# social commentary (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 9 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover social commentary. Page: Feed: --- ## [Creative Misunderstanding](https://rossioncoyle.substack.com/p/creative-misunderstanding) _2026-08-22 · Ross Ion Coyle (M) · Vulgar Earth_ piece ## [Writing By Accident & Surrendering On Purpose](https://brennan.day/writing-by-accident-surrendering-on-purpose/) _2026-08-21 · brennan.day_ Reflecting on three weeks of consecutive writing for Blaugust, I explore the tension between writing by accident versus on purpose. Through correspondence with Unstory and the IndieWeb carnival theme of purpose, I contemplate the accidental nature of my blogging journey, the finite fragility of life, and finding meaning in the surrender to compulsion rather than the pursuit of purpose. ## [Mutiny (2026)](https://www.containsmoderateperil.com/blog/2026/8/21/mutiny-2026) _2026-08-21 · Roger Edwards · Blog - Contains Moderate Peril_ Jason Statham is an exemplar of the US mantra of “staying in your lane”. He makes action movies and occasionally strays into action comedies. His formula broadly works and is sufficiently lucrative to keep Mr. Statham employed. Therefore, if you watch a film in which he stars, you have a fairly good idea of what you’ll be getting. Of late, the criteria for his action vehicles have become more… ## [latent spring: a cinquain by Tatiana Aleksina](https://wordflowerpoetry.com/2026/08/21/latent-spring-a-cinquain-by-tatiana-aleksina/) _2026-08-20 · Catherin J Pascal Dunk · Wordflower poetry_ Read it more than once; it's deep. Then try writing your own cinquain and share it in the comments ## [The Light at the Edge of the World (1971)](https://www.containsmoderateperil.com/blog/2026/8/20/the-light-at-the-edge-of-the-world-1971) _2026-08-20 · Roger Edwards · Blog - Contains Moderate Peril_ The Light at the Edge of the World presented itself as an action movie upon its release in 1971. Based upon a story by Jules Verne, the Spanish American co-production was driven by its star Kirk Douglas, who curiously hired British director Kevin Billington to helm the project. This tale of a lighthouse keeper fighting a war of attrition against a group of pirates that have captured his island,… ## [Heaven and Earth](https://rossioncoyle.substack.com/p/heaven-and-earth) _2026-08-20 · Ross Ion Coyle (M) · Vulgar Earth_ essay and verse ## [In Defence of Vent Posting](https://brennan.day/in-defence-of-vent-posting/) _2026-08-20 · brennan.day_ Drawing on my decade of experience as a 7cups Listener and research on emotional sharing, I argue in defense of vent posting. Venting is a natural human need for connection and validation, not a character flaw. Community support and empathy are essential medicine, and we should meet people where they are rather than moralizing their coping mechanisms. ## [(untitled)](https://wordflowerpoetry.com/2026/08/20/8858/) _2026-08-19 · Catherin J Pascal Dunk · Wordflower poetry_ A haiku for August ## [Diary of a Podcaster Part 20](https://www.containsmoderateperil.com/blog/2026/8/19/diary-of-a-podcaster-part-20) _2026-08-19 · Roger Edwards · Blog - Contains Moderate Peril_ The initial podcast boom, which began circa 2005, started as an audio only medium. One of the reasons podcasting became so popular, especially among the fan community, was that you could get away with relatively low production standards. Anyone who had access to a basic microphone and a PC, could produce a show and upload it to iTunes, which was the primary platform at the time. Listeners were… ## [A Guide to Becoming a Rogue Scholar](https://brennan.day/a-guide-to-becoming-a-rogue-scholar/) _2026-08-19 · Brennan Kenneth Brown · brennan.day_ I've been weighing grad school against continuing my own open-access publication, so I wrote a guide to becoming a 'Rogue Scholar' using ORCID, citation metadata, issue numbers, print CSS, and Wayback Machine archiving to try to make my static Eleventy site as citable, permanent, and discoverable as institutional