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This blogpost is about how William Gibson physically describes the Matrix in Burning Chrome. The Burning Chrome master blogpost is here. Electronic Consensus-HalluCINATION Early on in Burning Chrome Gibson describes the Matrix as an electronic consensus-hallucination that facilitates the exchange of massive quantities of data. The phrase electronic consensus-hallucination has…
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This blogpost is about Chuck Palahniuk’s untitled “Woke Western” work in progress. Woke Western On his substack Chuck Palahniuk, author of Fight Club, openly contemplated writing a Woke Western. This is of coarse a very stupid idea, but it is worth examining because it reveals a lot about modern cultural…
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This blogpost is about the House of Blue Lights in Burning Chrome. The Burning Chrome master blogpost is here. House Of Blue Lights The House of Blue Lights is a neuroelectronic sex shop, a sort of brothel of the mind. It’s revealed that Chrome, the person/thing they are trying to…
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This blogpost is about the Gentleman Loser, the bar in William Gibson’s Burning Chrome. The Burning Chrome master blogpost is here. The Gentleman Loser The Gentleman Loser is a bar. It’s a cyberpunk story so the story pretty much has to start in a bar. This bar is a chic…
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This blogpost is my review of the short story Burning Chrome by William Gibson. The Burning Chrome master blogpost is here. “Cyberspace” And The Ono-Sendai VII Burning Chrome is famous for two things. First, it is the story where the term “Cyberspace” was coined. Second, it serves as an unofficial…
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This is the master blog post for the short story Burning Chrome by William Gibson. Spoiler-Free Review of Burning Chrome: here // The Gentleman Loser in Burning Chrome: here // The House Of Blue Lights in Burning Chrome: here // What Does The Matrix Look Like in Burning Chrome: here
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This blogpost is about the dolphin in Johnny Mnemonic and how what it says about addiction in cyberpunk and modern society. The master blog post about Johnny Mnemonic by William Gibson is here. It’s Cyberpunk, So We Need A Hacker Remember the red swastika? That’s the password Ralfi put on…
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This blogpost is about how in Johnny Mnemonic, Molly Millions dispatches Lewis, the blond henchman, who represents the golden age of scifi. The Johnny Mnemonic master blogpost is here. Molly Millions Molly Millions – what a name. Even without knowing anything about her, the name clues you into what kind…
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This blog post is about Gibson’s use of the swastika and Aryan Race Rock in Johnny Mnemonic. The master blog post on Johnny Mnemonic is here. The Plot So Far Johnny has some data stored in his head and he arranges a meeting with his boss/fence to get paid. Except…
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This blog post is about the bouncer in the bar in Johnny Mnemonic and why it had to be transgender. The master blog post on Johnny Mnemonic by William Gibson is here. The Plot So Far Johnny Mnemonic is carrying an Addidas bag with a shotgun into as he heads…