Archive - The Ick

Will AI Feel Disgust?

On the origins and future of the ick

Aug 20 •

How the Left Gagged on Sex Work

And dismantled a revolution

Aug 13 •

You Don’t Have IBS, You Have An Eating Disorder

But why not both?

Aug 6 •

July 2025

How to Lower Your Standards

On escaping Prince Charming Syndrome

Jul 30

The Idiot’s Guide to Mystical Interactive Theater

A fortune teller's attempt at dramaturgy

Jul 24 •

"Don’t Look At Me!"

My first experiences with gender envy + the sanctity of the Jewish Deli

Jul 16 •

The 'Moist' Mind Virus: Why We Hate Wet Sounds

On misophonia and socially transmitted disgust

Jul 9 •

The Politics of Contagion

Dispatches from the immune system of a failed utopia

Jul 2 •

June 2025

Is The Ick Real?

An investigation of female primatological filters

Jun 18 •

Men Want to Be Sons, Not Parents

Your assumptions about motherhood give me the ick

Jun 11 •

Announcing The Ick Season 4: The Magazine

Big news for the new season!

Jun 4 •

May 2025

I Kissed Musicians for a Living Pt. 2

re-post from season 1

May 28 •

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