Futurism Restated #87: Hearts and Minds and Virtual Dreams

A bumper crop of ambient techno, old and new.

Gnomecore in the wild

I’m back in Portland for the week—staying in a guest room at the senior home (always surreal), jetlagged and waking up at 5 a.m. (surprisingly refreshing), judging the progress of my mother’s dementia (not great), sneaking in runs whenever I can (a lifesaver). On the long flight over, I finished reading Emily Witt’s Health & Safety:…