General Cyberpunk Archive

Spiderman 2099

I vaguely recall the 90s effort of plopping Marvel superheroes into a cyberpunk future … looks like they’re at it again

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Killswitch

Found this today in my news alerts, a review of the X-Files classic Gibson/Maddox written episode, Killswitch. And I totally agree with the write-up, yep, my fav X-File episode. Well that and the dude with the tail&#

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Gibson in the News

His blog has gone quiet, which is always a good sign! Most likely taking a much needed little vacation, but he usually blogs while “in between” — perhaps Lady Muse have visited him! Anyway, he’s now all doctored up — honorary degree conferred! I like one of the headlines, “Now he’s the Doctor of Cyberspace!” [&hellip

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What ever happened to Wired?

There was a time I actually used to subscribe to and read magazines… Now with the internet being such an excellent place to get technology and book reviews and other good stuff it a very rare occasion that I will actually take the time to read a magazine and god forbid I crack open a [&hellip

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Virtual World Griefers

Interesting articles in Wired about v-world griefers, malicious or just practical jokers? I do agree with the sentiment that it really shows how serious the players take their in-game experiences through how exasperated they become. But griefing someone so much they quit a game? That ain’t good

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25-Year Director’s Final Cut – Blade Runner

This has been on my mind for awhile, didn’t show up in my xmas stocking but it’ll be around soon enough, have no doubt. I like the point made here, that all the “Net lore made ‘Blade Runner’ a richer experience.” All the FAQs and behind-the-scenes recountings add more texture to the movie. And the [&hellip

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A reality stranger than fiction for cyberpunk prophet

Interesting article about William Gibson over at canberra. Talks about how a single event in history can cause the world to switch course. Enoc

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Cyberpunk Poetry?

I guess it makes sense and someone has had to do this at some point… Check out this article over at the Poetry Foundation.. Enoch

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After the Silicon Rush

So PopMatters has an article on the post-cyberpunk movement.  Um, I guess I should actually read these things before I go and post ’em here, but it’s like five pages long and I’ll read it over lunch and get back to you. But I did see reference to lots of authors, usual suspects&#

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Living to 1,000

The Washington Post reports on a new book by Aubrey de Grey that posits that some folks alive today may well live for 1,000 years. Well, actually, they report on his claims and the contest held to debunk his theories of treating aging as a disease — and curing it. De Grey’s book has indeed just [&hellip

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