Critical Nonsense 

  1. 358

    Reading

  2. 357

    Good-Looking Food

  3. 356

    Overbranding

  4. 355

    Reviews

  5. 354

    Early Birds and Night Owls

  6. 353

    Knowing Each Other

  7. 352

    Writing

  8. 351

    Trusting Our Instincts

  9. 350

    Summer of Sillies

  10. 349

    What's So Important?

  11. 348

    Zombies

  12. 347

    Making People Laugh

  13. 346

    Hating the Player

  14. 345

    How We Learn

  15. 344

    Relationshipping

  16. 343

    I Love You

  17. 342

    Wild Prognostications 2026!

  18. 341

    What You Doing?

  19. 340

    Actuallys

  20. 339

    Medical Experiments

  21. 338

    Short-Form Video

  22. 337

    Dressing Up

  23. 336

    2025 Wild Prognostications: A Year in Review!

  24. 335

    Giving a Fart

  25. 334

    How to Strategy

  26. 333

    Hanlon’s Razor

  27. 332

    Remembering Important Details

  28. 331

    Generalists

  29. 330

    Unlikely Internet Innovations

  30. 329

    Imprecise Language

  31. 328

    Compromises

  32. 327

    Notes-apalooza

  33. 326

    Changing Personalities

  34. 325

    Patterns of Wisdom

  35. 324

    Waving

  36. 323

    AI Defenses

  37. 322

    Old

  38. 321

    Clarity

  39. 320

    Doing Hard Things

  40. 319

    Being Cool

  41. 318

    The Beach

  42. 317

    New Rules

  43. 316

    Possibility

  44. 315

    Going Analog

  45. Open Letter

    In A Quiet So Loud

  46. 314

    Universal Truths

  47. 313

    No-Phone Zones

  48. 312

    Creating With Friends

  49. 311

    Bravery

  50. 310

    Stress

  51. 309

    Dating Optimization

  52. 308

    Disavowing Your Creative Outputs

  53. 307

    Imagination Resolution

  54. 306

    Being Seen

  55. 305

    Metabolizing Uncertainty

  56. 304

    Tools

  57. 303

    Being Spoiled

  58. Progress Report

    To Follow or Not to Follow

  59. 302

    Thought Bottling

  60. 301

    Hibernation

  61. 300

    Random Nonsense Generator

  62. 299

    Corn

  63. Progress Report

    The State of Wellbeing

  64. 298

    Desire Paths

  65. 297

    Sick Responsibilities

  66. 296

    Wild Prognostications 2025!

  67. 295

    Hybrid Work 2.0

  68. 294

    Friend Breakups

  69. 251

    Rituals Rerun

    Rerun
  70. 248

    Correcting People Rerun

    Rerun
  71. 293

    2024 Wild Prognostications: A Year in Review!

  72. 292

    Sci-Fi

  73. 291

    Cultural Beige

  74. 290

    Hybrid Work

  75. 289

    Mind Wine

  76. 288

    Living Forever

  77. 287

    Concert Rage

  78. Progress Report

    The State of Youth

  79. 286

    Finding Financial Security

  80. 285

    Changing Our Minds

  81. 284

    Flat Power Distance

  82. 283

    Medical Serendipity

  83. 282

    Spontaneous Brilliance

  84. 281

    Bicycle Innovation

  85. 280

    Phone Bans

  86. 279

    Abstraction

  87. 278

    Jazzing

  88. 277

    Innumeracy

  89. 276

    Fridgescaping

  90. 275

    Musical Turn Ons

  91. 274

    Science Tourism

  92. 273

    The Olympic Stroboscope

  93. 272

    Generational War

  94. 271

    Feelings

  95. 270

    How We Argue

  96. 269

    Being a Champion

  97. 268

    Predicting the Future

  98. Progress Report

    Automating Our Instincts

  99. 267

    Digital Poltergeists

  100. 266

    Aging Well

  101. 265

    Rules of Thumb

  102. 264

    Art in the City

  103. 263

    Stinky Fish and Mayo

  104. 262

    The Bowl Generation

  105. 261

    Neighborliness

  106. 260

    Tree Timebombs

  107. 259

    The Trend-Mill

  108. 258

    Cringe Aversion

  109. 257

    Sports Scandals

  110. Progress Report

    Awaiting the Eruption

  111. 256

    Finding the Right Answer

  112. 255

    Crying

  113. 254

    Dopamine Culture

  114. 253

    Teaching Agency

  115. 252

    Obscure Analogies

  116. 251

    Rituals

  117. 250

    Aquariums

  118. 249

    Goodhart Overhang

  119. 248

    Correcting People

  120. 247

    Wild Prognostications 2024 + 2023 Year In Review!

