Ricky's Notes

Dreaming of Vampires: Myth and Interpretation

I had a truly fantastical dream last night of a family of alien-vampires. They were vampires, to be sure, but not of the common sort. One...

Talking About Transgenderism: Rethinking Identity and the Phenomenology of Gender

As a general disclaimer, I’d like to tell you that no matter your opinions on transgenderism, especially as it pertains to the so-called...

Assassination at the End of History

[Note: This essay is a response to “The Assassination Gap” by Adam Kotsko. The original post can be accessed here.] The year is 180 AD....

Why We Want Wonderland (and why we deserve it too!)

What's the allure of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland? It’s a borderline-nonsensical novel written for British children over 150 years...

All Seals Replaced by Strange Creatures at Local Zoo

WINCKTON ZOO, NEW JERSEY—Zoo employees and attendees were outraged last Wednesday when a cashier at the Winckton Zoo gift shop, Jared...

The Crypto-ist Manifesto [Review]

This is a review of the article ‘Crypto for People Who Don’t Follow Crypto’ published on 1729.com. A link to the original article by Jon...