It's not that I agree with him: it's that he's ahead of his time

*This British guy is having a fit of "dark euphoria." This is what the next decade feels like; it involves genuine panic and profound loss, and it's also hilarious. This is not a one-off; this is the first robin-of-spring for a cultural temperament that's going to last quite a while.

*The breakthrough comes when people realize this is not a "dystopia" — this is our open space, this is the new public realm. We could "worship insects" if we want, but we might find ourselves doing astounding thin