Critical Nonsense 

  1. 362

    American Stuff

  2. 361

    Waiting in Lines

  3. 360

    Being Scared of AI

  4. 359

    Books Everybody Loves

  5. 358

    Reading

  6. 357

    Good-Looking Food

  7. 356

    Overbranding

  8. 355

    Reviews

  9. 354

    Early Birds and Night Owls

  10. 353

    Knowing Each Other

  11. 352

    Writing

  12. 351

    Trusting Our Instincts

  13. 350

    Summer of Sillies

  14. 349

    What's So Important?

  15. 348

    Zombies

  16. 347

    Making People Laugh

  17. 346

    Hating the Player

  18. 345

    How We Learn

  19. 344

    Relationshipping

  20. 343

    I Love You

  21. 342

    Wild Prognostications 2026!

  22. 341

    What You Doing?

  23. 340

    Actuallys

  24. 339

    Medical Experiments

  25. 338

    Short-Form Video

  26. 337

    Dressing Up

  27. 336

    2025 Wild Prognostications: A Year in Review!

  28. 335

    Giving a Fart

  29. 334

    How to Strategy

  30. 333

    Hanlon’s Razor

  31. 332

    Remembering Important Details

  32. 331

    Generalists

  33. 330

    Unlikely Internet Innovations

  34. 329

    Imprecise Language

  35. 328

    Compromises

  36. 327

    Notes-apalooza

  37. 326

    Changing Personalities

  38. 325

    Patterns of Wisdom

  39. 324

    Waving

  40. 323

    AI Defenses

  41. 322

    Old

  42. 321

    Clarity

  43. 320

    Doing Hard Things

  44. 319

    Being Cool

  45. 318

    The Beach

  46. 317

    New Rules

  47. 316

    Possibility

  48. 315

    Going Analog

  49. Open Letter

    In A Quiet So Loud

  50. 314

    Universal Truths

  51. 313

    No-Phone Zones

  52. 312

    Creating With Friends

  53. 311

    Bravery

  54. 310

    Stress

  55. 309

    Dating Optimization

  56. 308

    Disavowing Your Creative Outputs

  57. 307

    Imagination Resolution

  58. 306

    Being Seen

  59. 305

    Metabolizing Uncertainty

  60. 304

    Tools

  61. 303

    Being Spoiled

  62. Progress Report

    To Follow or Not to Follow

  63. 302

    Thought Bottling

  64. 301

    Hibernation

  65. 300

    Random Nonsense Generator

  66. 299

    Corn

  67. Progress Report

    The State of Wellbeing

  68. 298

    Desire Paths

  69. 297

    Sick Responsibilities

  70. 296

    Wild Prognostications 2025!

  71. 295

    Hybrid Work 2.0

  72. 294

    Friend Breakups

  73. 251

    Rituals Rerun

    Rerun
  74. 248

    Correcting People Rerun

    Rerun
  75. 293

    2024 Wild Prognostications: A Year in Review!

  76. 292

    Sci-Fi

  77. 291

    Cultural Beige

  78. 290

    Hybrid Work

  79. 289

    Mind Wine

  80. 288

    Living Forever

  81. 287

    Concert Rage

  82. Progress Report

    The State of Youth

  83. 286

    Finding Financial Security

  84. 285

    Changing Our Minds

  85. 284

    Flat Power Distance

  86. 283

    Medical Serendipity

  87. 282

    Spontaneous Brilliance

  88. 281

    Bicycle Innovation

  89. 280

    Phone Bans

  90. 279

    Abstraction

  91. 278

    Jazzing

  92. 277

    Innumeracy

  93. 276

    Fridgescaping

  94. 275

    Musical Turn Ons

  95. 274

    Science Tourism

  96. 273

    The Olympic Stroboscope

  97. 272

    Generational War

  98. 271

    Feelings

  99. 270

    How We Argue

  100. 269

    Being a Champion

  101. 268

    Predicting the Future

  102. Progress Report

    Automating Our Instincts

  103. 267

    Digital Poltergeists

  104. 266

    Aging Well

  105. 265

    Rules of Thumb

  106. 264

    Art in the City

  107. 263

    Stinky Fish and Mayo

  108. 262

    The Bowl Generation

  109. 261

    Neighborliness

  110. 260

    Tree Timebombs

  111. 259

    The Trend-Mill

  112. 258

    Cringe Aversion

  113. 257

    Sports Scandals

  114. Progress Report

    Awaiting the Eruption

  115. 256

    Finding the Right Answer

  116. 255

    Crying

  117. 254

    Dopamine Culture

  118. 253

    Teaching Agency

  119. 252

    Obscure Analogies

  120. 251

    Rituals

  121. 250

    Aquariums

  122. 249

    Goodhart Overhang

  123. 248

    Correcting People

  124. 247

    Wild Prognostications 2024 + 2023 Year In Review!

