Assuming my issue of EYE SPY, a British glossy devoted to “The Covert World of Espionage,” can be trusted, between…
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Destination: Oklahoma
Going West is an adventure. Maybe not as much as was when you had to take a covered wagon and…
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…
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…
The Search for Serious Literary Fiction for Republicans
The shelves of America’s bookstores do not accurately represent the inner life of their customers. Where are the Tea Partiers…
The Smug Technocrats who will rule Tomorrow
America should be more open than ever. Women and minorities are no longer excluded from high-earning professions and, if you…
Common People: Class And The 80s
In the 1970s it was unusual to see wealthy families on television. The Jeffersons with their deluxe apartment in the…