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Flusser on life

Posted on 11/12/2012 by kunzelman

Life on earth is a specialized formulation or organization of this peculiar solution. Essentially, life can be regarded as drops of specialized seawater that eventually dissipate into unspecialized seawater. If we can imagine another planet covered in oceans of even … Continue reading →

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Latour on Aramis

Posted on 10/16/2012 by kunzelman

Nothing happens between two elements of Aramis that the engineers aren’t obliged to relay through their own bodies. The motor breaks down, the onboard steering shakes and shatters, the automatic features are still heteromats overpopulated with people in blue and … Continue reading →

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Quote: Metro 2033

Posted on 10/12/2012 by kunzelman

It appears that the devastation we brought upon ourselves was complete. Heaven, hell, and purgatory were atomized as well. So, when a soul leaves the body, it has nowhere to go and must remain here in the metro. A harsh, … Continue reading →

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McCloskey on Rhetoric

Posted on 10/02/2012 by kunzelman

The trick of claiming certitude as a way of avoiding serious persuasion is Plato’s Trope. I hold in my hand a proof, such as they have in mathematics–not the wretched opinions they trade in the courts of law–that kings should … Continue reading →

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Steven Shaviro on Postmodernity

Posted on 09/03/2012 by kunzelman

Our only chance lies in this: to remake ourselves over and over again, frenetically chasing fashion, keeping up with state-of-the-art technology, and always being sure to purchase (or steal) the latest upgrades. Isn’t that the American way? Even the most … Continue reading →

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David Mitchell on Films

Posted on 08/21/2012 by kunzelman

. . . the vacant disneyarium was a haunting frame for those lost, rainy landscapes. Giants strode the screen, lit by sunlite captured through a lens when your grandfather’s grandfather, Archivist, was kicking in his natural womb. Time is the … Continue reading →

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Some preliminary Dear Esther remarks

Posted on 01/28/2012 by kunzelman

I am excited about Dear Esther coming out next month. It will be a day one purchase for me, and there aren’t a lot of games that hold that kind of weight for me. So this is the trailer for … Continue reading →

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Mieville on Lovecraft

Posted on 05/24/2011 by kunzelman

I think Lovecraft is an astonishing visionary writer, and the source of his vision, in many cases, is race hatred. Now what do you do with that? Do you say, “I’m not going to read any of his stuff”? Do … Continue reading →

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Lovecraft and Wells

Posted on 04/19/2011 by kunzelman

So does this sound like Lovecraft to you? I heard cries of terror and their little feet running and stumbling this way and that. I do not remember all that I did as the moon crept up the sky. I … Continue reading →

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