Random can be good. Random can lead you to discovering new things. Random can take you out of your safety zone and into new, sometimes uncomfortable worlds. Random is a way of forcing yourself to […]
Category: books
The Future Was Yesterday
My taste in fiction tends to be dark. As in, Orwell’s 1984 is one of my all-time favorite books. Never has anyone captured the tools of surveillance, tribalism, misinformation, and psychological manipulation by those with […]
A Collection of Brilliant J.G. Ballard Book Covers
“Ballardian” is actually a word. According to the Collins English Dictionary it means “resembling or suggestive of the conditions described in J. G. Ballard’s novels and stories, especially dystopian modernity, bleak man-made landscapes and the […]
Alexa and The Very Warped World of Demon Seed
So, there was this brilliant scientist who thought it would be a good idea to make a “smart home” back in the 70s. This was over forty years before Alexa was born. The smart home […]
Murakami Covers From Around the World
Haruki Murakami had his first book published in 1979 and is still going strong. He’s the author of WIND-UP BIRD CHRONICLE, 1Q84, KAFKA ON THE SHORE, NORWEGIAN WOOD, HARD-BOILED WONDERLAND AT THE END OF THE […]
Heavy Metal Loser
So, there was this guy who became kind of a heavy metal god. He sold over 38 million records and was worshiped by both audiences and fellow musicians alike. And yet, if you take what […]
Heartbreak City: Thanks a ton, Colson Whitehead!
I lived in New York for seventeen years. I never thought I would leave. It was the place I belonged. A place of constant energy and incredible beauty. Just being there made me feel like […]
The Stranger and the Cure
The Stranger by Camus. A short book. A great read. A book that could change your life. On the surface it’s a simple story of a man who takes a vacation to help him recover […]