Is Normcore another term for Metamodern? Not quite. Although it may be argued that Normcore grew out of metamodern soil. At the moment, the Wikipedia article on Normcore portrays it as strictly …
The term “Manic Pixie Dream Girl” was invented by critic Nathan Rabin, writing in 2007 for the web site The A.V. Club in order to explain his disappointment with …
If you are a human being who spends time on the Internet, there’s a good chance you’ve seen this May 2012 video documenting Isaac’s marriage proposal to his now-wife …
Of the several strains of metamodernist sentiment there are to talk about, one that we’ve featured heavily in our blog posts here expresses itself as the desire to reclaim sentiment and …
A Personal Post by Greg Dember On Facebook, a Christian friend of mine made a post about her Macbook dying at an especially crappy time, and she asked people …
Astronauts (like everything related to Outer Space) are already metamodern, because they evoke a sense of unvarnished possibility that has survived postmodernism’s cynicism about technology, heroes, and major undertakings. David Bowie’s …
Note (9-18-24): An expanded version of this post is included in Greg Dember’s book, Say Hello to Metamodernism!. Lars and the Real Girl, a film released in 2007, is …
Historically, the word “awesome” has enjoyed a meaning as complex as a good French Burgundy. In the 17th century, it was a word with the important role of conveying …
Joss Whedon, whose many accomplishments include the creation of cult-favorite TV shows Buffy The Vampire Slayerand Firefly, spoke to the graduating class of 2013 at his alma mater, Wesleyan University. In …
This little animated dialogue, created by contemporary spiritual teacher Jeff Foster, lampoons a particular brand of spiritual authoritarianism that, at times, adherents of Neo-Advaita are guilty of. The first bear–the one on …
