I've seen things you people wouldn't believe

Momus traces the poignant line connecting Dr. Evil, Batty from Blade Runner, and T.S. Eliot’s Wasteland.

We know these people must die for their difference, but we are also fascinated by it. We are wedded to monoculture, but subtly disturbed by pluricide. And so, just before they die, evil characters representing “the unacceptable other” are given speeches which allow us to glimpse, simultaneously, how unlike us they are, and yet how like us, if only by the fact that they have had experiences, as we have too.

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Vivarium Review of Books

Vivarium is a new, semi-annual magazine from the Foundation for Innovative Writing, dedicated to reviewing and promoting new books of innovative, experimental, subversive, radical, visionary, or otherwise undervalued writing.

They’re taking pre-orders for the first issue at a discounted price for the first 100 orders Or you can become an early supporter for $24.99 and not only receive that first issue but see your name in it.

Pattern Recognition reviews

For a class he’s teaching, Daily Clique member jbushnell has been gathering reviews of William Gibson’s Pattern Recognition in prominent media outlets.

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