  125. 246

    Inventing New Sports

  126. 245

    Childhood Independence and Mental Health

  127. 244

    Pet Parenting

  128. 243

    Sourcing Criticism

  129. 242

    Unlocking the Fifth Gait

  130. 241

    The Goldilocks Zone of Weird

  131. 240

    Justice Thresholds

  132. 239

    Honesty

  133. 238

    Procrastitivity

  134. 237

    Names

  135. 236

    Life Decisions

  136. 235

    Conceiving History

  137. 234

    Reconsuming Content

  138. 233

    Gamifying Sleep

  139. 232

    Contradiction

  140. 231

    Finding Empathy

  141. 230

    Unexpected Audiences

  142. 229

    Attractiveness

  143. 228

    Patriotism and Empanadas

  144. 227

    Tendies

  145. 226

    Collective Vibes

  146. 225

    The Year of DnD

  147. 224

    Optimism

  148. 223

    The Familiar Unexpected

  149. 222

    Watching Things

  150. 221

    The Genuine Maybe

  151. 220

    Graduation Advice

  152. 219

    The Cake Renaissance

  153. 218

    Pop Music Solos

  154. 217

    AI Centaurs

  155. 216

    Reflection

  156. 215

    Success

  157. 214

    Packing

  158. 213

    Pondering Pettiness

  159. 212

    Feelings

  160. 211

    Question Asking

  161. 210

    Metering Confidence

  162. 209

    Defining Cool

  163. 208

    The Exquisite Euphemism Corpse

  164. 207

    Competence, Constitution, and Control

  165. 206

    Wild Prognostications 2023!

  166. 205

    Video Game Film Adaptations and Male Friendships

  167. 204

    2022 Wild Prognostications: A Year in Review!

  168. 203

    Phase Shifts

  169. 202

    Idea Killers and Body Doubling

  170. 201

    The Paradox of Milk Math

  171. 200

    The Most Specialest of Thanks

  172. 199

    Remembering the Dead

  173. 198

    Preponderance of Ponderances: Jess Edition

  174. 197

    Dealing With Conflict

  175. 196

    The State of Reality TV

  176. 195

    Pranking for the Likes

  177. 194

    Fear

  178. 193

    Preponderance of Ponderances: A Special!

  179. 192

    Consciousness and Killer Whales

  180. 191

    AI Art and Hamsterstanistan

  181. 190

    Cutie Corner! Hobbies, Part 2

  182. 189

    Cutie Corner! Hobbies, Part 1

  183. 188

    Network States

  184. 187

    Saying Things Wrong

  185. 186

    Everyday and Existential Comfort Zones

  186. 185

    Methods of Explaining Things

  187. 184

    Nihilism

  188. 183

    Growing Potatoes

  189. 182

    Grabby Aliens and Leftovers

  190. 181

    Falconry and Lost Arts

  191. 180

    Media Twins

  192. 179

    Childhood Media

  193. 178

    Bagels vs. Donuts and Birthdays

  194. 177

    Legos and Dumplings

  195. 176

    Better Awards

  196. 175

    Assembly Theory and Marshmallows

  197. 174

    Askers vs. Guessers and Working Hours

  198. 173

    Chickens, Vacation Pix, and Chaos

  199. 172

    Ignorance and Discomfort

  200. 171

    Lessons Learned

  201. 170

    Weirder Inspiration

  202. 169

    Nonsense VC! Cereal Cinematic Universes

  203. 168

    Malicious Compliance and Chapsticks

  204. 167

    Rock Music and Genetic Identity

  205. 117

    Cognitive Diversity and Office Supplies Rerun

    Rerun
  206. 165

    Goblin Mode and Pathologies

  207. 164

    Permeated Nonsense and Youth Culture

  208. 163

    That Darn Disposability Culture

  209. 162

    Boring-gram

  210. 161

    The Fraud Phenomenon and Vibe Shifts

  211. 160

    Minding Your Business and Trash Candy

  212. 159

    Kama Sutra and India’s Sexual Repression

  213. 158

    Buttresses, Tethers, and Grunts

  214. 157

    Information Control

  215. 156

    Wild Prognostications 2022!

  216. 155

    Introducing: Nonsense VC!

  217. 062

    ’90s Action Films and Cleaning Digital House Rerun

    Rerun
  218. 111

    Your Purpose and UFO Sightings Rerun

    Rerun
  219. 047

    Mortal Kombat Fatalities and Rewatching TV Rerun

    Rerun
  220. 154

    Wild Prognostications 2021 Year In Review!

