Benjamin Espen
The Long View 2008-12-07: The Components of Freedom; Mad Max in South Asia; Our Precious Bodily Fluids; Virtual Catacombs
This is a a great blog post. The linked Reason article about the “Libertarian moment of 2008” looks hilarious in retrospect. The last 14 years have if anything seen the acceleration of the trends the article mentions, but I doubt many people in Anglosphere countries feel much freer. The hyper-individualized
Linkfest 2022-02-04: The Stainless Steel Rat
Stuff Ian Likes: The Stainless Steel Rat
I rather enjoyed Harry Harrison’s The Stainless Steel Rat, but as Ian notes, the various books in the series vary widely in quality. Ian’s post is well worth reading, as he is able to look at the entire series as a
I have a beautiful dream follow up
In May of 2018 I wrote an article for Ordinary Times, I Have a Beautiful Dream. I speculated about the redevelopment of an unused city block with a kind of gentle density. I wrote a short sequel on my own blog, I have a beautiful dream, but what really happens?
The Woodcutter's Shack
I saw this Swedish painting of a birch grove at The Daily Timewaster, and it immediately struck me as a location in the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
Part of my enjoyment of that game was the visual variety of the settings, many places such as this could
The Pulp Archivist launches a Substack
The Pulp Archivist has launched a Substack, The Obelisk. Since I turn to the Pulp Archivist for knowledge of the pulps and adventure fiction, I can heartily recommend you check this out.
Correction:
The Pulp Archivist pointed out to me that this Substack is run by the Bizarchives, he just