The Camera Was the First Deepfake

We say AI-generated people are fake. But what makes a photograph real?

Nov 5 • 

Mark Drapeau

October 2025

The Weekend Was a Product Launch

We invented Saturdays off so people would have time to buy cars. Now, maybe it’s time for another upgrade.

Oct 14 • 

Mark Drapeau

Gods That Can't Laugh

We're spending trillions of dollars to build a superintelligence that isn't in on the joke

Oct 13 • 

Mark Drapeau

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September 2025

Branded Intelligence

When your AI answers come with a corporate logo attached

Sep 29 • 

Mark Drapeau

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After the AI Copyright Wars

While lawyers fight over old data, AI’s next battlefield isn’t books or code—it’s your daily life.

Sep 23 • 

Mark Drapeau

Jimmy Kimmel, Lisa Cook, Letitia James, and the Prisoner’s Dilemma

Why “hypocrisy” is just tit-for-tat in the game theory of American politics

Sep 20 • 

Mark Drapeau

Pablo’s Paradox and the Prosecution of Steve Ballmer

How a Contested Endorsement Deal Exposes the Tension Between Accusation and Proof in Modern Media

Sep 12 • 

Mark Drapeau

There Aren’t Enough Criminals

Why Blue-City Crime Policies Make Economic Sense If You See Crime as a Growth Industry

Sep 10 • 

Mark Drapeau

August 2025

The Dark Enlightenment Goes Hollywood

Alien: Earth suggests that corporations replacing governments is no longer fringe—maybe not even dystopia, but natural selection.

Aug 23 • 

Mark Drapeau

July 2025

Colbert Is Out. Gutfeld Is In. The Late-Night Realignment Is Ruthless.

CBS' cancellation of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert reveals what’s really collapsing: the old model of political comedy.

Jul 21 • 

Mark Drapeau

June 2025

The LA Actionverse: The Shared Universe Los Angeles Built

How Fast & Furious, Better Luck Tomorrow, The Transporter, The Italian Job, Heat, and Den of Thieves quietly formed Hollywood’s real multiverse—one…

Jun 22 • 

Mark Drapeau

AI and the Higher Education Arms Race

How the classroom is becoming a battleground of trust, tools, and runaway selection

Jun 15 • 

Mark Drapeau