Politics & Philosophy
Panopticon Pending
“You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it’s an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before.” – Rahm Emanuel This quote and the sent...
The Extraordinary Life and Influence of Philip K Dick
Philip K Dick, The Prolific Science-Fiction Writer Philip K Dick published a whopping 44 novels and 121 short stories before he died at the early age of 53. That’s about 44 novels more than most...
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...