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							<title><![CDATA[A New Copernican Revolution?]]></title>
							<link>https://unherd.com/2026/05/the-year-of-cosmic-shock/?edition=us</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Gasda</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Ontological shock can be more than an unpleasant sensation. It can be a provocation, an imperative to reform the ranks and battle a science-fiction future into a dignified truce.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Met Gala Captures the Moral Emptiness of Celebrity]]></title>
							<link>https://unherd.com/newsroom/the-met-gala-captures-the-moral-emptiness-of-celebrity/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Gasda</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In 2026, the Met Gala is better referred to as the Met-a Gala: the supreme exhibition of celebrity and the unique form of mimetic unreality it produces. In that sense, it can be approached and criticised not just as a fashion exhibition, but as a reflection of larger, looser cultural...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Artificial Culture: On the Funding Grift]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearbooks.com/articles/2025/03/06/the_artificial_culture_1095413.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Gasda</author>
							<description><![CDATA[I'll start with a simple premise. If we now have direct evidence that the federal government was funneling millions of dollars into supposedly free market press organs]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Vibeshift: Culture in the Age of Trump]]></title>
							<link>https://www.compactmag.com/article/culture-in-the-age-of-trump/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Gasda</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Although I am loath to use the phrase, I don't think it's remiss to call Donald Trump's victory last week a vibeshift.]]></description>
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