In which we discuss,
1. "The Killing Jar" by Laurie Penny,
Motherboard
2. "The Closest Thing to Animals" by Sofia Samatar,
Fireside Fiction
Along with, among other things:
Fantastical bureaucraciesBeetlejuiceDefending Your Life The, now somewhat out-of-date but preserved for future generations, list of story stropes Strange Horizons was seeing too much of in 2012.The Arts Council is absolutely a real thing.Quasi-autonomous non-governmental organizations.British vs. U.S. sitcomsLaurie Penny and the London Riots- Panic on Streets of London
What Really Happened in Trafalgar SquareThe Politics of the London Riots (an overview from Rehanna Jones-BoutalebTrue Crime Making of a MurdererSerial PodcastGeorge SaundersDepression- Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh
Jessie Burton, on success, creativity, and the anxious spaceBefore SunriseKevin BrockmeierRobot Hugs, "Nest"