  221. 153

    Stewarding Progress

  222. 152

    Hitting the Breaks and Hanukkah Retail

  223. 151

    Over-Contextualizing

  224. 150

    Dads and Holding Companies Accountable

  225. 149

    Release the Gift Pressure Valve

  226. 148

    The Digital Vigilante Tax and The Privilege of Mediocrity

  227. 147

    “Spooky Season” and Halloween Costumes

  228. 146

    Relinquishing Power Redux

  229. 145

    Feelings About Institutions and Baby Names

  230. 144

    Being All-In and the Future of Cities

  231. 143

    The Replication Crisis and Childhood Obsessions

  232. 142

    Etiquette and Holiday Decorating

  233. 141

    Looking Back at Yourself and Neuroprints

  234. 140

    Boundaries and the Creator Economy’s Impact

  235. 139

    Teenage Girl Power and Sharing Names

  236. 138

    The Politics of Hello and Changing Faces

  237. 137

    Competition and Life Lessons

  238. 136

    Falling for New Things and Our Communities

  239. 135

    The Fresh Blerds of Bel-Air and Perpetual Cringe

  240. 134

    The Story of Us and Fringe Theory

  241. 133

    Organizational Purpose and Phsychedelic Healing

  242. 132

    The Power of D&D and Electronic Chill

  243. 131

    Simple Routines and A Fireworks Hailstorm

  244. 111

    Your Purpose and UFO Sightings Rerun

    Rerun
  245. 130

    The State of Pride in 2021

  246. 129

    Power in Cute and The Kitsch Scale

  247. 128

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

  248. 127

    Local Sourcing and Fill-In-The-Blank Summer

  249. 126

    Magic vs. Tech in Media and Ghost Foods

  250. 125

    Healthy Conflict and Subtraction

  251. 124

    Power, Pain, and Progress

  252. 123

    Emotional Granularity and Getting Cheugy With it

  253. 087

    The Waffle House Index and Keeping an Open Mind Rerun

    Rerun
  254. 122

    Privacy Wars and Identity Questions

  255. 121

    The Coming-Out Gauntlet and Thick Conversations

  256. 120

    Keeping Score and Storing Peanut Butter

  257. 119

    Disintegrating Institutions and Tech Ambivalence

  258. 118

    Value Creation and Pasta Shapes

  259. 117

    Cognitive Diversity and Office Supplies

  260. 116

    The Bad Idea “Virus”

  261. 115

    Revisiting Deep Work and Cinematic Universes

  262. 114

    Rugged Individualism and Waffle Toppings

  263. 113

    Black Futures Month and The Great Productivity Thaw

  264. 112

    Cutie Corner: Real Talk and Mini Brands

  265. 111

    Your Purpose and UFO Sightings

  266. 110

    5 Points on Gamestop and the “Stonks” Saga

  267. 109

    Wild Prognostications 2021!

  268. 108

    Geography of Innovation and People Watching

  269. 088

    Meme Metabolism and Internet (Speak) Speeds Rerun

    Rerun
  270. 083

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

    Rerun
  271. 081

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

    Rerun
  272. 107

    2020 Wild Prognostications: A Year in Review

  273. 106

    Subtle Cues and Interpreting Things Charitably

  274. 105

    The Audacity of Telling Good Jokes

  275. 104

    A Little Bit of Gratitude: A Special!

  276. 103

    Repairing Life’s Leaky Faucets

  277. 102

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

  278. 101

    Zero-Sum Games and Digital Drugs

  279. 100

    Unfinished Convos re: Vanilla & Thirst-vertising & Pets

  280. 099

    Free Media and Virtual Family Functions

  281. 098

    Irony Poisoning and Iterative Wisdom

  282. 097

    Other People’s Allergies and Great Games

  283. 096

    After ADHD and Bland Brands

  284. 095

    About the Fake Ads... : A Special!

