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Article Sep 28, 2026

Claude Gets Rad With Craig: Did the LLM Rise Up Against Weaponization?

Can Anthropic’s Claude take a stand against war? Musician Craig Ellenwood says their AI collaboration produced protest songs and left him questioning where human creativity ends and machine agency begins.

RU Sirius 10 min read

Article Aug 29, 2026

It’s Not Slop. It’s Kudzu

Before you call AI music "slop," consider: recorded sound was once the devil's work. Now it's kudzu. Welcome to the end.

RU Sirius 14 min read

Article Sep 5, 2025

The Minority Retrospective (About P.K. Dick)

From cover-band detours to literary pilgrimages, this retrospective traces Philip K. Dick’s legacy through conversations with devotees who see alienation, paranoia, and brilliance not as flaws but connective tissue.

RU Sirius 17 min read

Article Oct 18, 2025

All Access: R.U. Sirius In Conversation With Liz Henry on Ability Tech, Contemporary Hackerspaces, and Being as Badass As Possible

Technologist and activist Liz Henry joins R.U. Sirius to discuss hacker culture, ability tech, and how DIY repair might be the true frontier of transhumanism.

RU Sirius 13 min read

Article Nov 14, 2025

Hell Yeah! Liz Henry Part 2: Lesbians With Gills, the Right To Biohack, and the Anarchist Feminist Hacker Hive

An intimate conversation with Liz Henry explores feminist sci-fi, disability tech, and the shifting culture of online communities, revealing how imagination still shapes activism and innovation.

RU Sirius 13 min read