PinnedLady HoratiainThe Ugly MonsterJoin a Union, Now!Enough with the layoffs in the video game industry8 min read·May 20, 2024--2--2
Lady HoratiainThe Ugly Monster‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ and The Lie of Scarcity‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ shows us the lies of scarcity, and how we can free ourselves from its grip·10 min read·May 22, 2024--6--6
Lady HoratiainThe Ugly Monster‘Vivarium’: The Horror of the SuburbThe suburb is a ‘place of life’, and the threat itself·8 min read·May 15, 2024--8--8
Lady HoratiainThe Ugly Monster‘Sid Meier’s: Civilization VI’ and Trying to Make a Better WorldIs it possible to make a better world? And what can ‘Civilization VI’ tell us about that?·12 min read·May 10, 2024--15--15
Lady HoratiainThe Ugly MonsterFallout: Imagining a UtopiaWhat if a utopia was possible?·16 min read·May 5, 2024--5--5
Lady HoratiainThe Ugly Monster‘War For the Planet of the Apes’ and the Nature of WallsAs we watch the apes build the wall, we are reminded of the violence of borders·8 min read·Apr 14, 2024--4--4
Lady HoratiainThe Ugly Monster‘Crimes of the Future’ and the Nature of Control and OwnershipWho decides what we get to do with our own selves? ‘Crimes of the Future’ shows what happens when it isn’t up to us.·9 min read·Apr 13, 2024--4--4
Lady HoratiainThe Ugly MonsterCloud Atlas: Resisting ImpermanenceBy achieving permanence we achieve immortality·14 min read·Apr 2, 2024--4--4
Lady HoratiainThe Ugly MonsterThe Politics of ‘6 Underground’What can we deduce about Michael Bay’s politics by watching this film he produced and directed?·11 min read·Mar 25, 2024--4--4