THE USONIAN

Unpacking Islamabad

A new study of the master plan for Islamabad, Pakistan, using space syntax analysis

Jun 4 • Harrison Blackman

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May 2026

Bring on the "aquans"

In Kobo Abe's unsung masterpiece, Michael Crichton meets Philip K. Dick

May 21 • Harrison Blackman

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The Iraq Wars

Watching history be written before our very eyes

May 14 • Harrison Blackman

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The Attentionauts

My first magazine cover story

May 7 • Harrison Blackman

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April 2026

The Sequel Problem

"The Night Manager" Season 2 and messing with a good thing

Apr 23 • Harrison Blackman

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The Architect and the Animal

How animals have inspired architecture, as seen in Kostas Tsiambaos' new book

Apr 16 • Harrison Blackman

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Introducing "To-Go Zine"

A charity zine about food culture in L.A. after the 2025 fires

Apr 10 • Harrison Blackman

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March 2026

Contemplating endless war

On Ali Cherri's film about the Cypriot conflict, "The Watchman"

Mar 19 • Harrison Blackman

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That time I was in a Greek chocolate commercial

The double-edged sword of being a different type of DEI hire

Mar 12 • Harrison Blackman

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Attack of the drones

Food delivery bots are changing the delivery game — perhaps

Mar 5 • Harrison Blackman

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February 2026

Notes from 'Grendel'

"The Art of Fiction" may not be the best writing manual for the 21st century

Feb 19 • Harrison Blackman

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The ‘First’ Winter Olympics

How Chamonix 1924 iced out a rival Nordic competition

Feb 12 • Harrison Blackman

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