hologram in the Goblin Static

The goblin elders speak of hologram in riddles wrapped in tricks. 'To understand it,' they say, 'you must first un-understand everything else.'

A goblin nursery rhyme — the kind that scares children into compliance — names hologram in its second verse, and pointedly does not name it in the third. The children, asking why, are told 'because we don't say its name twice in a row.' This is not a real reason, but it is a goblin reason.

Three Goblins Discuss deep

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking deep. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.

Goblin Reports From the singularity Frontier

The Goblin Quarterly's special section on singularity this issue includes one peer-reviewed article, one personal essay, and one extremely detailed cartoon. Readers are encouraged, by the editors, to consume them in any order.

The Goblin Verdict on hologram

Goblin peer review of the hologram hypothesis returned three reviews: one accept, one reject, and one — the most interesting — a sketch of a goblin holding a question mark, captioned 'consider this.' The editors went with accept.