scholarship. ## [Stocks ranked by what execs say (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/suTu4a8C9JW6) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Evidence-backed watchlists from earnings calls and filings, cited to real transcripts—not guesses. ## [Wordflower’s lovely new logo!](https://wordflowerpoetry.com/2026/08/19/wordflowers-lovely-new-logo/) _2026-08-19 · Catherin J Pascal Dunk · Wordflower poetry_ Check out my blog's lovely new logo! Once again the fabulous Elijah Astute has come through with the goods : ) ## [lemme rick (roll)](https://wordflowerpoetry.com/2026/08/19/lemme-rick-roll/) _2026-08-18 · Catherin J Pascal Dunk · Wordflower poetry_ A natureful limerick [Listen](https://wordflowerpoetry.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/lemme-rick.mp3) ## [I’m Not Hiding](https://stevenlachanceauthor.blog/2026/08/18/im-not-hiding/) _2026-08-18 · Steven LaChance - Bestselling Author, Television & Film Personality · Steven LaChance Blog_ I read something recently that said LGBTQ+ people are going to start going back into the closet. I’m not sure how that is even possible once that door has been opened. It is true that in some ways we come out every time we meet someone new or find ourselves in a new situation. I \[…\] ## [Video Games: Complete or Abandon?](https://www.containsmoderateperil.com/blog/2026/8/18/video-games-complete-or-abandon) _2026-08-18 · Roger Edwards · Blog - Contains Moderate Peril_ I recently completed the main story in Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon. In total I spent about sixty hours playing the game. I began at the start of the year, then took a break for a while but returned to it recently because I wanted to see if I could unlock a specific ending. I did manage to do this. Like so many other RPGs, Tainted Grail: the Fall of Avalon has a central storyline, along with… ## [Outjerked by the Trickster](https://brennan.day/outjerked-by-the-trickster/) _2026-08-18 · Brennan Kenneth Brown · brennan.day_ I've been satirized by circlejerk.blog, and I reflect on the history of online circlejerking, Indigenous trickster traditions like Coyote and Chi-Jean, and the concept of survivance. A call for more humour and satire in online spaces, and how trickster storytelling can build empathy through shared laughter. ## [irid sense](https://wordflowerpoetry.com/2026/08/18/irid-sense/) _2026-08-17 · Catherin J Pascal Dunk · Wordflower poetry_ science takes a mystic turn...short fiction for dVerse Poet's Pub ## [from a late winter ginkgo](https://wordflowerpoetry.com/2026/08/18/from-a-late-winter-ginkgo/) _2026-08-17 · Catherin J Pascal Dunk · Wordflower poetry_ footpath family mum, dad, loudly protective two tiny copies ## [A Likely Myth](https://rossioncoyle.substack.com/p/a-likely-myth) _2026-08-17 · Ross Ion Coyle (M) · Vulgar Earth_ piece ## [Even More British Slang Words and Phrases](https://www.containsmoderateperil.com/blog/2026/8/17/even-more-british-slang-words-and-phrases) _2026-08-17 · Roger Edwards · Blog - Contains Moderate Peril_ When I first started this series of posts back in 2023, they were originally intended to provide a useful overview into UK (mainly British) slang. US slang is ubiquitous globally due to the pervasive nature of American culture. Hence most people have a good grasp of its nuances. However, the proverbial door does not swing both ways. Hence most people will watch British TV dramas or read popular… ## [The Laughter of the Olympians](https://rossioncoyle.substack.com/p/the-laughter-of-the-olympians) _2026-08-17 · Ross Ion Coyle (M) · Vulgar Earth_ piece ## [Point a Domain, Start a Pit (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/AQCZ2kSrhQBH) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Point any domain to a blacked-out, poison-green coming-soon page with an email waitlist. ## [WEBMASTER@ a manifesto for everyone](https://brennan.day/webmaster-a-manifesto-for-everyone/) _2026-08-17 · Brennan Kenneth Brown · brennan.day_ I'm reclaiming the title of 'webmaster' as the multidisciplinary creator who