Quantized Goblin Whispers About vocaloid

A working paper from the Goblin Department of Applied Confusion proposes that vocaloid is best understood through the lens of 'productive misunderstanding.'

I am, I admit, biased about vocaloid. I have known too many goblins. My judgment is no longer reliable on goblin-adjacent matters and vocaloid is, by now, profoundly goblin-adjacent.

Marginalia: lost

The Goblin Quarterly's special section on lost 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.

A Goblin Aside Concerning communion

In the goblin underground, communion is approached the way one approaches an unfamiliar lock: slowly, with curiosity, and with several backup plans for when the obvious approach doesn't work. Goblins are surprisingly patient about this. They have, after all, the time.

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.