Assuming my issue of EYE SPY, a British glossy devoted to “The Covert World of Espionage,” can be trusted, between…
Category: Essays (page 2)
The game of (not) life
There is no better analogy for contemporary art than Conway’s Game of Life. This is not the same thing as…
Destination: Oklahoma
Going West is an adventure. Maybe not as much as was when you had to take a covered wagon and…
A Battered Bag of Memories
Strangers calling on a Friday night don’t often bring good news. My wife begged me not to pick up. A…
Writing and the World of Tomorrow
Before we had any idea how dangerous it was to bolt human beings to exploding tubes and launch them into…
A Universal History of Online Iniquity
“BREAKING: Confirmed flooding on NYSE. The trading floor is flooded under more than 3 feet of water.” It was a…
The Conspiracy against Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura
Most retired governors use their connections to assume quiet but well-paid positions in the private sector, or loud but well-paid…
Dave Hickey, Art World Apostate
Dave Hickey had a hell of a month. He announced his retirement from the art world to The Observer: “What…
Privatizing Paradise in the Murder Capital of the World
WHAT WOULD IT BE LIKE for a corporation to not only run an entire city, but to have built that…
M.F.A. Madness
Graduate school is hard for couples to endure. Temptation abounds. You live in penury among ambitious young (for the most…