Ars Nihil

A solid list of tips about critical thinking found on Reddit.

A really adorable video retelling a classic Japanese folk tale.

A selection of 7 albums for you all to hear during January-February 2026.

Las Vegas in the 1990s was weird and fantasical, man.

The root of zines from the Dadaists (excerpt from the book "100 Ideas That Changed Graphic Design").

A Reddit post about the mystery cults of Ancient Greece.

Honestly, I've slept on listening to Bad Bunny (I'm not a huge reggaeton fan) but after watching his performance from last night on YouTube this morning and then listening to two of his albums in full today, I'm starting to understand the appeal. To mark a solid work of showmanship (I'd rank it equal to Kendrick Lamar's stellar Halftime Show from last year ), I found this 2-parter from Reddit explaining all the cultural notes lost on gringos like me. If you haven't watched t

A quick post from Reddit about the changeover from silent films to sound.

Most people are going to remember her from her movie roles in the 1980s and 1990s or as Moira Rose on Schitt's Creek but I hope more people will dig deeper and watch some her best work on SCTV . R.I.P. to a great comedian.

A very good run-through of the genre best described as "the New Yorker story."

An article about the forgotten actors from early 20th-century American theater.

1-900 hotlines were weird, man.

A beginner's understanding of dub reggae and its beautiful soundscapes.

A quick bit about a little-discussed critic from the Victorian period.

A collection of 45 pictures I've found and enjoyed from Instagram from between Oct. 2025 to Jan. 2026.

Six unexpected live albums Alexis Petridis considers as some of the Greatest of All Time.

Some Tumblr posts from 2013 about writing that have aged decently for 2026.

A selection of 7 albums for you all to hear during January-February 2026.

A relevant find from Reddit, "Men at Forty" by Donald Justice.

This post is just reposting 9 animated shorts found on Tumblr during 2013.