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"The Cortège" and our ambiguous cybernetic present
Welcome to "Clanker City": an exploration of automation's impact on Los Angeles
21 hrs ago • 
Harrison Blackman
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September 2025

Monster Dogs
A closer look at maybe the weirdest novel ever
Sep 11 • 
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August 2025

Now Entering the Real Twin Peaks
"That gum you like is going to come back in style"
Aug 28 • 
Harrison Blackman
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The Art of Time in Fiction
How should we "write time" in fiction? Joan Silber has some answers
Aug 21 • 
Harrison Blackman
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Case Q. Kerns's "Habitat"
An inventive debut sci-fi novel reminiscent of David Mitchell and Philip K. Dick
Aug 7 • 
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July 2025

Now Entering Oppenheimer Land
If Oppie only knew that Los Alamos would end up a creepy strip mall
Jul 31 • 
Harrison Blackman
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Cryptonomicon
The lack of propulsion in Neal Stephenson's doorstop "thriller"
Jul 17 • 
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An early warning system for the internet
My new feature story takes us down the rabbit hole
Jul 10 • 
Harrison Blackman
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June 2025

The Wildcat Behind Glass
Karen Emmerich on her new translation of Alki Zei's classic novel
Jun 26 • 
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Mount Rushmore: Four Favorite Novels
A post in which I channel those cool Letterboxd movie-ranking videos
Jun 19 • 
Harrison Blackman
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David Lynch
On his unique legacy shading the history of Hollywood cinema
Jun 12 • 
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Night Film
Multimodal storytelling in Marisha Pessl's thriller
Jun 5 • 
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