  121. 246

    Inventing New Sports

  122. 245

    Childhood Independence and Mental Health

  123. 244

    Pet Parenting

  124. 243

    Sourcing Criticism

  125. 242

    Unlocking the Fifth Gait

  126. 241

    The Goldilocks Zone of Weird

  127. 240

    Justice Thresholds

  128. 239

    Honesty

  129. 238

    Procrastitivity

  130. 237

    Names

  131. 236

    Life Decisions

  132. 235

    Conceiving History

  133. 234

    Reconsuming Content

  134. 233

    Gamifying Sleep

  135. 232

    Contradiction

  136. 231

    Finding Empathy

  137. 230

    Unexpected Audiences

  138. 229

    Attractiveness

  139. 228

    Patriotism and Empanadas

  140. 227

    Tendies

  141. 226

    Collective Vibes

  142. 225

    The Year of DnD

  143. 224

    Optimism

  144. 223

    The Familiar Unexpected

  145. 222

    Watching Things

  146. 221

    The Genuine Maybe

  147. 220

    Graduation Advice

  148. 219

    The Cake Renaissance

  149. 218

    Pop Music Solos

  150. 217

    AI Centaurs

  151. 216

    Reflection

  152. 215

    Success

  153. 214

    Packing

  154. 213

    Pondering Pettiness

  155. 212

    Feelings

  156. 211

    Question Asking

  157. 210

    Metering Confidence

  158. 209

    Defining Cool

  159. 208

    The Exquisite Euphemism Corpse

  160. 207

    Competence, Constitution, and Control

  161. 206

    Wild Prognostications 2023!

  162. 205

    Video Game Film Adaptations and Male Friendships

  163. 204

    2022 Wild Prognostications: A Year in Review!

  164. 203

    Phase Shifts

  165. 202

    Idea Killers and Body Doubling

  166. 201

    The Paradox of Milk Math

  167. 200

    The Most Specialest of Thanks

  168. 199

    Remembering the Dead

  169. 198

    Preponderance of Ponderances: Jess Edition

  170. 197

    Dealing With Conflict

  171. 196

    The State of Reality TV

  172. 195

    Pranking for the Likes

  173. 194

    Fear

  174. 193

    Preponderance of Ponderances: A Special!

  175. 192

    Consciousness and Killer Whales

  176. 191

    AI Art and Hamsterstanistan

  177. 190

    Cutie Corner! Hobbies, Part 2

  178. 189

    Cutie Corner! Hobbies, Part 1

  179. 188

    Network States

  180. 187

    Saying Things Wrong

  181. 186

    Everyday and Existential Comfort Zones

  182. 185

    Methods of Explaining Things

  183. 184

    Nihilism

  184. 183

    Growing Potatoes

  185. 182

    Grabby Aliens and Leftovers

  186. 181

    Falconry and Lost Arts

  187. 180

    Media Twins

  188. 179

    Childhood Media

  189. 178

    Bagels vs. Donuts and Birthdays

  190. 177

    Legos and Dumplings

  191. 176

    Better Awards

  192. 175

    Assembly Theory and Marshmallows

  193. 174

    Askers vs. Guessers and Working Hours

  194. 173

    Chickens, Vacation Pix, and Chaos

  195. 172

    Ignorance and Discomfort

  196. 171

    Lessons Learned

  197. 170

    Weirder Inspiration

  198. 169

    Nonsense VC! Cereal Cinematic Universes

  199. 168

    Malicious Compliance and Chapsticks

  200. 167

    Rock Music and Genetic Identity

  201. 117

    Cognitive Diversity and Office Supplies Rerun

    Rerun
  202. 165

    Goblin Mode and Pathologies

  203. 164

    Permeated Nonsense and Youth Culture

  204. 163

    That Darn Disposability Culture

  205. 162

    Boring-gram

  206. 161

    The Fraud Phenomenon and Vibe Shifts

  207. 160

    Minding Your Business and Trash Candy

  208. 159

    Kama Sutra and India’s Sexual Repression

  209. 158

    Buttresses, Tethers, and Grunts

  210. 157

    Information Control

  211. 156

    Wild Prognostications 2022!

  212. 155

    Introducing: Nonsense VC!

  213. 062

    ’90s Action Films and Cleaning Digital House Rerun

    Rerun
  214. 111

    Your Purpose and UFO Sightings Rerun

    Rerun
  215. 047

    Mortal Kombat Fatalities and Rewatching TV Rerun

    Rerun
  216. 154

    Wild Prognostications 2021 Year In Review!

