Politics & Philosophy
Dystopia as a State of Mind
Somehow, human society has limped its way into 2020. Last year was a particularly prophetic one as far as cyberpunk goes– both Blade Runner and Akira, both staples of the genre, take place in 20...
“We’ve Got a City to Burn” – The Best of E3 2019
While in recent years the E3 conference may have devolved from a beautiful smorgasbord showcasing dozens of new, innovative games worth getting excited over to a deflating hype machine populated large...
Last Week in Cyberpunk 4/24/19
We stumble out of yet another sleepless night on the tail of end of a night shift, eyes aching and brain buzzing. How long has it been? Months? Years? We boot up the vid screen either way, craving swe...
Last Week in Cyberpunk 4/16/19 – The Harsh Reality Week
Cyberpunk Reality Organ Harvesting: the Latest Horror in Dystopian Reality for Uyghurs in Chinese Concentration Camps Back in January CNN broke the story of alleged re-education (read: concentration) ...
Last Week in Cyberpunk 4/2/2019
Can you hear me? Is this on? Did the pollution and radiation pumping from hearts and minds scramble this transmission? Because we got Aliens coming for you, Megazones to inhabit, a musical Junkie, and...
Recipe for hate – a review of Genocidal Organ (anime adaptation, 2017)
The year is 2020 and since a nuclear terrorist attack on Sarajevo in 2015, the first world has gone in full on surveillance mode. Faces, brainwaves and heartbeats are monitored by various devices at e...
Last Week in Cyberpunk 3/25/19
Welcome back, hackers, punks, loners, and aspiring cyborgs. This past week we’ve been keeping an eye on those who are keeping an eye on us, a proposed bill in California that will allow consumer...
Last Week in Cyberpunk – 3/4/19 to 3/17/19 the two week special
Through hiccups and crashes and the ever present screeching of white noise we are broadcasting to you from the digital wasteland. We are back to a regular scheduled program and bringing you two weeks ...
Last Week in Cyberpunk 2/25/19
Fresh off the digital presses (with only a hint of radiation), we bring you the latest in Last Week in Cyberpunk for all your weekly cyberpunk needs. This week we got a fresh cast for Altered Carbon, ...