Harpers.org, January 28th 2011, Mr. Fish
Seeking Lonely Singles
This cartoon by 'Mr. Fish' seen in Harpers reminds me of a conversation I recently had with my taxi driver about the future; a broad and ambiguous topic to embark on during a twenty minute ride to meet a few friends for a drink, I know. But you see, I am reading The Foundation trilogy by Isaacc Asimov, so weirdly all of my conversations seem to drift toward envisioning the earth decades down the road. He seemed to think lonely singles would sacrifice themselves to see what the final frontier held, I argued that a 'Trantor' like infrastructure would emerge in order to protect us from the depleting ozone layer. I think it's about time I put down the Sci-Fi for awhile. Oh hello, Vogue.
