From AIDS to Corona, Silence=Death

April 1, 2020

In his book The Return of the Real: The Avant-Garde at the End of the Century, American art critic Hal …

Pandemics, Contagion, and Fear, part 2

March 20, 2020

Over the next few days (weeks?), I will post excerpts from my book Going Viral: Zombies, Viruses, and the End …

March 19, 2020

Do you remember the migrant caravans? How can you not, right? You barely escaped with your life! In 2018 and …

April 29, 2017

Ever since the election in November, I’ve had several friends mention that they were going to ration their Facebook time, …