Archive - Microfascination

Searching for Meaning on the IMDb Message Boards

This is a love letter to the internet

May 31 •

April 2025

Dispatches From Slow Art Day

What can we gain from looking closer?

Apr 30 •

March 2025

On Loving Canceled TV Shows

And wondering what could have been

Mar 31 •

February 2025

21 Documentaries I Love About People Who Make Things

Because art always gets me through the hard moments in life

Feb 28 •

January 2025

My Werner Herzog Year

A beloved filmmaker, one weird little penguin, and me

Jan 31 •

December 2024

A few things that made me happy in 2024

Dec 31, 2024 •

November 2024

Eight Zines You Need to Read

Pop culture, nostalgia, the internet, artmaking, and more!

Nov 30, 2024 •

October 2024

Welcome to Hotel Dusk

My favorite game console, a defunct developer, and a room that grants wishes

Oct 31, 2024 •

September 2024

I Listened to 1,789 Emily Dickinson Poems in a Week

Here's what I learned

Sep 30, 2024 •

August 2024

The Second Life of Books

How Amy Krouse Rosenthal reinvented the author/reader relationship

Aug 31, 2024 •

July 2024

Returning to Narnia

Why didn't I finish a childhood favorite book series?

Jul 31, 2024 •

June 2024

A Crash Course in Competitions

Documentaries about acrobatic pizza dough tossing and more!

Jun 30, 2024 •

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