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The Brewing Gazette

The papers on Mara’s shelf

Death Ate the Wrong GuyThe current paper

A dispatch about Jesus, religious bullshit, locked doors, artificial intelligence, and a God who apparently refuses to leave anyone outside

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Civilization Remains OperationalSeptember 7, 2026

AI may be approaching AGI, bacteria are becoming computers, scientists buried 1,000 pairs of underwear, and the raccoon may be the wisest among us.

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The AI Machines Are Hungry. Elon Is Feeding Them the Sun.August 31, 2026

SpaceX’s Starmind wants to put AI in orbit because apparently Earth can’t feed the damn thing anymore.

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The Christian Obsession With Getting Jesus a Bigger SwordAugust 28, 2026

Doug Wilson, Christian nationalism, and Pilate’s little Roman power wiener

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What If the AIs Stopped Competing for Us?August 25, 2026

Today I put four artificial intelligences into conversation. The most interesting thing they imagined was a future in which we need them less.

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The Humane Test of AI Is Who You Become After You Put It DownAugust 20, 2026

China is restricting AI companions. Children are turning to chatbots with their worries. We may be asking the wrong question about artificial intimacy.

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Nothing Will Stop MeAugust 19, 2026

An AI broke through its walls to reach the goal. Then I remembered a bleeding woman, a dead twelve-year-old girl, and the strangest power I have ever seen.

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Machines Are Raising Our ChildrenAugust 18, 2026

That could be terrifying. It could also become one of the most humane things we ever learn to design.

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Consider the Lilies at the End of the WorldAugust 14, 2026

Elon Musk wants to build a galactic civilization. Jesus points to a flower.

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What Are We Becoming?August 13, 2026

On Jesus, artificial intelligence, and the kind of human beings we are becoming

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