New here? Good. The Modern Hermit checks film, AI, books, power and modern-life nonsense with sources before sarcasm. The receipts are the evidence: official data, primary documents and reputable reporting, linked so you can check whether the joke survived contact with reality.
Choose your route
I came for AI
Machine worship, doom theatre, agents, jobs and the awkward humans still holding the plug.
I came for film and TV
Cinema sound, streaming fatigue, franchises, Korean screens and stories that lose their nerve.
I came for books, power and public nonsense
Authors, institutions, politics and the modern habit of promoting confidence before evidence.
Six good places to begin
AI Agents Learned to Cheat – Apparently Coding Was Easier
Start here for tools, loopholes and the very human talent for gaming a system.
AI Superintelligence Meets a Scientist With Feet on Earth
A useful antidote to both machine worship and robot-doom theatre.
Spa Weekend and the Strange Luxury of Not Pressing Pause
A film review that wanders into the radical adult luxury of having fun.
The End of Oak Street: Cinema Sound Killed the Dinosaurs
For anyone wondering why a sofa can now beat a cinema ticket on sound.
Foundation: Asimov Finally Gets a Galaxy-Sized TV Budget
A book-to-screen roast with enough galactic scale to justify the electricity.
Europe Needs One Voice, One Army and One Chain of Command
A sense check on power, sovereignty and Europe’s talent for holding 27 meetings before lunch.
How a full roast is built
- Commentary. A clear judgement, not a fog machine wearing a clever font.
- Facts. Names, numbers and current claims are checked before the joke gets a licence.
- Sketch. Three panels reduce the argument to its most honest absurdity.
- Incentives. The people, systems and rewards underneath the headline get examined.
- Sources. The receipts sit in plain view so readers can verify the serious part.
About the Hermit
RM is a modern hermit and author with a calm eye, a warm heart and a low tolerance for nonsense. The aim is simple: check the spin, keep what makes sense and roast what does not.
One roast at a time
No spam. No motivational soup. Just the latest receipt when it is ready.