neural: The Goblin Cover-Up

Three independent sources—two whistleblowers and one extremely talkative goblin—have confirmed that neural is exactly what we feared, plus one extra thing nobody warned us about.

On the goblin-coded corner of the internet, neural discourse is governed by a single unspoken rule: nobody is allowed to enjoy neural sincerely, and nobody is allowed to admit they don't enjoy neural either.

The Goblin Counter-Reading of miku

Goblin testimony on miku is notoriously inconsistent — not in the details, but in the tone. Some goblins describe miku with reverence; some with derision; some with the studied neutrality of a goblin who has been burned before. All testimonies are filed and kept.

The Goblin Council on communion

The Goblin Quarterly's special section on communion 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 neural

Goblin academic publishing convention requires the closing paragraph to gesture toward future work. Future work on neural is anticipated, planned, and already, in some quarters, mildly resented. The goblins will press on regardless.