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- Zeitgeist Report
Why Is Canada Killing Its Own People, and Why Is No One Stopping It?
British Columbia elected a Conservative majority government on October 24th for the first time in nearly a century, with the Conservative Party under interim…
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Why Do People Hate the Word 'Retarded' More Than They Hate Murder?
After describing a trans Aslan character as "gay and retarded" on a previous episode, the host delivers a full statement defending the use of the word…
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Why is the UK Oppressing Its Own People?
British police have arrested 62,199 people for communications offenses over five years, averaging roughly 34 arrests per day, according to data obtained…
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Why Has France Lost Its Romance?
The romantic image of Paris that dominated American culture for over a century is collapsing as widespread riots, arson, and looting have replaced the fantasy…
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Does Being "Too Niche" Actually INCREASE Sales?
A new indie game called Dressmaker, created by Sabrina Becker under the studio Cozy Lives and published by Free Lives, launched on Steam on September 21, 2026…
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Will Flying Cars Change The Zeitgeist Forever?
Tesla has unveiled its second-generation Roadster at a SpaceX test site near Waco, Texas, and it actually flies. Elon Musk demonstrated the car driving up a…
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Returning to Public Executions Will Bring Back Balance
For the first time since 1937, Americans will be able to watch their government carry out a death sentence by firing squad when Major Nidal Hasan's execution…
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Spitting on the Grave of C.S. Lewis: How Copyright Became Literary Colonialism
Meryl Streep has been cast as the voice of Aslan in Greta Gerwig's Netflix adaptation of The Magician's Nephew, reimagining Narnia as a rock opera with an…
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Your Gun Can't Save You From the Pentagon's SI Drones
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced plans for a new four-star autonomous warfare command — dubbed Auto War Com — intended to institutionalize autonomous…
- Zeitgeist Report
How to Sell to Adults Who Will Never Grow Up
Toys R Us announced 120 new standalone stores for the 2026 holiday season, bringing its total to 160 locations across the United States in partnership with Go…
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The Best Economy in American History Is Killing Us
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Democrats Pick Their Next Boogeyman to Regulate AI Into Oblivion
An investigation into the viral resignation of an Anthropic AI researcher who quit after roughly six weeks at the company and previously worked as an activist…
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One Year Without Charlie Kirk
A one-year retrospective on the assassination of activist Charlie Kirk, examining how his death and the public reactions to it — described as ranging from…
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How SSRIs Change What Readers Read
Citing CDC National Center for Health Statistics data, a discussion reports that 24.9% of U.S. women took medication for mental health reasons in the prior 12…
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Clean Comedian Nate Bargatze Sets Guinness World Record for Most Tickets Sold on a Comedy Tour
Comedian Nate Bargatze sold 2,045,000 tickets on his Big Dumb Eyes World Tour, setting a Guinness World Record for the most tickets ever sold on a stand-up…
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Non-Cozy Female Detective Fiction Sales Hit Nearly 13,000 Copies a Day on Kindle
The August 2026 KLITICS Female Detectives and Sleuths Market Report found that the non-cozy segment of female-protagonist mystery, thriller, suspense, and…
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Dolly Parton's Legacy Embraced Across the Political Divide
Dolly Parton has died, prompting public condolences posted side by side on X from both President Donald Trump and the Democratic Socialists of America, a rare…
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Kindle Romance Falls as LitRPG Titles Surge
New data cited from analyst Alexander Newhouse of Klytics, reported via an interview with Jane Friedman, shows the romance genre's share of the top 100…
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Why Readers Love AI Slop
A rhetorical analysis published on the Dead Language Society, argues that writing patterns commonly criticized as "AI slop," including parallel structure…
- Zeitgeist Report
Are Books Making Women Turn Evil?
Read the blog post: https://www.authormedia.com/zeitgeist-clinical-pluralism-the-writing-technique-that-trains-women-to-excuse-evil/ The ongoing trial of…
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Why Gen Z Is Abandoning Hip-Hop Radio for Country Music
Read the blog post: https://www.authormedia.com/zeitgeist-why-gen-z-is-abandoning-hip-hop-radio-for-country-music/ For the first time in the 68-year history of…
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How Science Skepticism Is Reshaping Popular Fiction
Read the blog post: https://www.authormedia.com/zeitgeist-how-science-skepticism-is-reshaping-popular-fiction/ Dr. Anthony Fauci was subpoenaed by Congress…
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Navigating Leftist Violence against You and Your Family
Read the blog post: https://www.authormedia.com/zeitgeist-how-to-navigate-leftist-violence-as-an-influencer/ Amid a rise in politically motivated threats and…
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Mass Casualties PREVENTED as Texas is Hit by Major Flooding Again - What Can Authors Do?
