Curtis White opens his treatise on debunking technological determinism, We, Robots, with a quote from Isaac Asimov: There was a time when humanity faced the universe alone and without a… Read more »

Much has been said in the liberal media about Republican gerrymandering of congressional districts. What has not been said, at least not as loudly, is that the Democratic Party does… Read more »

Fifty is the new twenty-five (probably), and that’s excellent news for the Beatles’ epochal Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, which was released in the US fifty years ago today (it’d… Read more »

Socialist Survivalism: A Democracy Beyond Democracy This is Part IV in a four-part series; don’t miss: Part I: Three Fateful Ironies of Democracy Part II: Beneath the Volcano Part III:… Read more »

Socialist Survivalism: A Democracy Beyond Democracy This is Part III in a four-part series; don’t miss: Part I: Three Fateful Ironies of Democracy Part II: Beneath the Volcano III. Cult… Read more »

The following is adapted by Curtis White from his book We, Robots: Staying Human in the Age of Big Data. November 8, 2016 is a day that will live in infamy, or… Read more »

Today marks the eighth anniversary of the death of iconic novelist (and Last Interview Series participant) David Foster Wallace. We reached out to Curtis White, author of many books, including… Read more »

I’ve been working my way through the twenty-six samurai movies that make up the series Zatoichi, the Blind Swordsman. The films were hugely popular in Japan in the sixties. Because… Read more »

Over the last few years, billions of dollars have been invested into virtual reality technology, and 2016 will finally be the year when VR goes mainstream. So now more than… Read more »

Ah, the long, sort-of-rich history of product placement in literature! MobyLives readers know all about books designed to sell Weber grills, Sweet ‘N Low, the nation of Malta, and Land Rovers—but what about books… Read more »