The Zohran Mamdani Special

and why entertainment and fandom predicted his win

Nov 7 • 

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20

4

6

September 2025

09. Marinated Raw Crabs

food in entertainment, or a problem of control

Sep 30 • 

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15

5

08. Livestocks

2025 Idea Dump

Sep 2 • 

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15

1

3

July 2025

07. The Race

formula 1 fandom, a Class Image, who's the fake fan?, stay-ffic, national pride, and complacency

Jul 31 • 

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10

3

June 2025

06. Who's Driving the Bus?

rich men meteor shower, weddings, Supreme hoodies, defective menstrual pads: wealth and anti-wealth in Chinese entertainment

Jun 30 • 

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12

6

5

May 2025

05. There Are No Stories Left

ita bags, pain culture, urban landscapes takeovers, merch-ification, the pink fox and modern storylessness

May 31 • 

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13

4

6

Alternate Universe Leaves the Groupchat

a closing issue on Conclave (2024) and conclave (2025)

May 12 • 

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6

2

Canon Compliant 02: Radical Self-Acceptance

Fanning AOA

May 5 • 

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3

1

April 2025

04. This Response is AI-generated

For Reference Only

Apr 26 • 

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5

3

03. Pandora's Box

privacy online (or the lack thereof), social engineering database, love in times of an earthquake

Apr 14 • 

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8

2

3

March 2025

LO$ER LOVER

visa struggles and concert garbage picking

Mar 31 • 

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8

3

2

The Tyranny of Spin Class

survival of the fittest, really? in 2025?

Mar 21 • 

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5

1