Receive monthly updates via our RSS feed, or by signing up to our monthly newsletter. September 2026 We’re disheartened to see a lot of the organization for direct action done on platforms that spy on its users, we’ve often talked … Read more
Don’t let the absence of a flying car in your garage distract you: we are definitely now living in a version of the future out of J.G. Ballard or William Gibson. Every day I notice a news story that startles … Read more
At first glance, it looks like any other quiet cemetery, with rows of gravestones set against freshly cut grass and the occasional visitor passing through. But just beneath the surface, it is anything but quiet. Millions of bees have built … Read more
Preface I first wrote down these ideas in early 2017, just after I started to make a living as an artist. I came to them over time, but I wanted to document them at that specific moment in my career. … Read more
When people ask what I do for a living, I’m faced with two choices: either I can lie or I can bore them with the truth, which is too complicated to explain succinctly. While those around me have normal, definable … Read more
I used to have boring health. I never had more than the flu, been admitted to the hospital, and I could eat whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted. In late 2023, that changed when I developed chronic nausea. The nausea … Read more
Open Questions Are We Living in the Age of Info-Determinism? Increasingly, our networks seem to be steering our history in ways we don’t like and can’t control. By Joshua Rothman August 13, 2024 Illustration by Josie Norton Save this storySave … Read more
Claire L. Evans is a writer and musician exploring ecology, technology and culture. The first time it happened, it was an accident. But every dream is. It would have been my last REM cycle of the night, had I been … Read more