Bernard Fall... nuclear strategist? One of the pieces of archival treasure I discovered among Fall's personal papers is a document that reveals his awareness of and engagement with nuclear issues. In a general sense, that's a claim that could be made of just about anyone at the time. At the height of the Cold War, … Continue reading Poetic Nods to an Atomic Indochina
Category: Essays
In Praise of Paper
Amid all the preoccupation with Big Data over the last few years, one might be forgiven for missing the telltale signs of a low-key aesthetic return to (fixation with?) paper. It was there metaphorically, through apps that attempted to digitally capture the sensory aspects of paper-based media. But paper itself maintains its hold on the imagination, in … Continue reading In Praise of Paper
MICHAEL A. INNES 