178

    Bagels vs. Donuts and Birthdays

  193. 177

    Legos and Dumplings

  194. 176

    Better Awards

  195. 175

    Assembly Theory and Marshmallows

  196. 174

    Askers vs. Guessers and Working Hours

  197. 173

    Chickens, Vacation Pix, and Chaos

  198. 172

    Ignorance and Discomfort

  199. 171

    Lessons Learned

  200. 170

    Weirder Inspiration

  201. 169

    Nonsense VC! Cereal Cinematic Universes

  202. 168

    Malicious Compliance and Chapsticks

  203. 167

    Rock Music and Genetic Identity

  204. 117

    Cognitive Diversity and Office Supplies Rerun

    Rerun
  205. 165

    Goblin Mode and Pathologies

  206. 164

    Permeated Nonsense and Youth Culture

  207. 163

    That Darn Disposability Culture

  208. 162

    Boring-gram

  209. 161

    The Fraud Phenomenon and Vibe Shifts

  210. 160

    Minding Your Business and Trash Candy

  211. 159

    Kama Sutra and India’s Sexual Repression

  212. 158

    Buttresses, Tethers, and Grunts

  213. 157

    Information Control

  214. 156

    Wild Prognostications 2022!

  215. 155

    Introducing: Nonsense VC!

  216. 062

    ’90s Action Films and Cleaning Digital House Rerun

    Rerun
  217. 111

    Your Purpose and UFO Sightings Rerun

    Rerun
  218. 047

    Mortal Kombat Fatalities and Rewatching TV Rerun

    Rerun
  219. 154

    Wild Prognostications 2021 Year In Review!

  220. 153

    Stewarding Progress

  221. 152

    Hitting the Breaks and Hanukkah Retail

  222. 151

    Over-Contextualizing

  223. 150

    Dads and Holding Companies Accountable

  224. 149

    Release the Gift Pressure Valve

  225. 148

    The Digital Vigilante Tax and The Privilege of Mediocrity

  226. 147

    “Spooky Season” and Halloween Costumes

  227. 146

    Relinquishing Power Redux

  228. 145

    Feelings About Institutions and Baby Names

  229. 144

    Being All-In and the Future of Cities

  230. 143

    The Replication Crisis and Childhood Obsessions

  231. 142

    Etiquette and Holiday Decorating

  232. 141

    Looking Back at Yourself and Neuroprints

  233. 140

    Boundaries and the Creator Economy’s Impact

  234. 139

    Teenage Girl Power and Sharing Names

  235. 138

    The Politics of Hello and Changing Faces

  236. 137

    Competition and Life Lessons

  237. 136

    Falling for New Things and Our Communities

  238. 135

    The Fresh Blerds of Bel-Air and Perpetual Cringe

  239. 134

    The Story of Us and Fringe Theory

  240. 133

    Organizational Purpose and Phsychedelic Healing

  241. 132

    The Power of D&D and Electronic Chill

  242. 131

    Simple Routines and A Fireworks Hailstorm

  243. 111

    Your Purpose and UFO Sightings Rerun

    Rerun
  244. 130

    The State of Pride in 2021

  245. 129

    Power in Cute and The Kitsch Scale

  246. 128

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

  247. 127

    Local Sourcing and Fill-In-The-Blank Summer

  248. 126

    Magic vs. Tech in Media and Ghost Foods

  249. 125

    Healthy Conflict and Subtraction

  250. 124

    Power, Pain, and Progress

  251. 123

    Emotional Granularity and Getting Cheugy With it

  252. 087

    The Waffle House Index and Keeping an Open Mind Rerun

    Rerun
  253. 122

    Privacy Wars and Identity Questions

  254. 121

    The Coming-Out Gauntlet and Thick Conversations

  255. 120

    Keeping Score and Storing Peanut Butter

  256. 119

    Disintegrating Institutions and Tech Ambivalence

  257. 118

    Value Creation and Pasta Shapes

  258. 117

    Cognitive Diversity and Office Supplies

  259. 116

    The Bad Idea “Virus”

  260. 115

    Revisiting Deep Work and Cinematic Universes

  261. 114

    Rugged Individualism and Waffle Toppings

  262. 113

    Black Futures Month and The Great Productivity Thaw

  263. 112

    Cutie Corner: Real Talk and Mini Brands

  264. 111

    Your Purpose and UFO Sightings

  265. 110

    5 Points on Gamestop and the “Stonks” Saga

  266. 109

    Wild Prognostications 2021!

  267. 108

    Geography of Innovation and People Watching

  268. 088

    Meme Metabolism and Internet (Speak) Speeds Rerun

    Rerun
  269. 083

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

    Rerun
  270. 081

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

    Rerun
  271. 107

    2020 Wild Prognostications: A Year in Review

  272. 106

    Subtle Cues and Interpreting Things Charitably

  273. 105

    The Audacity of Telling Good Jokes

  274. 104

    A Little Bit of Gratitude: A Special!

  275. 103

    Repairing Life’s Leaky Faucets

  276. 102

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

  277. 101

    Zero-Sum Games and Digital Drugs

  278. 100

    Unfinished Convos re: Vanilla & Thirst-vertising & Pets

  279. 099

    Free Media and Virtual Family Functions

  280. 098

    Irony Poisoning and Iterative Wisdom

  281. 097

    Other People’s Allergies and Great Games

  282. 096

    After ADHD and Bland Brands

  283. 095

    About the Fake Ads... : A Special!

