Constellation: Giddiness
The combination of pleasure, excitation, and instability resulting from the sensory stimulation of technological media—the stimulative salary of the attention-driven tech-media environment where workers’ labour is their attention.
Trolley Trouble
Source: Open Happiness by Pilot2Kid The List (Excerpt) It is here I am hoping to locate the (very possibly powdered) Marcona almonds, but before I have the opportunity to search for them, I meet an unexpected scene. In front of me, and rushing away, is Nuttatich, her bare back sweaty in the harsh light. She…
Rulers of La Langue
Source: Breakfast by The Evolution Control Committee An Ode to a Slogan “Feeling good is a philosophy” Oh? Is that what it is? Well, the ad says so, so I guess I’ll call it quits and join your mobile network, oh rulers of la langue, teachers of wise secrets, gurus of capital How you have…
Sting Game
Source: Audience Effects from The Internet Archive Sting Game (Short Story) The buttons, their black centres irises in pools of white, three hundred eyes staring into the studio lights. Blank souls, unquestioning, waiting. “Everything’s wired up, Niamh. We’re good to go.” “I know I’m fucking wired.” “We’re making a mark here. This show…” “Paudie. Tell…
Synaptic Storm
Source: Varieties, Binaries, and Other Assortments by Discreet Metal Machine Music Whale – Part II Standing in the centre of an ego, covered in mayhem, think someone would clean it up, down there on the pavement cigarette butts, a stream of soda winding its way, detritus of the day, early morning fog, mind and sky,…
