Dominic Pettman
@dominicpettman.bsky.social
Media Theory / Posthumanities (NYC)
Extimacy Coordinator
www.dominicpettman.com
Extimacy Coordinator
www.dominicpettman.com
Last night I dreamed I was in a band, still playing 2000-seaters after a couple of decades on the road. I can't remember the name of the band but I do recall the names of the three songs that got some radio-play: "Acrylic Patty," "Lightbulb Audit," and "This is a Formal Complaint (Official Version)"
November 27, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Last night I dreamed I was in a band, still playing 2000-seaters after a couple of decades on the road. I can't remember the name of the band but I do recall the names of the three songs that got some radio-play: "Acrylic Patty," "Lightbulb Audit," and "This is a Formal Complaint (Official Version)"
For sale on eBay: "One cartoon coaster. Dated 1971. On the back someone has drawn a map of Canada. And somebody's face sketched on it. Twice. Twenty dollars, or nearest offer."
November 26, 2025 at 11:52 AM
For sale on eBay: "One cartoon coaster. Dated 1971. On the back someone has drawn a map of Canada. And somebody's face sketched on it. Twice. Twenty dollars, or nearest offer."
Sliding into their DMs
(Desiring Machines)
(Desiring Machines)
November 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Sliding into their DMs
(Desiring Machines)
(Desiring Machines)
Spontaneous in-class assignment: "Explain situationships to Guy Debord."
November 25, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Spontaneous in-class assignment: "Explain situationships to Guy Debord."
All these people "speaking their truth." But better to sing our symptom, dance our delusion, and make puppet shows of our elaborate self-rationalizations.
November 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
All these people "speaking their truth." But better to sing our symptom, dance our delusion, and make puppet shows of our elaborate self-rationalizations.
Gen Z barista looked at me blankly when I said: "You're playing the Red Scare theme song." The older you get, the more cultural studies becomes a matter of alien ethnography.
November 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Gen Z barista looked at me blankly when I said: "You're playing the Red Scare theme song." The older you get, the more cultural studies becomes a matter of alien ethnography.
My nature abhors vacuuming.
November 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
My nature abhors vacuuming.
Finally - a useful unit.
November 21, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Finally - a useful unit.
Why is "sensually active" not a box you can check on medical forms?
November 17, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Why is "sensually active" not a box you can check on medical forms?
People tend to look confused when I ask them how many residues-of-eros they have.
(i.e., children)
(i.e., children)
November 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
People tend to look confused when I ask them how many residues-of-eros they have.
(i.e., children)
(i.e., children)
Inside me are two wolves . . .
November 15, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Inside me are two wolves . . .
Call-in radio is still haunting the airwaves!
www.kqed.org/forum/201010...
www.kqed.org/forum/201010...
When Is It OK to Ghost? | KQED
We look at how technology that makes it easier to disappear on people has also made ghosting more socially acceptable, despite its emotional toll.
www.kqed.org
November 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Call-in radio is still haunting the airwaves!
www.kqed.org/forum/201010...
www.kqed.org/forum/201010...
Gemeinschaft – the community you find yourself born into
Geminecraft – the community you build inside a computer, in order to escape the community you were born into
Geminecraft – the community you build inside a computer, in order to escape the community you were born into
November 14, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Gemeinschaft – the community you find yourself born into
Geminecraft – the community you build inside a computer, in order to escape the community you were born into
Geminecraft – the community you build inside a computer, in order to escape the community you were born into
Today I'm going to be part of a live call-in show (Bay Area NPR), talking about ghosting. The other guest will be Lizzie Post, a great-great-granddaughter of Emily Post, and a co-host of the "Awesome Etiquette" podcast.
November 14, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Today I'm going to be part of a live call-in show (Bay Area NPR), talking about ghosting. The other guest will be Lizzie Post, a great-great-granddaughter of Emily Post, and a co-host of the "Awesome Etiquette" podcast.
A stunning response (i.e., more than just a review) of GHOSTING, by Tyran Grillo. If you don't have the time or inclination to read the book, this serves as an excellent bluffer's guide to something we all deal with, at some point.
Dominic Pettman: Ghosting (Book Review)
Ghosting: On Disappearance is a treatise of nonbeing—or, perhaps more precisely, of unbeing. It is not merely about disappearance but about the existential tremors that ripple outwar…
ecmreviews.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
A stunning response (i.e., more than just a review) of GHOSTING, by Tyran Grillo. If you don't have the time or inclination to read the book, this serves as an excellent bluffer's guide to something we all deal with, at some point.
Do they? . . . Do they really?
November 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Do they? . . . Do they really?
Polycule: a group of people held together by strong emotional attachments to each other.
Molecule: a group of people held together by strong emotional attachments to chocolate-based Mexican sauces.
Molecule: a group of people held together by strong emotional attachments to chocolate-based Mexican sauces.
November 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Polycule: a group of people held together by strong emotional attachments to each other.
Molecule: a group of people held together by strong emotional attachments to chocolate-based Mexican sauces.
Molecule: a group of people held together by strong emotional attachments to chocolate-based Mexican sauces.
The vibe in NYC today
November 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The vibe in NYC today
Pro-tip: the "Quiet Posters" feed shows many more people you actually follow than the "Following" feed.
November 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Pro-tip: the "Quiet Posters" feed shows many more people you actually follow than the "Following" feed.