Ghosts of Neoliberalism | The Signal From Tölva
The landscape of Britain is full of ghosts. They don’t take the form of spectral shimmers or occult presences. Rather, they’re manifested in…
The Cyberspace we Forgot | Neuromancer
The fingerprints of Neuromancer, William Gibson’s seminal 1984 novel, can be seen all over contemporary pop culture. It popularised the terms “cyberspace” and…
The Cyclical Apocalypse | Rust
A week in Rust is a lifetime. Seven days has passed and the terrain, once barren, is now littered with human structures. However,…
A Circle and a Line | The Witness
It’s natural, as human beings, for us to only breezily consider how we will engage with objects at the moment of proximity. Far…
The Garden Ages | Myst series
“I think he will carry this island home in his pocket, and give it his son for an apple.” –Sebastian, The Tempest How…
The Tyranny of Kawaii | Tokyo 42
Every cyberpunk story, great or otherwise, is defined through the language of urban spaces. Were we to draft a composite sketch of the…
The Hunger Artists | Little Nightmares
The lucid surrealism of Czech filmmaker Jan Svankmajer is one of cinema’s most eerie spectacles. Svankmajer’s juxtaposition of rough-hewn stop-motion animation with live-action…
An Ornament in the Void | Prey
You may have never heard of Galina Balashova. Yet she occupies a unique place in history, being the first architect to ever be…
The Hushed Casket | What Remains of Edith Finch
My early life could be aptly described as a series of exoduses—some voluntary, others not. Forfeited couches, hotel beds, the backseat of our…
