JAMIE BRITTON recommends that we all buy at least two copies of a remarkable book of poems
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SCOTT ALSWORTH points to a new trend for cultural spaces within online gameplay and the need for socialists to create its content
PROBLEMATIC HISTORY: The virtual Holocaust Museum in the popular game Fortnite
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MARIA DUARTE goes down a bilingual rabbit hole with an impressive Jodie Foster
DAVID HARVIE recommends a selection of Harry Cleaver’s writing that documents working-class activism and offers a method, and a way of understanding and investigating the world
DAVID YEARSLEY is fascinated by the account of four composers who transformed their experiences of the second world war and the Holocaust into deeply moving works of art
PETER MASON thrills to the sound of south London-born Yussef Dayes, and the galaxy of musicians drawn into his orbit
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REALITY is changing – faster now than ever.
The spectre of the metaverse is looming large and the age of the quantum computer is right around the corner. Developments in artificial intelligence are yesterday’s news. Simulated experiences in virtual and augmented environments, where real and digitally generated content are combined, are altering the very fabric of our existence.
And it really is happening. Our museums, galleries, and cultural institutions are moving online. Video games are disseminating history. Battle lines are being drawn and a new class struggle is unfolding in worlds of wire.
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