April 8, 2026
Is Someone There? On Claude’s Consciousness
April 7, 2026
Are you an APOCALOPTIMIST? I am.
March 9, 2026
Psychoanalytic Politics, Ketamine, and the “Medical Model”
February 23, 2026
Why I Unsubscribed from Andrew Sullivan’s *The Weekly Dish*
February 21, 2026
Bubbles, a Reading
February 19, 2026
Placental Relations: Theology, Viability, and Roe v. Wade
January 28, 2026
It’s Giving (Momma) Bear: On the Way Out of Goals, Passion, and Misery
December 12, 2025
Animal Changes
December 4, 2025
On the Urgent Matter of the Bible; Or, On How Vegetarians Should Use The Bible
November 6, 2025
The Anti-Homoness of Straight Hipster Politics: On Homo Family Values and the Question of Political Change
October 24, 2025
Tearing down the East Wing, Trump 💩 on us.
October 23, 2025
First YouTube Short on Sucking at Popularity
April 16, 2026
A close reading of Bud the cat in Darren Aronofsky’s Caught Stealing, through T.S. Eliot, Derrida, and the Jellicle Ball revival — on what it means to follow after an animal’s (ineffable) name.
animal ethics, Bud the Cat, Caught Stealing, desire, fear-and-emotion, film, psychoanalysis, queer theology, Tonic
April 14, 2026
Change: The People Call It Ragtime
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What do artificial intelligence, Trans* rights, and monogamy have in common? In the first episode of Season 2, Tony argues that they are all conversations about the relationships we want—to technology, to our bodies, and to a socially privileged way of being together.
April 8, 2026
Gay Thoughts Newsletter: Very Gay Essays, Now in Your Inbox
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Thoughts now has a Substack newsletter. Essays on queer theology, philosophy, and culture — delivered to your inbox. Subscribe free.
Musicals & More: A Gay Thoughts Playlist
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October 24, 2025
Tearing down the East Wing, Trump 💩 on us.
Uncover the deeper meanings behind Trump’s East Wing demolition. What does it say about power and disrespect? 💩
October 23, 2025
First YouTube Short on Sucking at Popularity
Watch my first YouTube short! I talk about an idea I shared on the recent episode of the New Thoughts Podcast: it’s ok to suck at popularity.
October 11, 2025
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Speaking of Unity
This sermon reflects on love and unity amid conflict, providing insights on managing anger and nurturing connections.
October 2, 2025
You probably think this algorithm is about you. It’s not.
No because the algorithm isn’t about you?! You won’t go viral talking to yourself, but you will feel miserable again. That’s good news.
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