Mar
02
Decline and Fall Free: Purge Night
Anakin Skywalker falls, leading us to ask: what does it really take to commit an atrocity?
18 min read
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Mar
02
Decline and Fall: The Turning Point
Revenge of the Sith ends. We contemplate the nature of coups, purges, and what it actually means to fall.
51 min read
Feb
17
Inaugurating the Cabinet of Curiosity
Ape gestures, urban evolution, and virus eaters: Heat Death launches a new science digest.
7 min read
Jan
30
The Ringmasters: An Interview with Josephine Riesman
On wrestling, the post-truth carnival, and the latent fascism of Vince McMahon
19 min read
Dec
25
Festival of Fires
Difficult heroes, failed rebellions, and how to rebuild a religion
20 min read
Dec
16
Decline and Fall Free: The Very Model of a Modern Jedi Master
Obi Wan Kenobi is the consummate Jedi. Is that a good thing?
13 min read
Dec
16
Decline and Fall: Anatomy of a Tragedy
Revenge of the Sith premiers. The Iraq War goes sour. We contemplate legitimacy, interpersonal politics and
magic.
39 min read
Nov
25
Decline and Fall Annex: Kosher Torture
Disney's Andor has a lot to say about imperial rule — and the difficulties of overthrowing it.
19 min read
Nov
10
I Met A Traveler From An Online Land
What do lost cities and the modern internet have in common?
17 min read
Oct
31
Halloween Heat Death Spooktacular
We were working in the lab, late one night, when our eyes beheld an eerie sight
16 min read
