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John Semley

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John Semley (@johnsemley3000) is a writer and researcher living in Philadelphia. He is the author of Proverbs for Paranoids, a Gravity’s Rainbow reading guide.

Not My Type

AI Has Come for Serif Fonts

Jun 5, 2026 5:00 AM

Half Real

The Fanfare Around the Band Geese Actually Was a Psyop

Apr 14, 2026 6:45 AM

Smoke and Mirrors

‘Thank You for Generating With Us!’ Hollywood's AI Acolytes Stay on the Hype Train

Apr 1, 2026 2:13 PM

Slow Burn

I Watched a 7.5-Hour Movie in Theaters to Confront My Dwindling Attention Span

Apr 1, 2026 6:30 AM

Bragging Rights

Infinite Jest Is Back. Maybe Litbros Should Be, Too

Jan 30, 2026 8:47 AM

Imaginary Trips

Microdosing for Depression Appears to Work About as Well as Drinking Coffee

Jan 30, 2026 6:00 AM

Triple G

People Are Already Taking This Unapproved New Weight-Loss Drug

Dec 12, 2025 6:30 AM

Movie Review

The Running Man Is Hard to View as Satire in Trump’s America

Nov 11, 2025 2:00 PM

Hobbit Horse

Elon Musk Really Doesn't Get The Lord of the Rings

Oct 31, 2025 5:30 AM

Poor Taste

The Director of a Raunchy 3-Hour Dracula Movie Says AI Is Gross and Slimy. That’s Why He Used It

Oct 29, 2025 7:00 AM

Charm Offense

The NFL Goes MrBeast Mode

Sep 21, 2025 6:00 AM

Head to Head

Why NFL All-Pros Are Turning to Psychedelics

Sep 8, 2025 7:00 AM

Cream of the Slop

I Saw the Future of AI Film and It Was Empty

Aug 20, 2025 6:30 AM

What a Trip

Psychedelic Therapy Crashed and Burned. MAHA Might Bring It Back

Jul 29, 2025 6:00 AM

Stop the Presses

Trump’s Tariffs Could Hit You in an Unexpected Place: Your Vinyl Collection

Apr 16, 2025 3:00 PM

Digital Culture

How the Cyber-Thriller Red Rooms Became a Cult Classic Before It Was Ever Released

Sep 5, 2024 7:00 AM

Movie Review

Furiosa Crystalizes the Power—and Limits—of Cli-Fi

May 23, 2024 7:00 AM

Drive

Ferrari Is Michael Mann’s Cinematic Auto Biography

Dec 22, 2023 9:00 AM

Dead Tech

Aggro Dr1ft Is Built on AI and Video Games—Shouldn’t the Movie Be More Fun?

Oct 9, 2023 9:00 AM

Movies

Oppenheimer and the Dharma of Death

Jul 24, 2023 9:00 AM