Glad to hear you enjoyed the Zavin book; I've been curious-but-resistant due to my everpresent fear of being exposed to another Ready Player One situation. Like you, I'm not a video game person, but I recognize that they hold powerful sway over our culture, and I think we need more critical takes on them than we tend to get from anyone aside from William Gibson.
Thank you for including my Joan Didion poem — I can’t (but can) believe that they sold for $9,000!! Also I loved your essay. Especially this line: “Better question: why does my first thought always involve punishing myself?” YES.
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Your recommendations are always fantastic! Thanks for this list!
Glad to hear you enjoyed the Zavin book; I've been curious-but-resistant due to my everpresent fear of being exposed to another Ready Player One situation. Like you, I'm not a video game person, but I recognize that they hold powerful sway over our culture, and I think we need more critical takes on them than we tend to get from anyone aside from William Gibson.
Thank you for including my Joan Didion poem — I can’t (but can) believe that they sold for $9,000!! Also I loved your essay. Especially this line: “Better question: why does my first thought always involve punishing myself?” YES.
I love your microessay, Hurley! And thanks as ever for the book recs!