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Welcome to The Fell Beast

Mark Harbinger has a writing practice—wait, what the WHAT?! Yep. And, as a subscriber, you're invited.

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February 2026

Media Literacy That Can Withstand...Itself!

After 30 years doing this (off and on), here's what I recommend...

Feb 10 • Hug Morenz Foundation (Mark H)

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December 2025

A Holiday Message

Reprinted from 2024 ~~> Thank you, Chris. Wherever You Are.

Dec 24, 2025 • Hug Morenz Foundation (Mark H)

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The Treason of the Artist

Leaning on LeGuin when you reach The Farthest Shore

Dec 19, 2025 • Hug Morenz Foundation (Mark H)

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November 2025

Media Literacy in "Critical..." Condition

I was asked to look at "Critical Media Literacy", critically...

Nov 7, 2025 • Hug Morenz Foundation (Mark H)

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October 2025

Digital Well-Being is Part of a Delicious Breakfast

Elmo sells devices while all our muffins continue to burn

Oct 11, 2025 • Hug Morenz Foundation (Mark H)

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August 2025

The World is, Burning, Man

We can be either stoic or frantic—depending on where we put the comma.

Aug 20, 2025 • Hug Morenz Foundation (Mark H)

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Days of Future, Pissed

Competing Visions For Our Kids' Futures

Aug 14, 2025 • Hug Morenz Foundation (Mark H)

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July 2025

Irony Deficiency

On Superman, Comments, Art, and Why Everyone Else’s Media Literacy is “Cringe” (Trigger Warning: Funny Videos)

Jul 2, 2025 • Hug Morenz Foundation (Mark H)

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May 2025

AI Literacy (Now With Just The Right Number of Fingers)

AI Literacy II of II: Here's what I would use for an AI Literacy unit

May 24, 2025 • Hug Morenz Foundation (Mark H)

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We're in the EndgAIme, Now

Soon, AI Bots Could Have More Rights Than You Do

May 15, 2025 • Hug Morenz Foundation (Mark H)

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March 2025

Magic Thinking and the Divine Right of LLMs

"Jesus is just AI right with me. Jesus is just AI right, oh yeah!"

Mar 29, 2025 • Hug Morenz Foundation (Mark H)

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