Last summer I went on the diet to end all diets. I had expected the […]
Author: Parker LaMascus
The. First. Annual. Poley. Awards. (2019.)
The first November day that I walk outside and can’t feel my nose, I know […]
arcana ad mortem 2: Walk a Parsec in Vader’s Boots
Welcome back to Arcana ad Mortem, where we go really in depth on something that […]
“Faustian Economics”, Amplified
Hell hath no limits (just like my word count). There are some names that can […]
The Love, Philadelphia
Philadelphia is unique among cities of the American northeast: it is known exactly as much […]
“The Sacred Jedi Texts”: Star Wars as Hermeneutic, Part 3
One of my favorite spaces in the world — right up there with Gaudi’s Sagrada […]
Finite Elements, Infinite Beauty
On Tuesday I had the privilege of attending a lecture by Thomas J.R. Hughes, who […]
arcana ad mortem 1: Workaday Sith
This is the premiere of a new series (title is a work in progress, but […]
long days, short years: part 2
It is December 15, 2017, around 20:30. I’m in Oklahoma City, asphyxiating. You see, on […]
A Beginner’s Guide to TOOL
Because I grew up listening to classic jazz and sea shanties on a vinyl record […]