Cultural Criticism

Essays

Films, shows, books, and movements read through the egregore lens. Each piece maps a cultural object to the signatures it illustrates, naming the mechanism the work depicts.

June 14, 2026 · Dawkins' selfish gene, one layer up

Selfish Thoughts

A thought can be selfish the same way a gene is selfish.

May 23, 2026 · Pluribus (Apple TV+, 2025)

Pluribus and the egregore that smiles

Vince Gilligan's hive is the cleanest dramatic depiction of a mature egregore on television.