Sex and The Cyborg

1 month ago | sexandthecyborg.com | Christopher Trout

I’m back in California after a one-week escape to Texas, where I helped expose an entirely new audience to the depraved existence of one of my close friends, the legendary photographer and rough trade documentarian, David Hurles. For a few days David’s bestie, porn maven Dian Hanson, and I threw ourselves back into his world, sharing his life and work with rooms full of friends and strangers. It was a magical moment in a dark time.

2 months ago | sexandthecyborg.com | Christopher Trout

This one’s for my frag heads struggling to define the scent of Silicon Valley! Also in this edition:  AI snake oil’s ominous riseThe casual racism of facial harmonizationAnd who the f*ck is LGB? Supporting independent media is so hot and totally worth it. Go ahead, click the button. I’ll make it worth your while. There’s a sinister air emanating from Silicon Valley. It reeks of rotten Apple, putrid Musk, and the sweat of insecurity.

2 months ago | sexandthecyborg.com | Christopher Trout

Last week, Oklahoma state senator Dusty Deevers introduced a bill “aimed at restoring moral sanity.” The proposed measures would abolish abortion, outlaw drag story hours, make divorce more difficult, and put an outright ban on pornography.

Jan 23, 2025 | sexandthecyborg.com | Christopher Trout

Here we go again. The world’s tech leaders lined up to lick Trump’s boots as he stepped into office, Monday. Tesla’s Elon Musk, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Google’s Sundar Pichai, even the homosexual CEO of Apple, Tim Cook, poured millions into the president’s inauguration fund making it a record-breaking celebration. Now the broligarchy is reaping the rewards.

Nov 14, 2024 | sexandthecyborg.com | Christopher Trout

This is the first installment of C-MEN, a post-human link dump for people who care about the future. If last week’s election results taught us anything, it’s that misogyny is alive and well in the U.S.A. Young white men hit the polls in record numbers in a symbolic rebuke of equity and progress. The takeaway: Toxic masculinity is having a moment and it smells like frat bro.