TOOL suck | but I still love them

Tool lyrics do read a bit like Maynard's therapy notes: "I've been wallowing in my own confused / and insecure delusions." And that's what most people need, therapy. But Maynard was the kind of rockstar who put you on a walkabout, stepping through your shadow and prying open your third eye. In the same lyric, he continues: "I wanna feel the change consume me / feel the outside turning in / I wanna feel the metamorphosis and cleansing I've endured." It's 'Break on Through' for the post-grunge generation, candid about the breaking, too, eventually: "[I choose to] kill and die and to be / paranoid and to lie / hate and fear and to do / what it takes to move through[5]"

in Modern Mythologies, a rant on 5G and the future of narrative

A bit past our cultural moment here, with some wild speculation that popped out when I finally sat down to wrap my head around 5G basics a few months back, when the topic was Late Night-hot. Published and edited by James Curcio, who has my humble thanks. Old SF would showcase “the terminal”, Dave speaking … Continue reading in Modern Mythologies, a rant on 5G and the future of narrative

Book takeaway: THE BYZANTINE ECONOMY, by Angeliki E. Laiou and Cecile Morisson

Laiou and Morrison's The Byzantine Economy is a study, not a story. I read it as an outsider struggling to keep up with the endless silks, vineyards, pottery, glassware, legislation, special taxes and shipwrecks so the conclusions make sense and there is gist to take away. The book covers almost the entirety of the empire's … Continue reading Book takeaway: THE BYZANTINE ECONOMY, by Angeliki E. Laiou and Cecile Morisson