A deadly drone war rages between Ukraine and Russia. A.I.-generated images are appearing on restaurant menus …
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Out of View of the Panopticon
by Jess Flarity
Fifth Estate # 415, Summer 2024
a review of Anti-Oculus: A Philosophy of Escape by Acid Horizon. Repeater
Can Karl Marx & Sherlock Holmes Solve the Dastardly Deeds Done at a Rich Spa?
by Jess Flarity
Fifth Estate # 414, Fall 2023
a review of Karl Marx, Private Eye by Jim Feast. PM Press, 2023
A.I. Psychosis & Personality Simulators
by Jess Flarity
Fifth Estate # 414, Fall 2023
Earlier this year, I created a fifteen-minute presentation on the ethical implications of the program Midjourney …
The Revolt of Women in Horror Flicks
by Jess Flarity
Fifth Estate # 413, Spring, 2023
a review of Stepford Daughters: Weapons for Feminists in Contemporary Horror by Johanna Isaacson. Common Notions …
Is ChatGPT just a new tech toy or is it Skynet?
by Jess Flarity, Peter Werbe
Fifth Estate # 413, Spring, 2023
“We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any …
Space is Not the Place
by Jess Flarity
Fifth Estate # 411, Spring, 2022
a review ofHermetica by Alan Lea. Detritus Books 2021 The journey of a generation ship is …
Meg Ellison’s Pinhole Camera
by Jess Flarity
Fifth Estate # 410, Fall, 2021
a review of Big Girl by Meg Elison. PM Press 2020
She Exists Only to Please
by Jess Flarity
Fifth Estate # 409, Summer, 2021
Love dolls. Robo-whores. Slutbots. Synthetic options. Whatever you call the life-sized Barbies made by California-based Abyss …
Diamond Dogs
by Jess Flarity
Fifth Estate # 408, Winter, 2021
a review of Isle of Dogs by Jon Frankel. Whiskey Tit 2020 Every time Jon Frankel …