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Vorpalizer on fantasy film and worldbuilding

Posted on 03/12/2013 by kunzelman

The great temptation, the fatal temptation, of adult fans of fantastic fiction is the temptation of Law. We want the contents of our imagination taxonomied and classified, ordered and indexed, subject to rules and regulations. Gaps exist to be filled. … Continue reading →

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Bob Plant on Foucault on Sadomasochism

Posted on 03/04/2013 by kunzelman

Let me be clear, I am not suggesting that S&M necessarily involves malice (or that its practitioners naturally harbor some ‘deep violence’), but rather that the possibility of such non-strategic eventualities has a productive function here. That a specific game could degenerate … Continue reading →

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Culture Ramp is Gone

Posted on 02/28/2013 by kunzelman

Back in November, I wrote a series called “Press Publish.” While I didn’t trumpet it as such, one intention behind its four parts was to clarify the problems that stand in the way of a more constructive, equitable, and robust … Continue reading →

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Josephine Saxton on science fiction

Posted on 02/27/2013 by kunzelman

What I would really like is for readers to read my work, not only SF fans, who have, like rubber fetishists and gourmets, Special Tastes, and often cannot enjoy anything outside their label. Let me put in a plea, not … Continue reading →

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Editor’s Note to Heavy Metal v1 #8

Posted on 01/13/2013 by kunzelman

In our local bookstore and yours, too, in the section where the self-help books were (replacing the women’s liberation books, which in turn had replaced the American Indian volumes after the Black Studies tomes), we now find shelves of science … Continue reading →

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Riff Raff and Haters

Posted on 01/11/2013 by kunzelman

In an interview with VLADTV, Riff Raff was asked about haters. It starts at about 1:53 into the video. How do you deal with haters? I don’t. That’s the whole deal. I don’t deal with them. Because no matter what … Continue reading →

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The Opening Editor’s Note for Heavy Metal Magazine

Posted on 01/09/2013 by kunzelman

Metal Hurlant means “screaming metal” — whatever that means. It was, and still is, issued by the Associated Humanoids. The magazine appears to be the work of an alien intelligence, as indeed it is. It is French. French is a … Continue reading →

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Sara Ahmed on the making of worlds

Posted on 12/21/2012 by kunzelman

Inhabiting a body that is not extended by the skin of the social means the world acquires a new shape and makes new impressions. Becoming a lesbian taught me about the very point of how life gets directed and how … Continue reading →

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Guattari on the Post-Media Era

Posted on 11/26/2012 by kunzelman

The emergence of these new practices of subjectivation of a post-media era will be greatly facilitated by a concerted reappropriation of communicational and information technology, assuming they increasingly allow for: 1. The formation of forms of dialogue and collective interactivity … Continue reading →

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