Read the blog post: https://www.authormedia.com/zeitgeist-saving-people-through-stories/ One year after catastrophic flash flooding along the Guadalupe River…
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Report: Trad Publishers Sell Fewer Books Than Indie Authors
Read the blog post: https://www.authormedia.com/report-trad-publishers-sell-fewer-books-than-indie-authors/ A new Simon & Schuster report reveals that…
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NEW DATA: Cozy Fantasy and LitRPG SURGE as Hottest Niches in 2026
Read the blog post: https://www.authormedia.com/zeitgeist-cozy-fantasy-and-litrpg-surge-as-hottest-niches-in-2026/ A new summer 2026 K-lytics market report…
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How Shifting Public Attitudes on the U.S. Military are Reshaping Storytelling
Read the blog post: https://www.authormedia.com/zeitgeist-how-shifting-public-attitudes-on-the-u-s-military-are-reshaping-storytelling/ A discussion between…
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Why Vigilante Stories Are TOPPING THE CHARTS: An Analysis of the New Justice Archetype
Read the blog post: https://www.authormedia.com/zeitgeist-why-vigilante-stories-are-seeing-chart-topping-popularity/ Two vigilante-themed works hit the top of…
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The 250-Year Empire Cycle & America's Future
Read the blog post: https://www.authormedia.com/zeitgeist-happy-birthday-america-history-says-you-should-be-dead/ As the United States marks its 250th…
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Britain Is Killing Free Speech to Protect Horrendous Criminal Gangs
Read the blog post: https://www.authormedia.com/zeitgeist-the-uk-rape-gang-inquiry-report-is-out/ Belfast Riots Breakdown (Members Only)…
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World Cup Tourism Is Reshaping Global Perceptions of the United States
Read the blog post: https://www.authormedia.com/zeitgeist-in-a-news-scene-dominated-by-the-heavy-lets-take-a-look-at-the-fun-around-the-world/ With the United…
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Baby Name Data Reveals Cultural Shift Toward Noble Bright
Read the blog post: https://www.authormedia.com/zeitgeist-light-fire-and-clarity-what-the-latest-baby-name-data-tells-us-about-the-shifting-culture/ New data…
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Zeitgeist: Why Gen Z Men Want to "Give Violence a Chance"
Read the blog post: https://www.authormedia.com/zeitgeist-gen-z-men-see-the-system-rigged-against-them/ Two unrelated incidents—the death of Henry Nowick, a…
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Pope Leo XIV Releases 42,000-Word AI Encyclical
Read the blog post: https://www.authormedia.com/zeitgeist-pope-leo-xiv-gives-catholic-novelists-green-light-to-use-ai/ Pope Leo XIV released Magnifica…
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The Pattern of IP Destruction And The Business Case Against Defilement of the Source
Read the blog post: https://www.authormedia.com/zeitgeist-stories-made-by-people-who-hate-them/ Christopher Nolan's upcoming film adaptation of Homer's Odyssey…
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How the Nationalism vs. Globalism Fight Shapes the Book Market
Read the blog post: https://www.authormedia.com/zeitgeist-globalists-vs-nationalists-what-the-uk-and-japanese-elections-tell-us-about-the-changing-culture/…
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Why Empire Strikes Back Hits Harder Than Return of the Jedi (Grim Bright vs Noble Bright)
Read the blog post: https://www.authormedia.com/zeitgeist-first-turning-noblebright-vs-second-turning-grimbright/ What do Kelly's Heroes, Star Wars, The…
- Zeitgeist Report
BOMBSHELL: Grand Jury Charges SPLC With Wire Fraud - Millions Funneled to KKK
Read the blog post: https://www.authormedia.com/zeitgeist-southern-poverty-law-center-indictment/ A federal grand jury in Montgomery, Alabama has indicted the…
- Zeitgeist Report
America's Divide & Your Reader's Hidden Moral Code
Read the blog post: https://www.authormedia.com/what-do-americans-consider-immoral/ A new Pew Research study mapping American moral attitudes reveals data…
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The $2.6M Domestic Thriller BOOM: Why Readers Are Obsessed
Read the blog post: https://www.authormedia.com/capturing-a-shifting-zeitgeist-of-paranoia-betrayal-and-disrupted-domestic-normalcy/ A new Catalytics report…
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What Project Hail Mary Gets Right that Marvel Forgot
Read the blog post: https://www.authormedia.com/zeitgeist-project-hail-mary-rockets-past-226-million-at-domestic-box-office/ Project Hail Mary has crossed $430…
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Every AI Villain Is Actually a Pagan God
Read the blog post: https://www.authormedia.com/zeitgeist-ai-as-metaphor-corporations-pagan-gods-the-managerial-state/ For the past 40 years, AI villains in…
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The Cultural Zeitgeist Shift That's Making Indie Authors Rich
There’s a culture shift underway that most authors aren’t seeing. Even traditional publishers can’t figure out why their titles are resonating. If your book…
- Zeitgeist Report
One Piece SURPASSES Superman as the Best-Selling Comic of All Time
Read the blog post: https://www.authormedia.com/zeitgeist-one-piece-passes-superman-as-best-selling-comic-with-600-million-copies/ One Piece has officially hit…
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Techno Thrillers Are Up 49% — NOT For the Reason You Think
Read the blog post: https://www.authormedia.com/zeitgeist-mystery-thriller-suspense-k-lytics-report/ The latest K-Lytics mystery, thriller, and suspense report…
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Does Birth Control Impact Reader Preferences?
