The Creator Economy Is a Race to the Bottom for Human Dignity

The hidden costs and house of cards in the age of influence

Aug 11 • 

Matt Klein

 and 

Brooks Miller

July 2025

Interview with Filmmaker Charlie Shackleton: On True Crime & The Creative Process

Charlie Shackleton (CS) is one my favorite creative minds.

Jul 29 • 

Matt Klein

AI & Our Unconscious: Using Dream Data To Decode Culture

What 5,000 dreams about AI reveal about our relationship to it

Jul 21 • 

Matt Klein

, 

Will Cady

, and 

Emily

June 2025

You Didn't Notice Anonymous Internet Browsing Was Just Killed

What a new Supreme Court ruling means for privacy, free speech and the future of the internet

Jun 30 • 

Matt Klein

Cannes ‘25 Debrief: What You Missed & I’m Thinking About

An unfiltered recap of lingering thoughts

Jun 27 • 

Matt Klein

How to Build the Good Internet

Stepping out of the dark forest and reclaiming a social, handmade and cozy web

Jun 2 • 

Matt Klein

 and 

Sacha Judd

May 2025

So You Want to Study Culture?

Career advice I wish I learned much sooner

May 20 • 

Matt Klein

April 2025

Fast-Food's Billion Dollar Misspend

Why investing in service not celebs may be the move

Apr 28 • 

Matt Klein

Interview with Seth Godin: On Strategy, Stories & How to Hack Back

Seth Godin is an author, speaker, entrepreneur and teacher.

Apr 1 • 

Matt Klein

March 2025

Corona Porn: The Arousal of a Pandemic

The media calamity of “The Corona” is disturbing and dismal, but even still, many are buzzed. We just can’t help but… participate ourselves.

Published on ZINE • Mar 27

SXSW ‘25 Debrief: What You Missed & I’m Thinking About

An unfiltered recap of lingering thoughts

Mar 19 • 

Matt Klein

The Uncomfortable Truth: Data Lies, Making Anything "Real"

How numbers are shielding flawed research from criticism, distorting our reality

Mar 6 • 

Matt Klein