Category: Essays

Glienicke Bridge, a.k.a. "Bridge of Spies" used for prisoner exchanges in the Cold War (seen from the Eastern side).

Dark Forest Checkpoint

Well. We’ve arrived at another US election. Is there freedom and democracy on the other side..? Or…

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Full Earth from Artemis II, April 2026.

On Returning to the Moon

Sometime between when I write this and you read it, NASA’s “Artemis II” spacecraft, with a crew…

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AI, Automation, Ritual, and Process in Art

A reflection on generative art, AI, automation, personal ritual, and process in making art in a social…

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Spooky forest in unnatural colors

Inside the Dark Forest

Right after the 2024 election, in November, I wrote an article, “Entering the Dark Forest“, where I…

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