[1] Propositions have no inherent efficacy, even if they are true. [2] Thought experiments demonstrate much less than you think they do. [3] Proving that an argument is formally valid is not particularly impressive or persuasive. [4] It matters whether you actually...
This essay consists of remarks delivered at Florida Gulf Coast University, on September 10, 2026. university was once an institution whose purpose was the education and acculturation of elites, which is why classics dominated the curriculum. This conception of the...
The New Ancestors Bobby’s gone to get the drinks and some more weed, so I’ve got a little time to gather my thoughts. A prophecy about the Ascended and her sixteenth birthday. What’s that all about, and how come I’ve never heard about it before? I mean, I know I’m not...
Gendrome is a new novel by Daniel A. Kaufman, illustrated by Mariah Gregg-Fling. It imagines a world that is adjacent to, but not quite our own. Cathode Ray Zone is pleased to present Gendrome in serial form. We hope you enjoy reading it as much as we did...
In the Land of Turquoise and Pink Okay, we are back! The Land of Turquoise and Pink…where to start? You heard me tell Bobby about the beginning of the Proto-Scene; how theme-oriented nightclubs began springing up in abandoned buildings and kids started...
The Third Floor So, I’m making my way up the back stairwell. Gotta’ think, so I don’t want to run into anyone. What does Ted want? Bobby was right: Ted never talks to me the way he did tonight. I know it’s my sixteenth birthday and it’s special and all, but Ted...
[1] The Franchise Curse [2] The Varieties of Social Media Experience [3] Growing Up Metal [4] When "Prestige" TV Jumped the Shark: The Problem(s) with Pluribus [5] Genre and Illusion [6] 20 Questions About Social Media [7] Themes from Philip K. Dick [8] Why I Love...
The G-Zone The G-Zone, epicenter of the Scene, royal court of the Geeks, and the personal fiefdom of one Farmer Ted, the King of the Geeks. (I’d tell you where he gets the name, but they've banned that film too, so you’ll just have to wonder.) The G-Zone is three...
By the LA Docks I finally made it outside! Another beautiful night on the LA docks; warm with just a hint of a cool breeze and the smell of the ocean. It’s something that I’ve always loved, ever since I was a little kid: romance and adventure and endless opportunity,...
The Cult of the Eternal Teenager I am Claire Standish. Well, the third Claire Standish. The first died just six months after her Ascension, in a clash between LAPD and the then-newly-formed Army of the Eternal Teenager, when a raid on a Proto-Scene nightclub turned...