THE USONIAN

'The Odyssey' toys with the Bronze Age's original sin

How Nolan updates the Homeric poem with ancient (and modern) relevance

Jul 23 • Harrison Blackman

Watchmen

On the villain who already won

Jul 16 • Harrison Blackman

Usonia 250

Forget America. The Usonian is celebrating five years of emails.

Jul 2 • Harrison Blackman

June 2026

The ghost editor

On my shadow career as a book development consultant

Jun 18 • Harrison Blackman

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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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