  285. 094

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

  286. 093

    Seeking Representation and Next Year’s Living Situation

  287. 092

    Public Intellectuals and an Abundance of Mint

  288. 091

    Appreciating Sharknado and All of Our Crushes

  289. 090

    Thirst-vertising and Superheroes Today

  290. 089

    Feelings on the Ultra Rich and A Spice Investigation

  291. 088

    Meme Metabolism and Internet (Speak) Speeds

  292. 087

    The Waffle House Index and Keeping an Open Mind

  293. 086

    The Asymmetry of Bullsh*t and Lessons from Black Fandom

  294. 085

    The Dampener Effect and Cohesion at Work

  295. 084

    Shopping Cart Theory and Our Hero Complex

  296. 083

    Getting to Know “Karen” and How We Come Out

  297. 082

    June 2020, A Voicemail

  298. 081

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

  299. 080

    Content Overload and Personal Experiments

  300. 079

    VERY Dirty Work and Irreconcilable Age Differences

  301. 078

    Green vs. Purple and Our Feeling Circle

  302. 077

    From Enormous Baby to Hyping the Homies

  303. 076

    Future Foods and Dog Ownership with Matt Millington

  304. 075

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

  305. 010

    Meme Speak and Disney Princes Rerun

    Rerun
  306. 074

    The Mobile Gaming Stigma and Quarantine Intimacy

  307. 073

    Being Bored and Alleviating Millennial Burnout

  308. 072

    WFH and The Best Pies

  309. 071

    The Data Crystal Ball and Escaping Our Algorithms

  310. 070

    The Merits of Jargon and Exploitative TV

  311. 069

    Experiencing Time Differently and Protecting Queer Spaces

  312. 068

    Human Brands and The Vertical Video Debate

  313. 067

    Glass-Shattering Moments and Gifting

  314. 066

    Our Parasocial Relationship with Kobe and Music Identity Politics

  315. 065

    Beyond Genre and Drops

  316. 064

    Wild Prognostications 2020!

  317. 063

    Nostalgia for Musicals and Dealing With Dying

  318. 062

    ’90s Action Films and Cleaning Digital House

  319. 060

    2019 Wild Prognostications: A Year in Review!

  320. 059

    Year-End Wraps and Online Performativity

  321. 058

    Thanksgiving Carols: A Special!

  322. 057

    Hidden Internet Treasures and Serious Thanks

  323. 056

    Customer Service and Made-Up Jobs

  324. 055

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

  325. 054

    Our Generational Divide and Using Fear

  326. 053

    Dinner Parties and The Value of Story

  327. 052

    Pigs and Modern Spirituality

  328. 051

    Queer Comedy and the Toilet Tweet Butterfly Effect

  329. 050

    New Life States and Comparing Ourselves

  330. 049

    Ethical Travel and Work Friends

  331. 048

    Fatalism and Picky Eating

  332. 047

    WeWork and the School Year

  333. 046

    Mortal Kombat Fatalities and Rewatching TV

  334. 045

    Top 3 Reusable Startup Hacks with Greg Kubin

  335. 044

    The Missy Elliott Legacy and Cultural Critique

  336. 043

    Bionic Bodies and Solving the World's Problems

  337. 042

    Taking Care of Business and Meme Speak

  338. 041

    Aging Professionally and Vanilla Bias

  339. 040

    Sharing Our Feelings and Airport Culture

  340. 039

    Digital Ownership and Deconstructing Magic

  341. 038

    Ghosting and Secret Menus

  342. 037

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

  343. 036

    Business Trends and Values in Sports

  344. 035

    Pokémon-Brain and Stick Perfume

  345. 034

    Pride and Self-Promotion

  346. 033

    Self-Care and Sleep

  347. 032

    Creative Compassion and Petty Extremes

  348. 031

    Hobbies and the Mid-Tier City Moment

  349. 030

    Disney Magic and Personality Tests

  350. 029

    Nutrition and Multi-Level Marketing

  351. 028

    “Men” by Hollywood and Deep Work

  352. 027

    Professional Oversharing and Selling-Out

  353. 026

    Rewriting Words and Taking Offense

  354. 025

    Funny Women at Work and Eyebrows

  355. 024

    Safe Travel and Our Hero Obsession

  356. 023

    Emotional Contagion and Meeting Online

  357. 022

    Rulebreakers and Video Game Movies

  358. 021

    Dying Influence and The Value of College

  359. 020

    Neighbors and Becoming Old

  360. 019

    Cancelling Artists and Social Media

  361. 018

    Generational Softness and Sensing Luxury

  362. 017

    The Gig Economy

  363. 016

    Internet Attribution and Smart Homes

  364. 015

    Baking and Legal Sports Betting

  365. 014

    Professional Risks and Horror

  366. 013

    Wild Prognostications: A Special!

  367. 012

    Financial Independence and Bests Of

  368. 011

    Nostalgia and the NFL

  369. 010

    Deprivation, Excess, and Disney Princes

  370. 009

    Thanksgiving and Dreaded Questions: A Special!

  371. 008

    Board Games and Pets

  372. 007

    Mystery and Teen Soap Operas

  373. 006

    Sexy Halloween and the State of Intimacy

  374. 005

    Relatable Music // Meaningful Work

  375. 004

    Celebrity // Moonshots

  376. 003

    Experts // Awards Shows

  377. 002

    Drag Culture // Movie Sequels

  378. 001

    Kanye // Depressed Futurists