Chokepoint Capitalism
I wrapped up reading Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow's Chokepoint Capitalism today. It's as accessible as a book that tackles the tremendous harm done by our current monopolies and monopsonies could be. With only a passing familiarity with economics, a reader can understand the threats and solutions presented here. The authors take us capably through the curre
Cory Doctorow on Emerging Vaccines
apartheid and the truly disgusting refusal of capitalists to relinquish patents to allow the world to produce and receive vaccines, while highlighting some very promising new developments.
https://apollolemmon.com/2022/02/04/cory-doctorow-on-emerging-vaccines/
Poesy the Monster Slayer
Poesy the Monster Slayer is children's book that features a little girl armed with DIY monster-stopping weapons and book-gained knowledge battling classic monsters.
https://apollolemmon.com/2020/07/18/poesy-the-monster-slayer/
Let’s Imagine Better Things
In Cory Doctorow's latest podcast episode he reads from his article "Science fiction and the unforeseeable future: In the 2020s, let’s imagine better things". It lays out that speculative fiction is more valuable as a way to present possibilities we can choose among rather than as prognostications. It presents a brilliant possible future for C
https://apollolemmon.com/2020/01/08/lets-imagine-better-things/
Party Discipline Reading
I wrote about Cory Doctorow's novella Party Discipline back in August, and I want to share that Cory has now finished releasing his reading of the story in four podcast episodes.
https://apollolemmon.com/2019/12/24/party-discipline-reading/
Martian Chronicles
Episodes 700 and 701 of the venerable Escape Pod podcast showcase Cory Doctorow's Martian Chronicles novella.
Masque of the Red Death
Cory Doctorow's Masque of the Red Death is a bleak mirror of Edgar Allan Poe's short story of the same name and takes on the damaging lens that survivalism and capitalism view the world and people through. Stefan Rudnicki is a wonderful narrator for the audiobook and his voice adds to the deeply affecting nature of the story.
https://apollolemmon.com/2019/08/08/masque-of-the-red-death/
Radicalized
The third novella from Cory Doctorow's Radicalized collection is the title story and it's a standout. The story is built around people facing the terrible reality of for-profit health care and does a superb job of demonstrating how the causes of radicalization can be completely relatable. It's a great snapshot of how online communities can grow and evo
https://apollolemmon.com/2019/04/05/radicalized/
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Model Minority
Cory Doctorow's Model Minority is a novella that explores police brutality and corruption, and social justice by taking the Superman story and refreshing it. Cory doesn't stray far from his frequent focus on protest and how to effect change, but by playing in the superhero sandbox he gives us something fresh.
Model Minority is the story of a Superman-like figure who
Unauthorized Bread
Cory Doctorow's Unauthorized Bread is a sharp science fiction novella that addresses the real dangers that DRM and other forms of destructive intellectual property laws and practices pose to our quality of life. It also touches on the horrors of inhumane immigration policies and demonstrates a genuine compassion for people living in poverty. This is a hopeful story that em