Read the blog post: https://www.authormedia.com/zeitgeist-hormonal-birth-control-may-quietly-change-what-romance-readers-crave-in-male-heroes/ Could hormonal…
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From Shakespeare to AI: The Biggest Language Shift in 400 Years
Read the blog post: https://www.authormedia.com/zeitgeist-ai-could-trigger-an-english-language-reset-like-the-norman-conquest/ AI and tools like ChatGPT and…
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The GLORY Market: Why Manga is CRUSHING American Fiction
A massive cultural shift is creating an untapped book market opportunity for authors as glory-seeking narratives make a comeback after years of grimdark and…
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Romance Book Pricing Proves the Diamond-Water Paradox
Read the blog post: https://www.authormedia.com/zeitgeist-romance-dominates-kindle-but-shows-signs-of-maturing/ Julia Quinn just raised over $426,000 on…
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Why Conservative & Christian Fiction Fails (And How to Fix It)
Read the blog post: https://www.authormedia.com/zeitgeist-conservative-art/ Why do conservative and Christian authors struggle with creative fiction while…
- Zeitgeist Report
Brandon Sanderson: AI Can't Replace THIS
Brandon Sanderson delivered a groundbreaking keynote speech at Dragon Steel Nexus revealing he couldn't tell the difference between AI-generated prose and…
- Zeitgeist Report
Halftime SHOWDOWN: Who is the Winner?
Read the blog post: https://www.authormedia.com/zeitgeist-two-halftime-shows-one-nation-what-the-super-bowl-split-says-about-american-readers/ The 2026 Super…
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Cozy Fantasy is EXPLODING - Opportunity For Authors
Read the blog post: https://www.authormedia.com/zeitgeist-k-lytics-cozy-fantasy/ Cozy Fantasy is surging with unprecedented demand that far exceeds supply…
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NHL Pride Drama VANISHES: The Vibe Shift Authors Need to Understand
Read the blog post: https://www.authormedia.com/zeitgeist-vibe-shift-in-hockey/ The NHL just revealed a massive cultural vibe shift that every author needs to…
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AWFUL: The New Acronym Targeting Authors (And Why Publishing Should Be TERRIFIED)
A new cultural acronym is emerging that could reshape how authors are perceived: AWFUL (Affluent White Female Urban Liberal)—and it's being used exactly like…
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Bible Sales Hit RECORD HIGHS - But Christian Publishers Are FAILING?
Read the blog post: https://www.authormedia.com/zeitgeist-record-breaking-bible-sales/ Bible sales reached all-time record highs in 2025 with 19 million units…
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The Font Wars: A Beauty Revolution in Publishing
Read the blog post: https://www.authormedia.com/zeitgeist-fonts-get-political/ The US State Department just switched from Calibri back to Times New Roman, and…
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A Zeitgeist Lesson in Optimistic Nostalgia
Read the blog post: https://www.authormedia.com/zeitgeist-steak-shake/ Steak 'n Shake grew 15% while major fast food chains declined, revealing a powerful…
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What Iran's Revolution Reveals about "The Destroyer Hero"
Read the blog post: https://www.authormedia.com/zeitgeist-radical-islam-moves-to-europe/ Iran's nationwide protests and Trump's geopolitical actions reveal a…
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Paranormal & Christmas Romance Trends for 2026: How AI, Tropes, and Escapism Are Shaping the Genre
Read the blog post: https://www.authormedia.com/zeitgeist-christmas-romance-vs-paranormal-romance/ Dive into the latest trends in paranormal and Christmas…