“The Odyssey” and “Backrooms”: Reclaiming cinema in 2026.
Two fascinating current films have left me with some optimism about where cinema of the 2020s may be headed.
The Outer Garden
Historic Photo: Dubai Creek in 1964, compared to today.
The mainstay of this waterway used to be pearls. Now it's oil, and high finance.
Midsummer Eve: A brief hiatus for this blog.
In the immortal words of Huey Lewis, all I need is a couple days off.
My book “Faraway Star” is out!
My latest book is available now, check it out!
My year of AI resistance. There’s hope!
AI is a fundamentally fascist technology expressly intended for the destruction, demoralization, and denigration of humans.
Cover Reveal: “Faraway Star,” my upcoming science fiction novel.
Here's the cover for my new book, out June 11!
Interiors: Entry hall of Haas-Lilienthal House, San Francisco.
This beautiful mansion, built in 1886, managed to survive the great earthquake and fire of 20 years later.