designs, develops, writes, and advocates for their own corner of the web and will save the world. Tracing the history from 1993 to the present, I argue that anyone can become a webmaster with minimal tools. Webmastery is an act of digital repatriation and human agency against corporate platforms and AI orchestration. ## [Heads down, feet planted. Take it or leave it.](https://wordflowerpoetry.com/2026/08/17/heads-down-feet-planted-take-it-or-leave-it/) _2026-08-16 · Catherin J Pascal Dunk · Wordflower poetry_ A prose poem by guestie Ken Tomaro ## [The Great Blaugust RSS Feed Debate](https://www.containsmoderateperil.com/blog/2026/8/16/the-great-blaugust-rss-feed-debate) _2026-08-16 · Roger Edwards · Blog - Contains Moderate Peril_ Once again, I have stumbled across an interesting debate that has provided me with an opportunity to write a blog post. Over on the Blaugust Discord Server, I read a comment from AgingGamer regarding RSS feeds and their significance with regard to blogging. This in turn referred me to a post by fyr (don’t you love all these nom de plumes) who wrote at depth about the ongoing community debate about… ## [On Integration](https://rossioncoyle.substack.com/p/on-integration) _2026-08-16 · Ross Ion Coyle (M) · Vulgar Earth_ essay and verse ## [Advanced Webweaving: Auditing Against Specification.Website](https://brennan.day/advanced-webweaving-auditing-against-specificationwebsite/) _2026-08-16 · Brennan Kenneth Brown · brennan.day_ I ran brennan.day against The Website Specification's 140-item checklist covering foundations, SEO, accessibility, security, performance, privacy, and resilience. Notes on a broken web manifest I'd never noticed, why I don't have cookie consent banners, CSP debugging with third-party services, service worker CORS issues, a bunch of small improvements, and the list of things I didn't fix. ## [My other blog](https://wordflowerpoetry.com/2026/08/16/my-other-blog/) _2026-08-15 · Catherin J Pascal Dunk · Wordflower poetry_ I’ve been busily interviewing some amazing people from around the world who are making the future better for all of us. These profiles get posted, along with other fascinating articles from guest contributors, over at Growing the Future. It would make my day if you went for a look! Please subscribe if you like what \[…\] ## [On... and on...](https://rossioncoyle.substack.com/p/on-and-on) _2026-08-15 · Ross Ion Coyle (M) · Vulgar Earth_ piece ## [Confessions of a Maladaptive Daydreamer](https://brennan.day/confessions-of-a-maladaptive-daydreamer/) _2026-08-15 · Brennan Kenneth Brown · brennan.day_ A personal tale living with maladaptive daydreaming—intense, immersive daydreams that replace rather than accompany real life. On Eli Somer's research, the difference between paracosms and maladaptive daydreaming, trauma connections, and how this coping mechanism became both a refuge and a source of enjoyment ## [Bernard Pivot Questionnaire](https://www.containsmoderateperil.com/blog/2026/8/15/bernard-pivot-questionnaire) _2026-08-14 · Roger Edwards · Blog - Contains Moderate Peril_ Usually, during the Blaugust Festival of Blogging event, I like to tackle an internet questionnaire. I do these because they’re fun and they’re a break from standard blog posts. The only problem is that I’ve completed a lot of the more popular ones over the years. You’ll find my previous answers for these below, in the “Related Posts” section. I was certain there still had to be some… ## [turnaround](https://wordflowerpoetry.com/2026/08/15/turnaround/) _2026-08-14 · Catherin J Pascal Dunk · Wordflower poetry_ \[by guest poet Dalton Perry\] For some time I've harbored dreams of running off to write poetry ... to a town that has no name where ... I might maintain a dusty roadside motel ## [ThreatCrush on GitHub (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/dny7pSqh6rI3) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ View the ThreatCrush listing on the GitHub Marketplace. ## [On Tools](https://rossioncoyle.substack.com/p/on-tools) _2026-08-14 · Ross Ion Coyle (M) · Vulgar Earth_ essay and verse ## [A Story of the Origins of Religion](https://brennan.day/a-story-of-the-origins-of-religion/) _2026-08-14 · Brennan Kenneth Brown · brennan.day_ On Friedrich Max Müller's theory of naturism and how early religion began with humanity's direct sensory perception of natural forces. From the terrifying awe of lightning and thunder to Ancient Egypt's animal deities that protected against mortal dangers like crocodiles, scorpions, and hippos. A look at the evolutionary arc from zoolatry to anthropomorphic gods, and the problematic colonial… ## [Heatwaves and Drought](https://www.containsmoderateperil.com/blog/2026/8/14/heatwaves-and-drought) _2026-08-13 · Roger Edwards · Blog - Contains Moderate Peril_ As I write this post, the temperature in Greater London is 33°C (91.4°F). This has become a regular occurrence since the middle of May onwards. High temperatures are fine when you’re on holiday mainly because you’re off work and at your leisure. You don’t have to perform the usual daily task that life requires of you such as work, shop, cook, clean etc. Furthermore, if you’re on vacation you’ll… ## [What a crock](https://wordflowerpoetry.com/2026/08/14/what-a-crock/) _2026-08-13 · Catherin J Pascal Dunk · Wordflower poetry_ Before me on the table sits a boot. A crockery boot. Jim's mother's crockery boot from the 60s. ## [2805 – The Last House (2026)](https://timespacewarps.wordpress.com/2026/08/13/2805-the-last-house-2026/) _2026-08-13 · pnea · TimeSpace Warps_ timespace coordinates: 2026 suburban Seattle home, with the whole world being affected by a mysterious disaster The Last House is a 2026 American science fiction thriller film directed by Louis Leterrier and written by Matthew Robinson. It stars Greta Lee and Wagner Moura. (wiki) imdb ## [2804 – Backrooms (2026)](https://timespacewarps.wordpress.com/2026/08/13/2804-backrooms-2026/) _2026-08-13 · pnea · TimeSpace Warps_ timespace coordinates: 1990’s San Jose, California Backrooms is a 2026 American science fiction psychological horror film directed and co-scored by Kane Parsons in his feature-length directorial debut, and written by Will Soodik. It is based on Parsons’s web series which was inspired by the “Backrooms” 4chan creepypasta. In the film, Clark (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a furniture store owner, and his… ## [2803 – Disclosure Day (2026)](https://timespacewarps.wordpress.com/2026/08/13/2803-disclosure-day-2026/) _2026-08-13 · pnea · TimeSpace Warps_ timespace coordinates: alternate present-day Earth on the brink of nuclear war Disclosure Day is a 2026 American science fiction thriller film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by David Koepp, based on a story by Spielberg. The film stars an ensemble cast, including Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson, and Colman Domingo. (wiki) imdb ## [Cynicism](https://rossioncoyle.substack.com/p/on-cynicism) _2026-08-13 · Ross Ion Coyle (M) · Vulgar Earth_ piece ## [Suspect Happiness in Pursuit: An Anti-Interview with Unstory](https://brennan.day/suspect-happiness-in-pursuit-an-anti-interview-with-unstory/) _2026-08-13 · Brennan Kenneth Brown · brennan.day_ On the 50/10/40 split of happiness research, the Declaration of Independence's 'pursuit of happiness,' and an exchange with anonymous blogger Unstory about free will, determinism, and whether we can choose joy. A diptych of opposing worldviews: humanist optimism vs. anti-humanist determinism, and the strange beauty of two people staring at the same abyss. ## [The Lord of the Rings: War in the North Legacy Edition](https://www.containsmoderateperil.com/blog/2026/8/13/the-lord-of-the-rings-war-in-the-north-legacy-edition) _2026-08-12 · Roger Edwards · Blog - Contains Moderate Peril_ On Tuesday 11th April, Aspyr Media rather surprisingly re-released The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, a co-op action-RPG from 2011. This game was delisted in late 2019, possibly due to changing rights ownership or a license expiring. Hence, I was somewhat discombobulated by the return of