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BOOK RECOMMENDATION: Black Archive #42: The Rings of Akhaten, by Will Shaw

I had the pleasure of giving Will's book a cursory glance during the writing process -- something that turned out a little embarrassing, since I had no feedback to give him other than 'wow, this is so good!' Everything considered, then, this definitely a book I can recommend. For those unfamiliar, the Black Archive is … Continue reading BOOK RECOMMENDATION: Black Archive #42: The Rings of Akhaten, by Will Shaw →

Things To Keep You Sane In Isolation

Or: things my friends made! These are strange times. Even if you're an introvert like I am, it's amazing how much being unable to go out suddenly leaves you with a longing to just run and run and run across the field behind your parents house, into the sunset, forever and ever. Or maybe that's … Continue reading Things To Keep You Sane In Isolation →

REVIEW: Neoreaction A Basilisk (Elizabeth Sandifer, 2016, Eruditorum Press)

When faced with the name Elizabeth Sandifer, any good Doctor Who fan (like me) will think of TARDIS Eruditorum, or "A Psychochronography in Blue." Often political, regularly strange and always insightful, the series of blogs from beginning to present of Doctor Who is an incredible achievement. At once, it's something of an unofficial history of … Continue reading REVIEW: Neoreaction A Basilisk (Elizabeth Sandifer, 2016, Eruditorum Press) →

REVIEW: Humankind (Timothy Morton, 2017, Verso Books)

In Humankind: Solidarity with Non-Human People, Timothy Morton looks on Marx as a piece of computer software. Specifically, he seeks to sweep through Marx's thinking and identify the 'bug' in his system, which is, according to Morton, his anthropocentrism. Whether Morton succeeds or not seems to me a difficult question, but, for reasons I hope … Continue reading REVIEW: Humankind (Timothy Morton, 2017, Verso Books) →