The Time Machine Predicted the Post-Human Era

Just as J. G. Ballard and Ray Bradbury, the eerie foresight with which H. G. Wells told of a dystopian future feels increasingly palpable. Nay, is actually here, despite any rosy “we can make a change” attitudes to the contrary. And unlike, say, Philip K. Dick, Wells does not predict a future in which humans have evolved (some more reluctantly than others) with technology, but … Continue reading The Time Machine Predicted the Post-Human Era

The Division Between Famous & Non-Famous Foretold in Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said

Known for his mastery of depicting the surreal, yet believable police state, Philip K. Dick’s Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said details the harrowing experience of Jason Taverner, a world-famous TV show host and singer who finds himself completely unrecognized and unknown in an instant. Among other themes, the novel is particularly salient with regard to illuminating the insignificance one feels when he is not … Continue reading The Division Between Famous & Non-Famous Foretold in Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said