EX Research publishes research reports and issues on internet culture, covering memes, gaming fandoms, online trends and the economics of cool. Readers get opinionated cultural analysis with data points, such as subreddit overlap statistics, and a visual trend report.
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Fansplaining publishes essays and cultural criticism about fandom, covering fan communities, fanfiction history, and how media companies treat fans. Issues combine historical background, community analysis and some collaborative pieces from other outlets.
Essays on science, biology, AI alignment and the quirks of internet discourse, written with a wry, speculative voice. Each issue works through an unusual question or theory, often with humor and explicit epistemic caveats.
A weekly newsletter on skateboarding culture, mixing personal essays, reporting and commentary on skate videos, DIY spaces, board graphics and the industry. Readers get first-person, culturally informed writing plus guest contributions and interviews.
Aftermath publishes news, commentary and reporting on video games, game industry issues and internet culture. Recent issues cover AI-generated clone games on Steam, a fighting game star withdrawing from an event over AI art, and AI's effect on hobbies like retro gaming and open source.
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