“Maybe that’s why we’ve never heard a peep from anywhere. It’s not just that the universe is too big. Which … More
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A more evanescent realm
“None of it is real, though, because reality lies in a different, more evanescent realm. These are only the names … More
Layers of Heaven
“What is it about punk? “Back in the ‘60s—now safe and cozy under a twenty-year blanket of consensus history—the basic … More
Nothing Could Exist
“Life would be impossible on such a planet. It wouldn’t get enough heat and light, and if it rotated there … More
“Nothing you could really call a nuclear war…”
“No comets crashing, nothing you could really call a nuclear war. Just everything else, tangled in the changing climate: droughts, … More
Double Back
“Consider the insertion of Philip K. Dick into Blade Runner 2049 as a metafiction, something Dick did consciously and unconsciously … More
Quantum Life
“That life was not organic, animal and vegetable and lesser kingdoms, growing, breathing, drinking, eating, breeding, hunting, hiding; it kindled … More
“How does one hate a country, or love one?”
“How does one hate a country, or love one? Tibe talks about it; I lack the trick of it. I … More
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