A mysterious object has arrived, and we buckle down for a wild ride through the various concepts, designs and possible meanings of the Tycho Magnetic Anomaly known as the MONOLITH.

The shape, the significance, the storytelling of this literal ICON of cinema. Humans have been building structures to commune with the heavens since we began. What happens when they build one for us? Why does this deceptively simple and unique shape pop up over and over throughout our history?

Plus: psychedelic TV tendrils, Gigolo Joe, and Mass Effect! It's Gucci.

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