If there was ever an episode of Max Headroom which remained embedded in my brain through my life, it was this one. Originally titled “Election Day” and later “Grossberg’s Return” the big draw was Charles Rocket coming back as evil corporate Yuppie Ned Grossberg. He uses his guile and complete lack of ethics to usurp… Continue reading CyberNoir Philosophy: Election Day in Max Headroom
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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.”
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
Merry Christmas (I Don’t Wanna Fight Tonight)
In the strictest sense, it’s not Christmas. That doesn’t hit until January 7th (yeah, some of us are old-school when it comes to our calendars. Orthodox represent, yo.). But, I did want to take a moment to thank folks for their support this year. My Wife - Because she’s been my number one fan this… Continue reading Merry Christmas (I Don’t Wanna Fight Tonight)
The Machine Is Always Hungry
A departure from The Horror Project today. Instead, I'm going to cast back to the ancient days of the early to mid 1990's - the post Regan cocaine crash, where all our sins came to roost in a recession and ugly prospects for the future. Hoped for change was being undercut by guys with corporate… Continue reading The Machine Is Always Hungry
Not-So-Cyberpunk 2020
The end of the year. Normally a time for reflection on the year. Honestly, though, my accomplishments can be boiled down to the following: Published in two anthologies this year. Completed draft of a full-length novel Attended two (smaller scale) workshops Kept my job for a full year Kept my personal life relatively intact Continued… Continue reading Not-So-Cyberpunk 2020
Nostalgia for Dystopia
One of my ongoing gags with friends is saying, “This wasn’t the cyberpunk dystopia I was promised. There’s supposed to be more neon and cyberwear.” A recent video takes on Cyberpunk and its reliance on visuals essentially created in the 80’s and, if I had to give it a tagline, it would be my cyberpunk… Continue reading Nostalgia for Dystopia
Walls, Drones, and Dreams – Sleep Dealer
Recent events, involving our government's horrific treatment of families seeking asylum from terror and death in Central America and the placement of children in privately run detention facilities, have made it difficult to do anything but post angry faces on social media, donate to folks willing to help, protest, and circulate articles about how our… Continue reading Walls, Drones, and Dreams – Sleep Dealer
It Was A Day
It Was A Day by Andrija Popovic (c) 2017 Andrija Popovic I'd just returned home and downloaded into my standard body when Theta pinged my personal network. "Hey? You centered yet?" "Gimme a bit. I'm still synching." My work body, designed for zero-G work, rested comfortably in the wall transfer closet. I shook the pins… Continue reading It Was A Day
This Was Not the Corporate Dystopia I Was Promised
The other title for this post is "We Need The Punk In Cyberpunk Now." Recent events has me thinking on a big influence on my formative years: the literature and the aesthetic of cyberpunk. While many grew up with images of the space age, with (white, western) humanity cementing its manifest destiny among the stars,… Continue reading This Was Not the Corporate Dystopia I Was Promised
Biomechanoid Blues 