" This essay quotes Laurie Anderson's observation that virtual reality doesn't look real unless you put dirt in it.
This essay's author imagines asking a record store employee "You wouldn't have any Shonen Knife, would you?" and being told "Sir, this is a music shop." This essay quotes Laurie Anderson's observation that virtual reality doesn't look real unless you put dirt in it. The author of this essay says "My ass is out of here" after hearing about the death sentence handed down to the Dutchman Johannes Van Damme. It notes that shopping and eating are the two main pastimes in a (*) place where people can get a massage with a happy ending at the mall. This essay recounts a "relentlessly G-rated experience" in a place which is described as having "no slack," as if IBM possessed a physical country. For 10 points, name this essay about Singapore by William Gibson.
This essay's author imagines asking a record store employee "You wouldn't have any Shonen Knife, would you?" and being told "Sir, this is a music shop.
"Disneyland with the Death Penalty"