Monthly Archives: June 2015

Resisting the Habits of the Algorithmic Mind

Michael Sacasas thoughtfully suggests that our reliance on machines to make decisions for us may lead us to outsource our moral judgement, With some Heart of Darkness and Hannah Arendt and a few good examples from recent media sources to … Continue reading

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Vacation Alias

Vacation Alias The old man asked me for my name. For some reason I said, “Marshall.” “As in Marshall Dill Pickle?” he said, Producing a finger gun and The playful sound of shooting. I thought, I guess I will be … Continue reading

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Singing From A Place I Recognize

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Emily’s Blues

Good morning, Midnight! I’m coming home, Day got tired of me – How could I of him? Sunshine was a sweet place, I liked to stay – But Morn didn’t want me – now – So good night, Day! –Emily … Continue reading

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Form, Content, and Transformation

Originally posted on Larval Subjects .:
The difficulty is that it is the form or structure, not the content, that must be transformed to produce genuine psychodynamic or political transformation.  One might believe that they’ve produced a radical transformation by switching…

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