"A question from the New York Times’ Bookends, “Where is the great American novel by a woman?,” got an interesting answer from the Pakistani novelist Mohsin Hamid... [Ursula's answer, in short:] But there’s something coy and coercive about the question itself that made me want to charge into the bullring, head down and horns forward. … Continue reading Who Cares About The Great American Novel?
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Polybius: The Urban Legend of the Government’s Mind-Controlling Arcade Game
"Gamers who tried it couldn’t stop playing, and began acting oddly: they were nauseous, stressed, had horrific nightmares. Others had seizures or attempted suicide, many felt unable to control their own thoughts. It was only later that they recalled how Polybius was serviced more often than other games. Men in black suits opened the machine … Continue reading Polybius: The Urban Legend of the Government’s Mind-Controlling Arcade Game
