The Outline
Sam Kriss
Sam Kriss
Culture Oct 10
The sadness of Saturn
The sun is brutal, the moon is mocking, the stars are terrifying. But Saturn, spinning in its lonely rings, is kind.
Culture Sep 07
What the caves are trying to tell us
Whatever they once said to their authors, they scream their message of no message across the millennia to us now.
Power May 31
The long, slow, rotten march of progress
What I learned at a tech conference in New Orleans.
Power May 08
The Aztecs foresaw the end of the world
But then it didn't happen.
Power Mar 20
What happens when you stare at the sun?
The benefits of looking directly at the sun might outweigh the costs.
Power Jan 30
In DC, with the minions
Finding hope amid the flames at the inauguration.