  217. 153

    Stewarding Progress

  218. 152

    Hitting the Breaks and Hanukkah Retail

  219. 151

    Over-Contextualizing

  220. 150

    Dads and Holding Companies Accountable

  221. 149

    Release the Gift Pressure Valve

  222. 148

    The Digital Vigilante Tax and The Privilege of Mediocrity

  223. 147

    “Spooky Season” and Halloween Costumes

  224. 146

    Relinquishing Power Redux

  225. 145

    Feelings About Institutions and Baby Names

  226. 144

    Being All-In and the Future of Cities

  227. 143

    The Replication Crisis and Childhood Obsessions

  228. 142

    Etiquette and Holiday Decorating

  229. 141

    Looking Back at Yourself and Neuroprints

  230. 140

    Boundaries and the Creator Economy’s Impact

  231. 139

    Teenage Girl Power and Sharing Names

  232. 138

    The Politics of Hello and Changing Faces

  233. 137

    Competition and Life Lessons

  234. 136

    Falling for New Things and Our Communities

  235. 135

    The Fresh Blerds of Bel-Air and Perpetual Cringe

  236. 134

    The Story of Us and Fringe Theory

  237. 133

    Organizational Purpose and Phsychedelic Healing

  238. 132

    The Power of D&D and Electronic Chill

  239. 131

    Simple Routines and A Fireworks Hailstorm

  240. 111

    Your Purpose and UFO Sightings Rerun

    Rerun
  241. 130

    The State of Pride in 2021

  242. 129

    Power in Cute and The Kitsch Scale

  243. 128

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

  244. 127

    Local Sourcing and Fill-In-The-Blank Summer

  245. 126

    Magic vs. Tech in Media and Ghost Foods

  246. 125

    Healthy Conflict and Subtraction

  247. 124

    Power, Pain, and Progress

  248. 123

    Emotional Granularity and Getting Cheugy With it

  249. 087

    The Waffle House Index and Keeping an Open Mind Rerun

    Rerun
  250. 122

    Privacy Wars and Identity Questions

  251. 121

    The Coming-Out Gauntlet and Thick Conversations

  252. 120

    Keeping Score and Storing Peanut Butter

  253. 119

    Disintegrating Institutions and Tech Ambivalence

  254. 118

    Value Creation and Pasta Shapes

  255. 117

    Cognitive Diversity and Office Supplies

  256. 116

    The Bad Idea “Virus”

  257. 115

    Revisiting Deep Work and Cinematic Universes

  258. 114

    Rugged Individualism and Waffle Toppings

  259. 113

    Black Futures Month and The Great Productivity Thaw

  260. 112

    Cutie Corner: Real Talk and Mini Brands

  261. 111

    Your Purpose and UFO Sightings

  262. 110

    5 Points on Gamestop and the “Stonks” Saga

  263. 109

    Wild Prognostications 2021!

  264. 108

    Geography of Innovation and People Watching

  265. 088

    Meme Metabolism and Internet (Speak) Speeds Rerun

    Rerun
  266. 083

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

    Rerun
  267. 081

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

    Rerun
  268. 107

    2020 Wild Prognostications: A Year in Review

  269. 106

    Subtle Cues and Interpreting Things Charitably

  270. 105

    The Audacity of Telling Good Jokes

  271. 104

    A Little Bit of Gratitude: A Special!

  272. 103

    Repairing Life’s Leaky Faucets

  273. 102

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

  274. 101

    Zero-Sum Games and Digital Drugs

  275. 100

    Unfinished Convos re: Vanilla & Thirst-vertising & Pets

  276. 099

    Free Media and Virtual Family Functions

  277. 098

    Irony Poisoning and Iterative Wisdom

  278. 097

    Other People’s Allergies and Great Games

  279. 096

    After ADHD and Bland Brands

  280. 095

    About the Fake Ads... : A Special!

