This is What Anti-A.I. Astroturfing Looks Like
As I mentioned last time, the upsurge in anti-A.I. art sentiment doesn’t seem entirely organic to me. People had been talking about art algorithms…
Tag: David Stewart
When a Professional Ghostwriter Tested Out an A.I. Writing Program
The same eggheads who said the internet would end censorship, Bitcoin would end state coercion, and Google thermostats would end global warming have also…
Generation Why?
Announcing a special joint project by authors JD Cowan, David V. Stewart, and yours truly … Generation Why? There is an epidemic in…
Exposing all the Fake LOTR Superfans in Amazon’s ‘Rings of Power’ Promo
Amazon Prime held a “Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power ‘Superfan’ Roundtable,” but the video was quickly ratioed and mocked online, so they…
Unconventional Christmas Movie Review: Gremlins (1984)
A common malady among aspiring artists is to get hung up on an established set of rules. That’s not to deny that any rules…
Hamburger Nationalism: A Warning to Any Dissenter from Clown World
With the constant churn of the news cycle, it’s easy to forget that the current counterculture moment initially coalesced around pop culture revolts like Gamer…
Amazon is Killing the ‘Golden Goose’
Author David Stewart recently produced an excellent video on recent shenanigans in the eBook market. Based on rumblings he’s heard from readers and other authors,…
The Death Cycle of Corporate Intellectual Properties (IP)
As a fitting follow up to my previous post about how shortsighted corporatism killed American comics, YouTuber David V. Stewart recommended his insightful video The…
Are Comics No Longer Mainstream? Did Normies Ruin Comics?
A cherished reader passed along this video by David Stewart, wherein David addresses the theory that an influx of ‘normies’ ruined the comics industry. From…
Easter Perspective: A Christian’s Guide to Geek Culture
The Christian faith’s Holy Week began on a sad note as both believers and nonbelievers around the world looked on in despair while flames…