We all know time was different during the Pandemic – slowing down, stretching, fading, a year happening in a day and a day that went on for ages. Or was it two days?
It suggests that experts are lying, hiding the truth, or part of some conspiracy to control what we know. That kind of thinking doesn’t stay limited to history or archaeology, it spreads.
A Norwegian philosopher once said that human consciousness was a terrible mistake. To be honest, we can’t blame him.
Allegations about the fabled author’s uncle and his potential transgressions renew questions about how much an author’s personal experiences matter when we evaluate their work.
Adrian Chiarella’s Leviticus shows us the horror of being young and gay in an evil small town with extravagant flair.
Once upon a time, in the early 1970s, an ethnic Mexican adolescent observed Chicanos at a family gathering sporting brown berets, black Ray-Ban sunglasses, and beatnik-styled goatees.
We need ways to reach a better understanding of what’s happened, what is now, and what could be.
I lost someone this week that I loved so dearly. I am bereft. In all the years that we’ve been doing Tropics of Meta, I have never felt this hurt.