ISSUE FOUR
ISSUE FOUR
THE SYSTEM UNBROKEN_
This month we concern ourselves with change—and the lack thereof. Revolutions that dance precariously between dream and reality, systems that live eternally one step ahead of the collapse, and the battles of art and capital played out in lurid grotesque.
A DREAM OF REVOLUTION_
BY TREVOR DRINKWATER — Before ``the red pill`` became synonymous with The Matrix, and then with reactionary masculinity, Paul Verhoeven's Total Recall offered a dream-ending red pill of its own—with revolutionary possibilities.
``THE ONLY IMPORTANT ELEMENTS IN ANY SOCIETY ARE THE ARTISTIC AND THE CRIMINAL, BECAUSE THEY ALONE, BY QUESTIONING SOCIETY'S VALUES, CAN FORCE IT TO CHANGE.``
SAMUEL R. DELANY
ARTICLES
ARTICLES
FEATURES_
We live in a time of dramatic change, but also the apparent failure to progress—the stars seem ever closer, even as our feet remain firmly planted on the ground. This month we explore the forces that hold us close to earth, and how we might loose ourselves from their terrible gravity.A SPECTRE IS HAUNTING THE OPERA_
BY CHRIS WOODWARD — De Palma's topsy-turvy Phantom of the Opera adaptation remakes the classic tale into the story of an avenging auteur striking back at commercialization.
SUBGENRES OF THE APOCALYPSE
BY COLIN BROADMOOR
THIS WAS A TRIUMPH
BY LOUIS EVANS
``ALL THAT YOU TOUCH YOU CHANGE.``
OCTAVIA BUTLER
STAY SHARP
STAY SHARP