Brian Niemeier 12/12/25 Brian Niemeier 12/12/25

The Gatekeepers Can't Save You: How Indies Can Find Patrons and Thrive in the Ruins - Part 3: Why Only Neopatronage Lets Creators Build Their Own Success

Brian Niemeier 12/11/25 Brian Niemeier 12/11/25

The Gatekeepers Can't Save You: How Indies Can Find Patrons and Thrive in the Ruins - Part 2: The System That Promised Everything Delivered Nothing

Brian Niemeier 12/10/25 Brian Niemeier 12/10/25

The Gatekeepers Can't Save You: How Indies Can Find Patrons and Thrive in the Ruins - Part 1: The Monoculture Died; No One Noticed

Brian Niemeier 12/8/25 Brian Niemeier 12/8/25

Outrage, Box Office Collapse, and the Death of Organic Culture

Brian Niemeier 12/2/25 Brian Niemeier 12/2/25

Outrage Marketing: The Egg Timer Tolls for Thee

Brian Niemeier 11/28/25 Brian Niemeier 11/28/25

Hollywood’s Long Nightfall Brings New Stories in Its Shadow

Brian Niemeier 11/20/25 Brian Niemeier 11/20/25

Why Modern Cinema Feels Fake

Brian Niemeier 10/16/25 Brian Niemeier 10/16/25

Culture Is Not Downstream From Politics; It Is Downstream From Power

Brian Niemeier 10/14/25 Brian Niemeier 10/14/25

From Education to Indoctrination

Brian Niemeier 10/10/25 Brian Niemeier 10/10/25

Generation Y: Children of Ozymandias

Brian Niemeier 10/8/25 Brian Niemeier 10/8/25

What Is Cyberpunk? Not What You Think

Brian Niemeier 9/23/25 Brian Niemeier 9/23/25

Walk, Don’t March: Why Protests Won’t Save Fast Food

Brian Niemeier 9/22/25 Brian Niemeier 9/22/25

Silksong Buries Borderlands

Brian Niemeier 9/2/25 Brian Niemeier 9/2/25

Roblox and Boycotts: When to Walk Away from Companies That Hate You

You can’t fight every battle. But you can fight this one. And when you do, you will discover something liberating: the refusal to fund your enemies is not a burden, but a blessing. It is the first step toward reclaiming your integrity and protecting your children’s future.