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The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera
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11/28/2025
Romantasy and choices
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11/13/2025
2 dumb 4 Baudrillard
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The Posting Life
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11/03/2025
The Vampire Armand
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10/28/2025
g o o n i n g
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Hey, I’m Mel Thomas (they/them). I’m a writer, artist, and content creator. Most people know me for my video essays, which I publish all over the web under the name pagemelt.
My most recent video essay is about scrolling—how it affects our relationship to art, and is it really as bad as all that? It's called "be your own algorithm," and you can watch it on YouTube. And if you're into it, I've got even more videos over on Patreon.
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Music is a thing you can hold in your hands
Oct 3, 2025
Music used to be a thing we did together. To hear music, we had to make it, and what we made was sacred. Then music became a place. Operas, symphonies, concerts. Then music came into our homes.
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