Hopeful Monsters
Étienne Fortier-DuboisCulture, technology, and other macromutations
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 235 | Founded | 6 years ago | Last Issue | 23 days ago |
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Who Were the Original Monsters in “Now Is the Time of Monsters”?
Detail from the Ramakien murals at Wat Phra Kaew, Bangkok (1783)
Consider this popular quote, attributed to the Italian Marxist philosopher Antonio Gramsci:
The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time...
Reality Is Joking About U
Circe Invidiosa, by John William Waterhouse (1892)
Before its key role in nuclear fission was discovered in 1938, uranium was a minor element, little more than a byproduct of more valuable substances. It was first identified in 1789, the y...
Spring 2026 Tech Tree Updates
The Tree of Life, detail from the Stoclet Frieze, by Gustav Klimt (1905-1911)
I was recently interviewed by The New Books Network about the Historical Tech Tree! It was fun answering fairly deep questions about the project and some of my o...
Noticing the Beauty in Ads, Commerce, and Capitalism
“Characters from Plays as Merchants and Customers,” from the series Flourishing Business in Balladtown, by Utagawa Hiroshige (1852)
The Fushimi Inari shrine in Kyoto is one of Japan’s most popular tourist attractions. It is a large Shinto...
Middle Age(s)
Wheel of the ten ages of man, from the Psalter of Robert de Lisle (c. 1310)
Some say that a human life can neatly be divided into thirds. Assume you’ll live to 90 — a healthy lifespan, slightly above most life expectancies — and you get th...
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