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Hysteresis and the Mark-Makers
The American center-left through the lens of Pierre Bourdieu’s theories
24 hrs ago
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Memento Salis
Prolegomena for any future digital saltspaces
Sep 3
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August 2025
Dark Age Stylesheet
Developing a visual style guide based on James Gunn's Superman
Aug 30
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A Tale of Four Supermans
A design history of the Superman franchise
Aug 30
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Towards the Cosmopolitan Supergrid
From Subprime Globalism to Cultural QE
Aug 27
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Art as Memory
On art forms as memory technologies
Aug 17
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Welcome to the Cosmopolis
A talk on Wednesday, a new big synthesis of stuff
Aug 12
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Tab Budget
Dark Age Microfiction #1
Aug 4
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July 2025
Texts as Toys
Writing is now toy-making, reading is now playing with toys
Jul 27
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Summer 2025 U.S. Vibe Brief
A contemporary sentiment and vibe map of the US with o3
Jul 26
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Occam’s Shaving Cream
And other joy-sparking nuggets
Jul 20
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The Beekeeper's Dilemma
The Great Detective ponders retirement
Jul 13
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