So I have something of a sad announcement to make today, one that I’ve been putting off posting. I’m not going to be able to continue with this blog. I need to make a living and unfortunately the level of engagement with my latest posts has not been enough to make that possible.Â
I intend to maintain the blog as a We Hunted the Mammoth archive, and will periodically put up posts highlighting some of the best stuff that has appeared here over the many years of Mammoth’s existence. And I plan on dropping in from time to time with brief commentaries and pointers to other pieces I write, but this will be more occasional than regular.Â
I want to thank everyone who has contributed to this blog over the course of its run. And not just those who have donated money (but huge thanks to all of you!) but also those who’ve contributed with artistic and technical help and by making the comments here so vibrant. In case you’re wondering, you all have posted more than 800,000 (!) comments here over the years.
I’m proud of this blog, which began chronicling and mocking the growing manosphere long before most people had any idea what it was, and which helped to shape the discourse about it as it metastasized into the monster it is today. When I began I really had no idea what I was getting into, much less that the blog would last as long or get as much attention as it did. I’ve learned a lot doing Mammoth, and a lot of that I learned from you all, especially those regular posters whose comments further illuminated the issues under discussion, and who were willing to call me out when I went wrong. I’m glad I got to know you.
I’m grateful to those who have continued to donate even while I wasn’t putting up new material, and I hope that some of you will keep on donating to help pay for the not inconsiderable costs of hosting the blog and its massive database of posts and comments.
Again, thanks to all of you; you were the ones who made this blog possible.
David Futrelle
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For interested parties: the Gävle Goat is up.
Update: on 27 December 2025, the Gävle Goat became a casualty of Winter Storm Johannes, going SPLOP like an inflatable lawn Rudolph.
Uh, @Full Metal Ox, one of your embeds has somehow become corrupted
@Sylvia:
There being nothing more to see, today Gävle collected their fainting Goat and closed the live feed until next year. (A Goat is replaced only if the damage occurs before 13 December, Saint Lucy’s Day. There’s also the considerable matter of damage repair following Johannes’ ravages, in Norway and Finland as well as Sweden—including road closures and massive power outages; three people were killed by falling trees.)
I’ve heard a few people joke that the windblown Goat was the sacrifice for a better 2026. Which, given what 2025 was like for much of the world, might come true.
Of course this wish also depends on what God/the gods consider good for humanity too, which may not be the same thing as what mortal humans consider good for humanity.
I apologize for that mess back there. Apparently WordPress converts emoji into image links, and that can go badly when there are too many of them.
…aaand it’s gone. I had a post which was stuck in moderation for awhile, it finally showed up weeks later, but as of time of writing it’s gone again. It was about the 2026 emoji and some possibilities for the 2027 ones.