As I’ve watched the recent protests, riots, and looting that have swept the US and other parts of the world, I’ve been reminded of a piece I wrote a little while back about the summer of 1977 in New York, which saw people take to the streets (though not in…

NOTE: I started this piece with the intent of writing a review of Reese’s novel, but as I went through my notes, I realized that too much vital information would be glossed over if I tried to cram it all into 1000 or so words. So I decided instead to…

In the opening sequence of Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner (loosely based on Phillip K. Dick’s award-winning novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?) the camera crawls along above a hellish-looking city — aptly referred to as the “Hades” landscape. Flame-spewing cracking plants and dots of red-yellow artificial light dominate the…

I don’t remember the exact moment I decided to stop eating meat. I don’t remember the day, either. Or even the month. …