Hi—
Everyone knows in our atomized neoliberal hellscape society, consumption is king. What you wear, watch, eat, listen to, drive, and hide in your sock drawer are some of the most important decisions you’re allowed to make for yourself.
It has always been thus. Before the 2016 Democratic primary, Clash and Led Zeppelin fans executed flame war in the letters section of Creem Magazine. The Yooks ate their toast butter-side-up, and the Zooks butter-side-down, likewise Thneeds were once something everyone needed. Cable news insisted someone was killing kids for their Jordans, and that Judas Priest’s cover of Spooky Tooth’s “Better By You, Better Than Me” had the power to make you end it all.
So anyway, this is a place for me to talk about what makes me a more special, interesting, and perhaps even better person than your average Tom, Dick, and Harry. But now, you too can be the one of the few, spouting off about Czech animation from the 1960s or Japanese professional wrestling. You may not “get laid” or “make friends” or “have a good time,” BUT you will feel superior.
Also, I do writing besides this, and I am in no way above using this as a self-promotional platform. You’ve been warned.
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In the mean time, tell your friends!