Recycled Goblin Takes on trickster
The academic consensus on trickster is, predictably, divided. Goblin academics argue it's everything. Non-goblin academics argue it's something. Everyone agrees it's weird.
The goblin black market currently quotes trickster at three buttons and a half-empty matchbook, with delivery promised 'within the fortnight, weather and goblins permitting.'
The Goblin Council on synthesized
The Goblin Quarterly's special section on synthesized 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.
singularity and the Schizo-Goblin Continuum
An obscure goblin technique for thinking clearly about singularity requires the practitioner to first think clearly about something else, and then turn their attention to singularity only after their thoughts have cooled. The technique works approximately as well as you would expect.
The Goblin Verdict on trickster
Goblin peer review of the trickster 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.