{"slug": "chuck-tingle-at-the-internet-archive-in-sf", "title": "Chuck Tingle at the Internet Archive in SF", "summary": "Chuck Tingle hosted a comedic event at the Internet Archive in San Francisco, featuring interactive games and a discussion of generative AI, where he affirmed his preference for human-made art. The event drew a packed audience and highlighted themes of self-affirmation and embracing one's inner weirdness.", "body_md": "Chuck Tingle did a “reading” at the Internet Archive this week, and I had to write about it.\n\nChuck writes erotica, horror, and comedy books with titles like *Space Raptor Butt Invasion* and *Pounded in the Butt by My Handsome Sentient Library Card Who Seems Otherworldly but in Reality Is Just a Natural Part of the Priceless Resources Our Library System Provides*. I haven’t read any of his books yet, but I can’t help loving Tingle’s online personality.\n\nThe event was high-energy and packed with hilarious videos and images Chuck had produced. It felt more like a one-person comedy show than a traditional book reading. In fact, I don’t think he read a single page. Instead, he kept the audience laughing all night with interactive bits like “Monster Dating Game” and a contest to invent a new nickname for San Francisco. The winning entry, by the way, was “*San Francisco: The City Of Discreet Hot Dog Dentists.”*\n\nHe also shared his thoughts on generative AI.\n\nWhen asked if the art on his covers was AI-generated, Chuck Tingle replies “If I want my bisexual Mothman erotica, by darn, it's going to be made by human hands.”\n\nThe biggest theme of the night was self-affirmation. Be yourself and embrace your inner weirdness.\n\nIf you ever get the chance to see Chuck Tingle, I highly recommend it. It was hilarious, surprisingly uplifting, and Tingle came across as an incredibly charming person.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/chuck-tingle-at-the-internet-archive-in-sf", "canonical_source": "https://docpop.org/2026/07/chuck-tingle-at-the-internet-archive-in-sf/", "published_at": "2026-07-20 03:02:03+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-17 18:43:20.057066+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["generative-ai"], "entities": ["Chuck Tingle", "Internet Archive"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/chuck-tingle-at-the-internet-archive-in-sf", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/chuck-tingle-at-the-internet-archive-in-sf.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/chuck-tingle-at-the-internet-archive-in-sf.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/chuck-tingle-at-the-internet-archive-in-sf.jsonld"}}