  284. 094

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

  285. 093

    Seeking Representation and Next Year’s Living Situation

  286. 092

    Public Intellectuals and an Abundance of Mint

  287. 091

    Appreciating Sharknado and All of Our Crushes

  288. 090

    Thirst-vertising and Superheroes Today

  289. 089

    Feelings on the Ultra Rich and A Spice Investigation

  290. 088

    Meme Metabolism and Internet (Speak) Speeds

  291. 087

    The Waffle House Index and Keeping an Open Mind

  292. 086

    The Asymmetry of Bullsh*t and Lessons from Black Fandom

  293. 085

    The Dampener Effect and Cohesion at Work

  294. 084

    Shopping Cart Theory and Our Hero Complex

  295. 083

    Getting to Know “Karen” and How We Come Out

  296. 082

    June 2020, A Voicemail

  297. 081

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

  298. 080

    Content Overload and Personal Experiments

  299. 079

    VERY Dirty Work and Irreconcilable Age Differences

  300. 078

    Green vs. Purple and Our Feeling Circle

  301. 077

    From Enormous Baby to Hyping the Homies

  302. 076

    Future Foods and Dog Ownership with Matt Millington

  303. 075

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

  304. 010

    Meme Speak and Disney Princes Rerun

    Rerun
  305. 074

    The Mobile Gaming Stigma and Quarantine Intimacy

  306. 073

    Being Bored and Alleviating Millennial Burnout

  307. 072

    WFH and The Best Pies

  308. 071

    The Data Crystal Ball and Escaping Our Algorithms

  309. 070

    The Merits of Jargon and Exploitative TV

  310. 069

    Experiencing Time Differently and Protecting Queer Spaces

  311. 068

    Human Brands and The Vertical Video Debate

  312. 067

    Glass-Shattering Moments and Gifting

  313. 066

    Our Parasocial Relationship with Kobe and Music Identity Politics

  314. 065

    Beyond Genre and Drops

  315. 064

    Wild Prognostications 2020!

  316. 063

    Nostalgia for Musicals and Dealing With Dying

  317. 062

    ’90s Action Films and Cleaning Digital House

  318. 060

    2019 Wild Prognostications: A Year in Review!

  319. 059

    Year-End Wraps and Online Performativity

  320. 058

    Thanksgiving Carols: A Special!

  321. 057

    Hidden Internet Treasures and Serious Thanks

  322. 056

    Customer Service and Made-Up Jobs

  323. 055

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

  324. 054

    Our Generational Divide and Using Fear

  325. 053

    Dinner Parties and The Value of Story

  326. 052

    Pigs and Modern Spirituality

  327. 051

    Queer Comedy and the Toilet Tweet Butterfly Effect

  328. 050

    New Life States and Comparing Ourselves

  329. 049

    Ethical Travel and Work Friends

  330. 048

    Fatalism and Picky Eating

  331. 047

    WeWork and the School Year

  332. 046

    Mortal Kombat Fatalities and Rewatching TV

  333. 045

    Top 3 Reusable Startup Hacks with Greg Kubin

  334. 044

    The Missy Elliott Legacy and Cultural Critique

  335. 043

    Bionic Bodies and Solving the World's Problems

  336. 042

    Taking Care of Business and Meme Speak

  337. 041

    Aging Professionally and Vanilla Bias

  338. 040

    Sharing Our Feelings and Airport Culture

  339. 039

    Digital Ownership and Deconstructing Magic

  340. 038

    Ghosting and Secret Menus

  341. 037

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

  342. 036

    Business Trends and Values in Sports

  343. 035

    Pokémon-Brain and Stick Perfume

  344. 034

    Pride and Self-Promotion

  345. 033

    Self-Care and Sleep

  346. 032

    Creative Compassion and Petty Extremes

  347. 031

    Hobbies and the Mid-Tier City Moment

  348. 030

    Disney Magic and Personality Tests

  349. 029

    Nutrition and Multi-Level Marketing

  350. 028

    “Men” by Hollywood and Deep Work

  351. 027

    Professional Oversharing and Selling-Out

  352. 026

    Rewriting Words and Taking Offense

  353. 025

    Funny Women at Work and Eyebrows

  354. 024

    Safe Travel and Our Hero Obsession

  355. 023

    Emotional Contagion and Meeting Online

  356. 022

    Rulebreakers and Video Game Movies

  357. 021

    Dying Influence and The Value of College

  358. 020

    Neighbors and Becoming Old

  359. 019

    Cancelling Artists and Social Media

  360. 018

    Generational Softness and Sensing Luxury

  361. 017

    The Gig Economy

  362. 016

    Internet Attribution and Smart Homes

  363. 015

    Baking and Legal Sports Betting

  364. 014

    Professional Risks and Horror

  365. 013

    Wild Prognostications: A Special!

  366. 012

    Financial Independence and Bests Of

  367. 011

    Nostalgia and the NFL

  368. 010

    Deprivation, Excess, and Disney Princes

  369. 009

    Thanksgiving and Dreaded Questions: A Special!

  370. 008

    Board Games and Pets

  371. 007

    Mystery and Teen Soap Operas

  372. 006

    Sexy Halloween and the State of Intimacy

  373. 005

    Relatable Music // Meaningful Work

  374. 004

    Celebrity // Moonshots

  375. 003

    Experts // Awards Shows

  376. 002

    Drag Culture // Movie Sequels

  377. 001

    Kanye // Depressed Futurists