Archive - By Way Of

Storming Disney Castle

Liberating our heroes and legends from the slavery of "intellectual property"

Mar 29 •

The metaphysics of conspiracy theories

And why whether they are true or not doesn't matter

Mar 8 •

February 2024

The Pollution of Pango Peach Magic pt I

What to do about propaganda-induced reality collapse

Feb 24 •

19,999 Valentines Too Many

How 5,000+ years of Chinese harems revealed the benefits of monogamy

Feb 15 •

Creating the contender in you

The point of creativity, the dissipation of consumption

Feb 4 •

January 2024

The way out is simple but by no means easy

Nonetheless, it is possible to actually escape the Matrix. Here's how:

Jan 28 •

BABYLON ALL THE WAY DOWN

The veiled empire that rules with what men think about more often than Rome

Jan 14 •

December 2023

The beverage that killed civilization

How tea inadvertently birthed Genghis Khan and the barbarian invasions

Dec 22, 2023 •

For children without being childish

Hayao Miyazaki's Boy and the Blue Heron and the difference between faery tale and fantasy

Dec 16, 2023 •

Guan Yu: Warrior, Demon, God

The fascinating history of the canonization of China's god of war

Dec 1, 2023 •

October 2023

Lions and dragons and eagles, oh my

What the dark side of royal symbolism has to say about our nature

Oct 29, 2023 •

Everyone is wrong about Israel and Palestine

You've got more important crusades to deal with: your spiritual own

Oct 13, 2023 •

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