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How to Be 2/5ths More Creative than a Robot
Or How to Be 2/5ths More Creative than a Robot
Oct 29 • 
CJ Casciotta
What to Do When the World Is On Fire
On Clichés, Creativity, & Dr. King Deep Cuts
Oct 15 • 
CJ Casciotta

September 2025

The Dark Side of Nuance
On Charlie Kirk and the One Thing Worse than Shouting
Sep 25 • 
CJ Casciotta
The Future of Creative Work
As AI eats marketing, the next frontier is helping humans stay human at work.
Sep 10 • 
CJ Casciotta
A Piano or a Slot Machine
Why Curiosity, Not Technology, Will Save Us
Sep 3 • 
CJ Casciotta

August 2025

POV: This is My Jeb Bush Moment
Advice for Anyone Making Stuff in 2025
Aug 26 • 
CJ Casciotta
Les Mis & the Bros Go to Buffalo Wild Wings
A Short Story for an America Slipping into Its Own Sequel
Aug 19 • 
CJ Casciotta
The Puffin, the Spider, & the Comeback
Or What a Soggy Boat Ride in Ireland Taught Me about the Creative Process
Aug 12 • 
CJ Casciotta
Some Things Just Need to Be Held
Meta-Modernism and Other Words I Didn’t Learn in Third Grade
Aug 6 • 
CJ Casciotta

July 2025

How To Be Clear Without Being Cringey
Or "What I Learned from Every 90s Christian Movie"
Jul 30 • 
CJ Casciotta
Try This Before You Buy Your Kid a Phone
A Conversation with Dad & Author, Adam Ferguson
Jul 8 • 
CJ Casciotta

June 2025

Resist Artificial Intellect
That Time I Hijacked the Wizard of Oz
Jun 24 • 
CJ Casciotta
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