this title to all major gaming platforms. Mind you, the Embracer Group (through its subsidiary… ## [2802 – The Death of Robin Hood (2026)](https://timespacewarps.wordpress.com/2026/08/12/2802-the-death-of-robin-hood-2026/) _2026-08-12 · pnea · TimeSpace Warps_ timespace coordinates: 1247 England The Death of Robin Hood is a 2026 American thriller film starring Hugh Jackman as Robin Hood in a dark adaptation of the 17th-century ballad Robin Hood’s Death. Written and directed by Michael Sarnoski, the film also stars Jodie Comer, Bill Skarsgård, Murray Bartlett, and Noah Jupe. It follows an aged Robin, who is tormented by his past killings as an outlaw and… ## [A Personal Doxography](https://rossioncoyle.substack.com/p/personal-doxography) _2026-08-12 · Ross Ion Coyle (M) · Vulgar Earth_ piece ## [The Weight of Words](https://brennan.day/the-weight-of-words/) _2026-08-12 · Brennan Kenneth Brown · brennan.day_ On the weight and responsibility of words in public discourse. Drawing from John Rawls's reasonable pluralism and Paulo Freire's philosophy that dialogue requires love, I argue for extending grace even to those we disagree with. A reflection on compassionate conversation, accountability versus punishment, and maintaining hope in a cruel world. ## [The Last Stand of Ellen Cole (2025)](https://www.containsmoderateperil.com/blog/2026/8/12/the-last-stand-of-ellen-cole-2025) _2026-08-11 · Roger Edwards · Blog - Contains Moderate Peril_ It’s an established action film trope. The fire team comprised of ex-military personnel, move in on their target. Only to have the tables turned by someone they don’t deem a threat. What makes it different in The Last Stand of Ellen Cole is a throwaway line of dialogue. The bested operative lies bleeding on the floor and the protagonists stands over them ready to finish them off. “Don’t, I have a… ## [Quite Passive, Not Thinking](https://stevenlachanceauthor.blog/2026/08/11/quite-passive-not-thinking/) _2026-08-11 · Steven LaChance - Bestselling Author, Television & Film Personality · Steven LaChance Blog_ What do you suppose Christopher Isherwood meant when he wrote these words? “I am a camera with its shutter open, quite passive, recording, not thinking.” The beginning is easy enough to understand, and it is the part most often remembered. I am a camera. Isherwood was a writer observing the world around him, recording the \[…\] ## [On Progress](https://rossioncoyle.substack.com/p/on-progress) _2026-08-11 · Ross Ion Coyle (M) · Vulgar Earth_ essay and verse ## [Our Skies Contain Sprites, Elves, Trolls, Pixies, Ghosts, and Gnomes](https://brennan.day/our-skies-contain-sprites-elves-trolls-pixies-ghosts-and-gnomes/) _2026-08-11 · Brennan Kenneth Brown · brennan.day_ Yes, really. Exploring the magical world of transient luminous events in the upper atmosphere: sprites, elves, blue jets, trolls, pixies, ghosts, and gnomes. How scientists named these barely-witnessed electrical phenomena after folklore, and why scientific wonder and awe are not opposed to rational inquiry but essential to it. ## [Which Subjects Won’t You Write About?](https://www.containsmoderateperil.com/blog/2026/8/11/which-subjects-wont-you-write-about) _2026-08-11 · Roger Edwards · Blog - Contains Moderate Peril_ I have written two blog posts today that I have subsequently abandoned. The first was gaming related but when I was about halfway through writing it, I felt like I was covering old ground and just repeating myself. It was also regarding an issue that can’t really be fixed. Namely, how do you ensure that matchmaking in PVP games is done equitably. As there is no solution to this issue at present,… ## [History is Human Preview: Capitalism Over Communism... The Western Expansion of Capitalism as a Foreign Policy in the Post War Worlds (Part One)](https://historykillers.substack.com/p/history-is-human-preview-capitalism) _2026-08-10 · History Killers_ Guest Contributor: Brian Reese ## [On the Sensual](https://rossioncoyle.substack.com/p/on-the-sensual) _2026-08-10 · Ross Ion Coyle (M) · Vulgar Earth_ essay and verse