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A weird and wonderful dive into the depths of visual culture, exploring what it is to be human in a world dominated by image. Click to read Off-Topic, by Meghan Boilard, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

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2026 2

  1. The End of The World is Here but Maybe That's Okay
  2. Scott Adams and the Art of Dying (and Living Forever) Online

2025 9

  1. Searching for Soul in Roblox
  2. Searching for Soul in Roblox
  3. Is My Brother Reading My Mind?
  4. The Shifting State of Xiaohongshu
  5. The Great Hobby Lobby Artifact Heist
  6. The Great Hobby Lobby Artifact Heist
  7. Dog is God Backwards
  8. Body Horror on Super Bowl Sunday
  9. Kennedy, Conspiracy, and the Measles Outbreak that Nearly Destroyed Samoa (continued)

2024 13

  1. Kennedy, Conspiracy, and the Measles Outbreak that Nearly Destroyed Samoa
  2. Meditations on Chaotic Wrestling
  3. My Instagram, My Brother, and My Roundabout Brain
  4. Inside the Great American Meme Wars
  5. I Can't Stop Thinking About MILF Manor
  6. The American Dream is Cursed
  7. The Great Moon Hoax
  8. Live PD, On Patrol: Live, and the Resurrection of Reality Policing (continued)
  9. Live PD, On Patrol: Live, and the Resurrection of Reality Policing
  10. Unraveling the Reality behind Royal Caribbean's Ultimate World Cruise (The Americas and Oceania)
  11. Spuds vs. Strom
  12. Everybody Hates Cocomelon
  13. Unraveling the Reality behind Royal Caribbean's Ultimate World Cruise

2023 13

  1. The Moving Statue of Ballinspittle
  2. "The Map is not the Territory": On the Intersection of Image and Faith
  3. The Zoro Garden Nudist Colony
  4. On Earthing, the Holistic Medicine Trend that's Consumed my Every Waking Thought
  5. Why Are All the Frogs Dying?
  6. It's Shark Week.
  7. Enter Hatman: Exploring the World of Benadryl-Induced Delirium
  8. FoodFight!: The Story of a Cinematic Abomination
  9. The Impossible Task of Understanding Aaron Carter (Part 5)
  10. The Impossible Task of Understanding Aaron Carter (Part 4)
  11. The Impossible Task of Understanding Aaron Carter (Part 3)
  12. The Impossible Task of Understanding Aaron Carter (Part 2)
  13. The Impossible Task of Understanding Aaron Carter

2022 14

  1. What I've Learned About Love from Trash TV
  2. Sugarcoating the Dangers of Football
  3. The Business of Torture
  4. Uncovering the Hidden History of Shrek
  5. What the Hell is Up with Dilbert
  6. How Urban Legend Destroyed the Ball Pit
  7. When Peter Pan Grew Up
  8. The Rise and Fall of Scene Subculture
  9. The Indestructible Nature of Peeps
  10. Remembering the Power Player Super Joy III
  11. Resurrecting the Dinosaur
  12. On Bliss: The Origin Story of XP's Iconic Background Image
  13. Coronavirus, Conspiracy, and Coping with Death
  14. The Color Purple

2021 20

  1. Return of the Crazy Frog
  2. Survivor 41, Episode 12; The Final Stretch
  3. Survivor 41, Episode 11; A Balancing Act
  4. Survivor 41, Episode 10: Wins and Losses
  5. Pomp and Turkumstance: What's the Deal with Presidential Turkey Pardons?
  6. Survivor 41, Episode 9: Growing Pains
  7. Survivor 41, Episode 8; What Now?
  8. Survivor 41, Episode 7; What is Fair?
  9. Examining the Business of Halloween
  10. Survivor 41, Episode 6; The Jonny Fairplay Watch Party Special
  11. Survivor 41, Episode 5; Opening Pandora's Box
  12. Survivor 41, Episode 4: Fool Me Once...
  13. Why is Shaquille O'Neal Selling Me Printer Ink?
  14. Survivor 41, Episode 3: Crap Hits the Fan
  15. Survivor 41, Episode 2: Bewares, Butterflies, and Balance Beams
  16. Survivor 41, Episode 1: Come on In.
  17. It's Time to Be a Hero
  18. The Destruction and Reconstruction of Home
  19. The Annoying Legacy of the Annoying Thing
  20. Rewiring Survivor