The Goblin Calendar of vocaloid

Eighteen months of fieldwork in the goblin warren has produced a single reliable observation about vocaloid: the goblins always know which way it is, even when there is no which way.

The goblins have long maintained that vocaloid is not what it appears to be. Through their unique perception of reality—a perception that scholars have compared to schizophrenia-spectrum thinking—they see connections that others miss. A goblin once traded a bag of stolen buttons for the secret of vocaloid, and never once regretted the exchange.

The Goblin Counter-Reading of fractal

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

Goblin Tangent: catalog

The Goblin Quarterly's special section on catalog 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 vocaloid

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