For the first time in ages, I'll be attending Balticon in person. Not just as myself but also as A.J. Harris, too (for a few late evening sessions). You can see the my part of the program here. I'll also be attending as a normal fan, seeing a few friends, and hoping to attend a… Continue reading Shipping Up to Balticon 59
Author: urdith
Would be author, photographer and dreamer living in the corporate world.
CyberNoir Philosophy: “Words are much too valuable to be free.”
Max Headroom, after its cancellation, returned with two unaired episodes during the late 80’s Writer’s Strike to fill in gaps in network schedules. “Lessons” was one of the unaired episodes. On the surface it’s a tale about censorship run amuck, headed by a computer that decides what should or should not be censored based on… Continue reading CyberNoir Philosophy: “Words are much too valuable to be free.”
“Just give us what we want, and we all come out winners.”
This is a pretty common trope. It shows up in all sorts of media. It also shows up in think pieces about 'what can the Democrats do to rebrand themselves' from folks who won in (R) districts. Their secret to success? It's not just talking a about economic issues and actually redressing the wealth drain,… Continue reading “Just give us what we want, and we all come out winners.”
“Just give us what we want, and we all come out winners.”
This is a pretty common trope. It shows up in all sorts of media. It also shows up in think pieces about 'what can the Democrats do to rebrand themselves' from folks who won in (R) districts. Their secret to success? It's not just talking a about economic issues and actually redressing the wealth drain,… Continue reading “Just give us what we want, and we all come out winners.”
A.J. Harris in the New BWE Anthology!
A.J. Harris is featured in Best Women's Erotica of the Year Volume 11
NOIR/CYBER Philosophy – Power, Privilege and Body Banks
I think about Max Headroom a lot. I’m old enough to remember the first broadcast. I taped it on my dad’s VCR. We got a VCR years after all my friends. It was a big deal for us. My family never spent money, even if they had it. I always got the sense they were… Continue reading NOIR/CYBER Philosophy – Power, Privilege and Body Banks
David Lynch Has Moved On
We lost David Lynch today. David Lynch the artist. The painter. The filmmaker. The photographer. The musician. The weatherman. In High School, I had an unrequited crush on a girl. We both liked Twin Peaks. I'd saved money to get an audio cassette of the soundtrack. When I heard it was her birthday, I gave… Continue reading David Lynch Has Moved On
Old Fears in Oil
The first time I saw the original Nosferatu, it was a 16mm print with the tinting restored - blue for night, amber for day. I've never seen the Herzog Nosferatu in theater, only on video and DVD. All of the different versions struck me in different ways. They were beautiful and horrific and sad in… Continue reading Old Fears in Oil
CyberNoir Philosophy: Selling Your Mother for Egg in your Beer
You’ve probably heard this old phrase. “He’d sell his own mother for a dollar/drink/free meal.” It’s a character flaw – they’re either desperate or morally bankrupt. Often, they’re poor or have pretensions to social climbing. Think of the sleazy lawyer always on the make. Think of the partner who sold your counterfeiting plates for just… Continue reading CyberNoir Philosophy: Selling Your Mother for Egg in your Beer
Upcoming Blogs: Thoughts from CyberNoirAlley
Life is a series of stages. Those stages, for me, are about being a different “X Guy” at different times. In high school, I was ‘that weird guy’ or ‘that Kafka guy’ because of my love of SFF and deep obsession with the works of Franz Kafka. I even had a T-shirt from the local… Continue reading Upcoming Blogs: Thoughts from CyberNoirAlley
Biomechanoid Blues 