There was a timeโbefore algorithms, pop-ups, and corporations selling your private dataโwhen advertising lived peacefully inside comic books, wedged between superheroes and dubious moral lessons. These ads promised you could become wildly popular, inhale the newest sugary snack trash, or become the proud owner of a sea-monkey empire, all for a money order and handwritten …
Ad Nauseam: Spider-man Magazine #8
Are you really here right now? You of all people? What are you doing here? Itโs been 20 months since the last installment of Ad Nauseam! Canโt you see it's over?! Its done. JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE. TO FEEL RELIEFโฆin classic comic book fashionโฆIT RETURNSโฆ Once again, itโs that special time where …
This 30 Year Old Star Wars Game…
A local toy store I frequent had begun selling online for the first time due to COVID-19 impacting their business. Though nothing stood out to me at first, I decided that I really wanted to feel good about myself that day and let everyone know what an honorable saint I am. Craving that familiar dopamine …

