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Essays exploring a utopian future, by Elle Griffin. https://elysian.press

  1. 4d ago

    Let's not moralize Botox

    On the human body as an aesthetic pursuit. And the technologies that were always going to advance it. This is the opening of the essay. Hear and read the rest at https://elysian.press/essays/lets-not-moralize-botox Get every essay by email at https://elysian.press/

    Let's not moralize Botox

  2. Oct 14

    Utopian worldbuilding in Chinese fantasy series

    C-dramas by and for women are re-writing China's past... and future. This is the opening of the essay. Hear and read the rest at https://elysian.press/essays/utopian-worldbuilding-in-chinese-fantasy Get every essay by email at https://elysian.press/

    Utopian worldbuilding in Chinese fantasy series

  3. Aug 25

    On the desire to live in a cabin in the woods

    What does it say about modern life that I dream of escaping it? This is the opening of the essay. Hear and read the rest at https://elysian.press/essays/desire-to-f**k-off-to-the-woods Get every essay by email at https://elysian.press/

    On the desire to live in a cabin in the woods

  4. Aug 18

    Why do I romanticize 18th-century chores?

    Was churning butter a beautiful way to spend the day or a chore to be automated away? This is the opening of the essay. Hear and read the rest at https://elysian.press/essays/romanticize-18th-century-chores Get every essay by email at https://elysian.press/

    Why do I romanticize 18th-century chores?

  5. Aug 11

    This sewing machine powers AI

    Meet the anti-AI AI. Read the essay and join the discourse at https://elysian.press/essays/this-sewing-machine-powers-ai Get every essay by email at https://elysian.press/

    This sewing machine powers AI

  6. Jun 18

    Let states choose their federal governments

    And join international governments à la carte. Read the essay and join the discourse at https://elysian.press/essays/let-states-choose-federal-governments-a-la-carte 0:00 Opening5:39 We should decouple federal governance from nation-states13:46 We should secede from nation-states and join federal governments à la carte23:04 We should decentralize global superpowers Get every essay by email at https://elysian.press/

    Let states choose their federal governments

  7. Jun 4

    Fractional ownership works for Banksy paintings—not cities

    Micro-sovereignties should be collectively owned by residents. Not fractionally owned by investors. Read the essay and join the discourse at https://elysian.press/essays/fractional-ownership-works-for-banksy 0:00 Opening7:26 Fractional ownership is a band-aid11:26 Community land trusts are a cure Get every essay by email at https://elysian.press/

    Fractional ownership works for Banksy paintings—not cities

  8. Mar 12

    An indigenous nation just built a better city than California Forever

    We should build more cities. But they should benefit residents, not just developers. This is the opening of the essay. Hear and read the rest at https://elysian.press/essays/senakw-builds-better-city-than-california-forever 0:00 Opening1:23 The Basque Country3:13 Gelephu Mindfulness City Get every essay by email at https://elysian.press/

    An indigenous nation just built a better city than California Forever
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Essays exploring a utopian future, by Elle Griffin. https://elysian.press

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  • Creator
    Elle Griffin
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    18
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 Elysian Press
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