Truth-Seeking Archives - The Cranky Creative Blog

A rusted, bent shopping cart overflowing with pixelated digital icons like shattered red hearts, a broken blue verified checkmark, and smiling emojis, set against a background of a crumbling, post-apocalyptic city street.

March 5, 2026 The Cranky Creative

Age of decay: the enshittification of everything

Am I the only one noticing that everything is turning to crap? Crap ads. Crap science. Crap food. Crap music. Crap movies. Crap people. Crap software that you “subscribe” to

Nuclear explosion symbolizing the explosive fallout from calling out hypocrisy in the 'bold' ad industry

January 21, 2026 The Cranky Creative

The creative farce: why the world’s “boldest” thinkers are actually the biggest cowards

If your “boldness” requires a permission slip from the HR department, you are not a pirate — you’re a parrot. WARNING: explosive post ahead. In the ad world, we worship

January 13, 2026 The Cranky Creative

The lost generation: how DEI mandates erased Millennial white men

They told you it was “progress.” They called it “equity.” But if you look at the cold, hard numbers, it looks a lot more like a targeted demolition. For a

January 4, 2026 The Cranky Creative

Flu risk increased 33% after vaccination: Cleveland Clinic study

Trading the flu for something worse? They’re at it again. For more than a week now, my Facebook feed has been inundated with “news” channels from around the country posting

Our hidden history. Photo of the White City at the Chicago World's Fair.

December 7, 2025 The Cranky Creative

History is a lie — uncovering a lost global civilization

What if everything you learned about history was wrong? Is official history a lie? Did we inherit a majestic past only to be taught “we built it”? In my recent

NASA bloopers showing astronauts on wires, combined with a composite image of a CGI globe and missing Apollo 11 tape boxes.

November 9, 2025 The Cranky Creative

NASA bloopers: wire fails, lost evidence, and CGI globes

After taking aim at processed food in my last post on “The Foodening,” I felt the need to aim a little higher… about 200 miles above Earth, to be precise.

November 4, 2025 The Cranky Creative

The brands you trust are poisoning your food (for profit)

Stop blaming yourself for being sick. We are living in a rigged game, and the playing field is literally your dinner plate. As devoted Cranky readers know, I am highly

Joe Rogan interviews Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience

January 23, 2025 The Cranky Creative

Facebook firing its ‘fact checkers’ is a win for truth

I’ve seen a lot of emotional posts from people upset that Meta has put an end to its “fact checking” on Facebook. What they don’t realize is that Facebook’s “fact

June 9, 2024 The Cranky Creative

Why Google is not your friend

(AKA, The Internet is neither free nor fair under Google) Remember when Google felt like a helpful search engine, a gateway to all the world’s knowledge? Now, it’s more of

NFL football fans playing a drinking game with Super Bowl LVIII ads

January 30, 2024 The Cranky Creative

Million-dollar mind control: why ‘your favorite Super Bowl ad’ does not exist

Pass the chips, hold the Kool-Aid. This Super Bowl, The Cranky Creative is serving up some red-pill hors d’oeuvres. Plus: The ultimate Super Bowl ad drinking game! Super Bowl LVIII

Health care provider gives a woman a vaccine.

October 21, 2023 The Cranky Creative

They’re telling the truth behind closed doors [UPDATED]

I had a health scare yesterday. I’ll tell you about it sometime, but right now, I need to tell you something else. Something you won’t read in The New York