What Makes Special Effects Work? What Makes Special Effects Work?
In Empire of Effects, Julie Turnock examines how George Lucas and Industrial Light & Magic transformed the way we make and view movies.
May 30, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Malcolm Harris
Stewart Brand’s Dubious Futurism Stewart Brand’s Dubious Futurism
What did the creator of the Whole Earth Catalog stand for?
Jun 13, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Malcolm Harris
We’re in the Midst of a White-Collar Crime Wave We’re in the Midst of a White-Collar Crime Wave
Financial malfeasance has never been more rampant, or more under-punished.
Apr 21, 2022 / Malcolm Harris
Sweeping Homeless Encampments Is Cruel and Unacceptable Sweeping Homeless Encampments Is Cruel and Unacceptable
We cannot sit idly by while police target the most vulnerable members of society.
Apr 14, 2022 / Malcolm Harris
Americans Don’t Have the Luxury of Being Picky Eaters Anymore Americans Don’t Have the Luxury of Being Picky Eaters Anymore
We’ve been spoiled rotten, but the days of avocados in December are over.
Apr 7, 2022 / Malcolm Harris
Silicon Valley Founders Are Not the Protagonists of Reality Silicon Valley Founders Are Not the Protagonists of Reality
The fall of bloated tech start-ups isn’t tragic, regardless of what the recent spate of TV series would have you believe.
Mar 31, 2022 / Malcolm Harris
Want to Fight Inflation? Take the Bus Want to Fight Inflation? Take the Bus
There’s more than one way to combat a price hike.
Mar 24, 2022 / Malcolm Harris
We Can Thank the Wobblies for the Biggest Labor Story of the Year We Can Thank the Wobblies for the Biggest Labor Story of the Year
The radical tactics of the IWW are better suited to the bleak US jobs landscape than those of mainstream trade unions.
Mar 17, 2022 / Malcolm Harris
That Was David Graeber That Was David Graeber
The anthropologist who coined “the 99 percent” and “bullshit jobs” died at age 59.
Sep 9, 2020 / Malcolm Harris
‘Love After Lockup’ and Its Subtle Message of Prison Abolition ‘Love After Lockup’ and Its Subtle Message of Prison Abolition
An insightful look into reentry for the newly freed, the reality TV show puts into stark relief the injustice of the criminal-justice system.
Apr 11, 2019 / Malcolm Harris