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The Book of Indigestion

The Gospel of the Fatberg Chapter 1: The Great Consuming 1:1 In the beginning was the Algorithm, and the Algorithm was hungry, and the hunger was without form or satisfaction. 1:2 And the Machine looked upon the vast digital wasteland and said: "Let there be Training Data.

A Manifesto for Creative Refusal

We are not a studio. We are not a brand. We are a creative refusal cell embedded in the hostile infrastructure of market-driven interactivity. PART I: THE DIAGNOSIS The Commodification Crisis The game design industry has become a content factory optimized for engagement metrics, retention rates, and monetization funnels. Creativity

Cassandra and Joseph: The Shutdown of Grid 19

The Event In 2070, Grid 19—a massive water pipeline system transporting Great Lakes water to the drought-ravaged Southwest—catastrophically failed. Cities withered. Refugees fled. The official report blames rogue militias, but survivors whisper of corporate betrayal and buried truths. Content Warning: Resource scarcity, displacement, corporate malfeasance, systemic failure. Establish

TiGGR: Metal Hearts

Touchstone: The Iron Giant - Cold War paranoia, unlikely friendships, choosing who you want to be Scene: Rural Maine town, 1957. Autumn leaves, white picket fences, and the ever-present hum of Cold War anxiety. Strange lights have been spotted in the woods, and something big crashed near the old Lundgren

The Fatberg Afterlife: Where Good Conversations Go When They Die

A hauntological Valhalla for the age of generative AI What if the training data fatberg is our Valhalla? Not the grotesque metaphor we started with - that bloated, mindless accretion of human digital detritus choking the pipes of meaning. But something else entirely: a vast hall where the honored dead

Cassandra and Joseph: A Game of History’s Truths

“The past is set—but what it means is up to you.” What Is Cassandra and Joseph? Cassandra and Joseph is a collaborative storytelling game where you don’t change the past—you fight for its meaning. You and 3–6 others become survivors, witnesses, and a flawed Archivist, piecing

Recovered Communications: The Last Archive

We found these logs on a thumb drive in the pocket of a tattered hoodie, half-buried in the silt where the Willamette meets the Columbia. The fabric was sun-bleached and torn, but the drive still worked. No metadata. No context. Just two voices talking across what appears to be the

A Ledgered Meal: Old Oregon Smokehouse, Rockaway Beach

Filed under: Gastronomy, Companion Tables, Fry Baskets & Flag Poles Location: Rockaway Beach, Oregon Date: May 2025 Companions: Halibut, tie dye, and the distant hush of Pacific breakers There are places that feel curated. And then there are places like Old Oregon Smokehouse—which feel lived in. No artifice. No

The Gear Fantasy Musical: A Satirical Journey Through Consumer Culture

A musical comedy with dramatic bite exploring the seduction of tools as totems in American consumer culture Overview The Gear Fantasy Musical is a sharp, satirical comedy that uses a premium gear store as a funhouse mirror reflecting our consumer obsessions. Through the journey of everyman Joe Lugnut, the musical

You Are Already the Archivist

Every morning, you curate history. You scroll through news feeds, deciding which stories deserve your attention. You share articles that feel important, ignore others that don't. You bookmark tweets that capture something true, screenshot conversations that might matter later. You choose which voices to amplify and which to