PinnedMichael GunninBeyond The ZeroAn Encomium for Cormac McCarthy’s The CrossingIt only seems fitting to use the most obscure celebratory adjective imaginable to title an essay in adulation of a Cormac McCarthy novel…Jul 21, 2021Jul 21, 2021
Michael Gunn21 in 21: The Social Network (2010)21 in 21 is an essay series considering 21 movies from the past 21 years, one from each year, beginning with 2000. The series is a…Jan 18, 2021Jan 18, 2021
Michael GunnState of Crisis, Part 2: Military Industrial ComplexAmong the more prominent objects of systemic and structural critique is “the military industrial complex.” The phrase “military industrial…Jan 8, 2021Jan 8, 2021
Michael Gunn21 in 21: Lost in Translation (2003)21 in 21 is an essay series considering 21 movies from the past 21 years, one from each year, beginning with 2000. The series is a…Jan 8, 2021Jan 8, 2021
Michael GunninBeyond The ZeroState of Crisis: IntroductionEach brutal truncheon-blow, gleefully delivered from behind riot gear, results in mirrored fractures in the physical and in the symbolic…Sep 19, 2020Sep 19, 2020
Michael GunninBeyond The ZeroThe Last Word: 1997 and the “Decline” of Literary FictionIn his accompanying essay to the New York Times’ greatest works of fiction published in the last 25 years event (itself published in 2005)…Sep 17, 2020Sep 17, 2020
Michael GunninBeyond The ZeroQuibi-quitous Consumption“During the day, you have these ‘in-between’ moments. Ten minutes here, fifteen minutes there, where you want to see something great.”…Sep 17, 2020Sep 17, 2020