  281. 094

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

  282. 093

    Seeking Representation and Next Year’s Living Situation

  283. 092

    Public Intellectuals and an Abundance of Mint

  284. 091

    Appreciating Sharknado and All of Our Crushes

  285. 090

    Thirst-vertising and Superheroes Today

  286. 089

    Feelings on the Ultra Rich and A Spice Investigation

  287. 088

    Meme Metabolism and Internet (Speak) Speeds

  288. 087

    The Waffle House Index and Keeping an Open Mind

  289. 086

    The Asymmetry of Bullsh*t and Lessons from Black Fandom

  290. 085

    The Dampener Effect and Cohesion at Work

  291. 084

    Shopping Cart Theory and Our Hero Complex

  292. 083

    Getting to Know “Karen” and How We Come Out

  293. 082

    June 2020, A Voicemail

  294. 081

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

  295. 080

    Content Overload and Personal Experiments

  296. 079

    VERY Dirty Work and Irreconcilable Age Differences

  297. 078

    Green vs. Purple and Our Feeling Circle

  298. 077

    From Enormous Baby to Hyping the Homies

  299. 076

    Future Foods and Dog Ownership with Matt Millington

  300. 075

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

  301. 010

    Meme Speak and Disney Princes Rerun

    Rerun
  302. 074

    The Mobile Gaming Stigma and Quarantine Intimacy

  303. 073

    Being Bored and Alleviating Millennial Burnout

  304. 072

    WFH and The Best Pies

  305. 071

    The Data Crystal Ball and Escaping Our Algorithms

  306. 070

    The Merits of Jargon and Exploitative TV

  307. 069

    Experiencing Time Differently and Protecting Queer Spaces

  308. 068

    Human Brands and The Vertical Video Debate

  309. 067

    Glass-Shattering Moments and Gifting

  310. 066

    Our Parasocial Relationship with Kobe and Music Identity Politics

  311. 065

    Beyond Genre and Drops

  312. 064

    Wild Prognostications 2020!

  313. 063

    Nostalgia for Musicals and Dealing With Dying

  314. 062

    ’90s Action Films and Cleaning Digital House

  315. 060

    2019 Wild Prognostications: A Year in Review!

  316. 059

    Year-End Wraps and Online Performativity

  317. 058

    Thanksgiving Carols: A Special!

  318. 057

    Hidden Internet Treasures and Serious Thanks

  319. 056

    Customer Service and Made-Up Jobs

  320. 055

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

  321. 054

    Our Generational Divide and Using Fear

  322. 053

    Dinner Parties and The Value of Story

  323. 052

    Pigs and Modern Spirituality

  324. 051

    Queer Comedy and the Toilet Tweet Butterfly Effect

  325. 050

    New Life States and Comparing Ourselves

  326. 049

    Ethical Travel and Work Friends

  327. 048

    Fatalism and Picky Eating

  328. 047

    WeWork and the School Year

  329. 046

    Mortal Kombat Fatalities and Rewatching TV

  330. 045

    Top 3 Reusable Startup Hacks with Greg Kubin

  331. 044

    The Missy Elliott Legacy and Cultural Critique

  332. 043

    Bionic Bodies and Solving the World's Problems

  333. 042

    Taking Care of Business and Meme Speak

  334. 041

    Aging Professionally and Vanilla Bias

  335. 040

    Sharing Our Feelings and Airport Culture

  336. 039

    Digital Ownership and Deconstructing Magic

  337. 038

    Ghosting and Secret Menus

  338. 037

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

  339. 036

    Business Trends and Values in Sports

  340. 035

    Pokémon-Brain and Stick Perfume

  341. 034

    Pride and Self-Promotion

  342. 033

    Self-Care and Sleep

  343. 032

    Creative Compassion and Petty Extremes

  344. 031

    Hobbies and the Mid-Tier City Moment

  345. 030

    Disney Magic and Personality Tests

  346. 029

    Nutrition and Multi-Level Marketing

  347. 028

    “Men” by Hollywood and Deep Work

  348. 027

    Professional Oversharing and Selling-Out

  349. 026

    Rewriting Words and Taking Offense

  350. 025

    Funny Women at Work and Eyebrows

  351. 024

    Safe Travel and Our Hero Obsession

  352. 023

    Emotional Contagion and Meeting Online

  353. 022

    Rulebreakers and Video Game Movies

  354. 021

    Dying Influence and The Value of College

  355. 020

    Neighbors and Becoming Old

  356. 019

    Cancelling Artists and Social Media

  357. 018

    Generational Softness and Sensing Luxury

  358. 017

    The Gig Economy

  359. 016

    Internet Attribution and Smart Homes

  360. 015

    Baking and Legal Sports Betting

  361. 014

    Professional Risks and Horror

  362. 013

    Wild Prognostications: A Special!

  363. 012

    Financial Independence and Bests Of

  364. 011

    Nostalgia and the NFL

  365. 010

    Deprivation, Excess, and Disney Princes

  366. 009

    Thanksgiving and Dreaded Questions: A Special!

  367. 008

    Board Games and Pets

  368. 007

    Mystery and Teen Soap Operas

  369. 006

    Sexy Halloween and the State of Intimacy

  370. 005

    Relatable Music // Meaningful Work

  371. 004

    Celebrity // Moonshots

  372. 003

    Experts // Awards Shows

  373. 002

    Drag Culture // Movie Sequels

  374. 001

    Kanye // Depressed Futurists