Halloween Utopia
Halloween is a most Plutopian celebration. Our use of the word Plutopia is a portmanteau, a merging of two words, “pluralist” and “utopia.” Pluralism is about “the peaceful coexistence of…
Halloween is a most Plutopian celebration. Our use of the word Plutopia is a portmanteau, a merging of two words, “pluralist” and “utopia.” Pluralism is about “the peaceful coexistence of…
By Jon Lebkowsky Originally published at Worldchanging.com, September 2, 2004 Politics is broken, how do we fix it? Political parties are part of the problem, but it’s unrealistic to expect…
(Posted by Jon Lebkowsky) I’ve been posting about the crazy Texas snowpocalypse in a couple of places this week. I’ve compiled those posts here. Vox has a good explainer about…
(by Jon Lebkowsky) “The way out is through the door, why is it that no one will use this method?” ~ Confucius. Something I wrote for the 2021 State of…
Just ran across this piece I wrote in 1995. A bit of distraction from the apocalypse! When man entered the atomic age, he opened the door into a new world.…
Something I wrote in 1996. I just rediscovered it in an old folder. I’ve thought a lot about democracy and governance over the years; this is what I was thinking…
True Fiction: The Art and Craft of Nonfiction–A Masterclass with Mark Dery by Plutopia/ Mind Travel Adventures/ Treehouse PlaySpace Reserve Your Spot Today! FORMAT: Five-hour workshop with a break for…
(Originally published in FringeWare Review) In 1993, Jon Lebkowsky had a chat with Tom Jennings, who asked afterwards: “Think you can mention somewhere that I’m a fag anarcho nerd troublemaker/activist?…
I created the list below for the State of the World 2018 conversation (which is something I do every year with Bruce Sterling). 2017 was a nervous year of overwrought…