fig. 1. ‘Ancestors’ by antyphayes, 2025. ancestors. The car whispered through pretty as in an optical illusion. Out of the rubble and flame of the Twenty-first Century, was born 30 mile…| the sinister science
fig. 1. ‘Maybe’ by antyphayes, 2025. Taking advantage of its enmity, armed with machine pockets, ready to snap over flat and fertile shallow doorways or behind each other out of the way…| the sinister science
I’ve neglected this blog over the last few months, only to return with a vengeance. The second post in as many days! Marx’s Theses on Feuerbach is a foundational text–of revolutionary theory and practice as much as contemporary social science. The shock waves of Marx’s peculiar brand of “materialism”–also called ‘revolutionary’ ‘practical-critical activity’ and ‘revolutionary … Continue reading Ode to Marx’s Theses On Feuerbach→| the sinister science
fig. 1. ‘Planet of the Chumps’ by antyphayes, 2024. Back in 2015 I had the strangest idea: rewrite Planet of the Apes (1968) without the apes. Perhaps not the strangest idea, of mine or…| the sinister science
three versions. exploring tomorrow [1] millions of years old, and a vast new environment, the future lies open to mankind’s assault. of fathoming and charting to the very ends “So long Thy power hath blest me, Sure it still will lead me on.” “No! . . . no-o-o-o!” –everything’s happening so fast all of a … Continue reading exploring tomorrow→| the sinister science
fig. 1. ‘a lot of nice little things’ by antyphayes, 2024. a lot of nice little things. 1. in red smoke and his true identity is 2. revealed. 3. Emphatic. 4. the cliff. 5. Silence magni…| the sinister science
fig. 1. ‘from planet ANYO 64’ by antyphayes, 2024. human race. I’d still want to die. from every standpoint. important than life or death. This was the first time any white man in absol…| the sinister science
hold the future in your hand: an assortment of thoughts The agents of capital rarely say these days that possessing a hi-tech object is akin to “holding the future in your hands”. Instead, they sometimes say and more often imply the pessimistic criticism of people like Jean Baudrillard and J.G. Ballard who have both argued … Continue reading hold the future in your hand→| the sinister science
at Los Alamos; he paints us to whom or to what? In these odd little building the buildings I make out dark shadows of tanks reduced to selfish, vicious animals and a plastic sheet that count themselves wistfully as old-timers. I cannot find the answers in any telephone by which he mysteriously remains in suspended … Continue reading at Los Alamos; he paints us→| the sinister science
the category of lost causes Robots arrange attack targets from none to just a few thousand. that were being set up in factories they deem hostile. Israel an enormous mirror. I remember very little from the vacation, of culture attained by the weakness that tortured his. “A very fine piece of work, the galaxy is … Continue reading The category of lost causes→| the sinister science