COVID-19 and Our Purgatory of Consumerism
Our pandemic quarantine has become the sublime enactment of Baudrillard's theory of consumption – that modern consumption, with its myth of individual liberty and choice, is in fact 'de-socialising'.
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The Human Animal in Natural Labitat: A Brief Study of the Outcast
The secluded island trope in films such as Cast Away and television shows such as Lost gives culture a chance to examine and explain the human animal in pristine, lab like, habitat conditions. Here is what we discover about Homo sapiens.
Solitude Stands in the Window: Thoreau’s ‘Walden’
Henry David Thoreau's Walden as a 19th century model for 21st century COVID-19 quarantine.
“Hope and Rebellion Are Inextricably Linked”: An Interview With Author Anjali Sachdeva
"Some people would argue that writing stories about rebellious people is not actually an act of rebellion," says Sachdeva, "but I believe those people underestimate the extent to which we internalize a story that really moves us."
Do We Dream of Electric Sheep Like Blade Runner’s Corporate-Produced Replicants?
The isolation of Blade Runner 2049‘s inhabitants reinforces their need for genuine connection, which the divisive effects of global capitalism undermines.
Massive Illusions: A Look Back at Gazpacho’s ‘Night’ With Keyboardist Thomas Andersen
Ten years later, Gazpacho's fourth LP, Night, remains the group's best representation of isolation, reflection, and yearning.