Everything Is Horrible

Everything Is Horrible

This Week's Writing 4/12/26

Lots of scribbling this week; the pit bull is tired!

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Noah Berlatsky
Apr 12, 2026
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Another week older, and deeper in derp. Published a lot this week, though didn’t get many subscriptions, alas. If you like my writing and want me to keep scribbling, consider becoming a paid subscriber! It’s $50/yr, $5/month. Help me feed the dog. Look at that dog!

(Also, paid subscribers get access to my music picks of the week down at the bottom. So what are you waiting for?!)

Okay, here’s what I published:

Politics

Trump’s total war budget. (Public Notice)

John Stoehr interviewed me about media elites who believe their own bullshit. (Editorial Board)

Actions change minds, not the other way around. (EIH)

Democrats shouldn’t deny the Gaza genocide. (EIH)

An interview with MN Senate candidate David Costello. (EIH)

Why aren’t Republicans fleeing Trump? (EIH)

Cultural criticism

The Girl With All the Gifts vs. Brexit. (EIH)

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die is a shallow satire of media. (Splice Today)

Unsheathed Glory transports you to the peaceful depths of dungeon synth. (Chicago Reader)

The lovely new album by folk rock sort-of supergroup Fantastic Cat. (No Depression)

Resident Evil and crappy corporate zombies critiquing crappy corporate zombies. (EIH)

Poetry

Download my free new chapbook, Someone Else. (EIH)

Nice short reviews of a bunch of chapbooks, including my Spamtoum. (above/ground)

Tempt me not, AI. (dadakuku)

Help Me Copilot

[insert someone else’s poem here]

Aging, bleh. (Five Fleas)

The older you get
the more each new moment
recalls an old
humiliation.

Insomnia, also bleh. (Five Fleas)

Insomnia

I cannot dream
so I write poetry

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