Issue #422: Artists, Stick to Your Guns. Gamers, Play the Hand You're Dealt.

If you haven’t seen the first episode of Mad Men, I recommend it.

Mar 10

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Issue #421: Social Justice Convictions Fall Short When Tourette's Is Involved

Taking on the latest award show controversy.

Mar 3

10

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February 2026

Issue #420: ChatGPT 4o Judges Chris Pratt's Murder Trial

Can a Text Prediction Model Learn to Love? No, it cannot. LLMs by way of Mercy (2026) this week.

Feb 24

10

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Issue #419: Paradox Newsletter Has T-Shirts for the Special People

After promising them nineteen issues ago, new Paradox Newsletter shirts are in hand.

Feb 17

7

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Issue #418: If I Had a Newsletter I'd Compare Schlock and Art Films

Mary Bronstein's film is one of the best of last year.

Feb 10

5

Issue #417: Keisuke Itagaki's Lesson on Passion

Baki vs. House Party in a battle for the most formative for Paradox Newsletter. Also, a tribute to Kai Budde, Magic's greatest player.

Feb 3

9

January 2026

Issue #416: Ice Storm Group Psychology

Paradox Newsletter does political theory with Freud, Gramsci, and Stuart Hall.

Jan 27

8

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Issue #415: No Other Choice is the Marxist Fable We've Been Waiting For

Everything you wanted to know about Marx but were too afraid to ask Park Chan-wook.

Jan 20

8

5

Issue #414: Kazuhiko "Monkey Punch" Katō vs. Michelangelo (& more AGDQ)

A media-rich tapestry of topics from video game speedrunning to film industry award shows.

Jan 13

5

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Issue #413: Stranger Things and Speedrunning

Reporting in from my seat in front of my TV watching AGDQ. Plus, a few words on Stranger Things.

Jan 6

6

4

December 2025

Issue #412: Accidentally Wrote About Ten Records

Hardcore punk in review

Dec 30, 2025

5

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Issue #411: Dominant Strains of Thought, 2025's Cinematic Unconscious

All the things you wanted to know about 2025 film releases but were too afraid to ask.

Dec 23, 2025

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