MUSIC IN PHASE SPACE

Tag: Mythologies

  • On Deluded Stars, Echo Chamber Enthusiasts, Selective Readers, and Positive Spin Masters:

    In the domain of cultural production and reception, the figure of the actor operates not merely as a vessel for artistic expression but as a complex node within a network of self-representation, critique, and ideology. This essay examines the archetypes of Deluded Stars, Echo Chamber Enthusiasts, Selective Readers, and Positive Spin Masters through a lens…

  • Nerds

    Nerds, with their towering intellects and compulsive need to quantify everything from the stars in the sky to the lint in their pockets, often entertain a peculiar notion. They believe that by diving headfirst into a cultural tradition of lesser wit—say, a mathematician becoming a die-hard Thomas Carlyle fan—they can somehow outsmart the grim specter…