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Author: Maddi Chilton

Mind Palaces
Stacks of books on their sides, just begging to be read.

Marathon May

By Maddi Chilton • July 5th, 2023

This is not the best way to interact with art, but it’s also hard to see what the alternative is.

Mind Palaces

Our World and the Others

By Maddi Chilton • May 30th, 2023

Our scientific mindset, our modern rationalism is a handicap when attempting to represent the premodern, where the boundaries that we consider so key for understanding our world have no presence.

Mind Palaces
A scene from Dune shows the silhouette of a man looking out across a vast expanse of organized troops in a desert landscape.

Honor Among Adaptations

By Maddi Chilton • May 4th, 2023

A faithful adaptation can be satisfying, but an unfaithful adaptation can be invigorating.

Mind Palaces
The player character in the videogame Prey takes on a small group of shadowy enemies in a silver-toned space station.

Eat, Prey, Love

By Maddi Chilton • April 4th, 2023

The question at the heart of Prey is whether Morgan is more human than alien.

Mind Palaces

Almost All About Eve

By Maddi Chilton • March 3rd, 2023

She was flagrantly, cheerfully, and simply bisexual. Odd that her biographer did not seem to have noticed this.

Mind Palaces
A close-up of the World Cup trophy shining on the field of a massive stadium.

Athletic Feats of Narrative

By Maddi Chilton • January 31st, 2023

Experiencing a story as it happens, one where an ending hasn’t been decided – that is what gives sports their fun and their nerve.

Mind Palaces
A still from the movie Barbarian shows a woman with long curly hair standing on a porch gazing off into the night.

Go In Blind

By Maddi Chilton • December 6th, 2022

There’s a very simple reason why you have to go into Barbarian blind: because the big twist makes no sense.

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