Fronteras del Futuro: Art in New Mexico and Beyond uses speculative fiction as a critical lens on culture.
Future
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Rappers Talk Dirty: Future, Migos, Kodak Black, Cupcakke
2017 is shaping up to be a terrific year for hip-hop — better than 2016, I hope.
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A Nuclear Warning Designed to Last 10,000 Years
Consider a wanderer 10,000 years in the future discovering a strange construction of granite thorns in the New Mexico desert, their points weathered by centuries, their shadows stretching at sinister angles.
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Future’s Dark Period
Plenty of rappers are prolific in the mixtape world; in terms of sheer output, this Atlanta trap king puts even the absurdly productive Young Thug to shame.
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Fagen’s Critical Catalogue (August 2014, Part 1)
It has come to my attention that the radio edit of Future’s “Move That Dope” has been christened “Move That Doh” in a classic censorship joke.
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The Mobius Strip Melding Sci-fi and Architecture
The futures that are built through architecture and the futures that are constructed through science fiction aren’t always galaxies apart.
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Fagen’s Critical Catalogue (February 2013)
This month, reviews of Miguel, Tame Impala, Swans, Killer Mike, and Future.