They Hide in the Light

One of the more fascinating figures of the collision of 20th Century pop culture and future-science is Otto Binder. 

First Born Unicorn

David Duchovny's long-running sex comedy Californication wrapped this past summer. We looked at some of the symbolism in the series in a Stairway to Sirius post a few years ago (and another here) but I thought this past season was worth a Picture Parade, y'know, just for the giggles and grins.

Covered by the Sacred Fire: Philip K. Dick's Divine Madness

So, what's the difference between madness and true magical thinking? It's a question that needs to be asked. For me, it's simple: the difference is the result. Usually, it's the only yardstick we have at hand.

The Siren: Shallow then Halo

In the previous installment of a story that continues to grow and grow quite unbidden (and apropos of nothing else I've been researching lately), I detailed a number of bizarre omens/synchronicities in Cocteau Twins records that seemed to foreshadow the mythic tragedy of Elizabeth Fraser and Jeff Buckley, a story that seems to have been written long before it transpired.