# The Curtain transmissions from the slipstream of arts, media, culture and technology Page: Feed: --- ## [Curtain #114: Welcome to Vaguetown](https://guscuddy.substack.com/p/curtain-114-welcome-to-vaguetown) _2021-12-17 · Gus Cuddy_ 2021 made zero sense. How did we get here? ## [The Curtain #113: All Connected Now](https://guscuddy.substack.com/p/the-curtain-113-all-connected-now) _2021-12-01 · Gus Cuddy_ grabbing on to the tail end of a vast spiral ## [The Curtain #112: What Web3 Gets Wrong About What's Wrong With Art](https://guscuddy.substack.com/p/the-curtain-112-what-web3-gets-wrong) _2021-11-17 · Gus Cuddy_ With the hyped up "next internet", you just need to follow the money. ## [The Curtain #111: Getting metaphysical](https://guscuddy.substack.com/p/the-curtain-111-getting-metaphysical) _2021-11-03 · Gus Cuddy_ on the metaverse and missing eros ## [The Curtain rises again](https://guscuddy.substack.com/p/the-curtain-rises-again) _2021-10-27 · Gus Cuddy_ #110: The vibes are still off: on corniness, algorithms and labor ## [The Curtain 109: Interactivity, Texture, and Performance in Web Space](https://guscuddy.substack.com/p/the-curtain-109-interactivity-texture) _2021-06-13 · Gus Cuddy_ Creating emotionally tactile experiences in a virtual fantasia ## [The Curtain 108: Deep Time, the Restart, and the End](https://guscuddy.substack.com/p/the-curtain-108-deep-time-the-restart) _2021-06-06 · Gus Cuddy_ What will the end of the internet look like? Plus: parsing the restart of Broadway. ## [The Curtain 107: The Pleasures of a Crowded Room](https://guscuddy.substack.com/p/the-curtain-107-the-pleasures-of) _2021-05-29 · Gus Cuddy_ energy energy energy ## [The Curtain 106: digital blandness](https://guscuddy.substack.com/p/the-curtain-106-digital-blandness) _2021-05-22 · Gus Cuddy_ and the ultimate question: is shrek overrated? ## [Earn crypto from idle GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/VcXl4ObyxFkU) _2021-05-22 · **Sponsored**_ Run one CLI command, connect your GPU, and start receiving crypto payouts. ## [The Curtain 105: What Will Change, What Won't](https://guscuddy.substack.com/p/the-curtain-105-what-will-change) _2021-05-15 · Gus Cuddy_ And the little blips that slowly re-animate life around us