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Uncanny Valley Digest: PKD’s We Can Build You

Posted on 13 August 2020 by Suhail Rafidi

Our We Can Build You discussion took on a life of it’s own, and yielded a variety of opinions. A mood organ salesman gets the bright idea to take Civil War re-enactment simulacra to market. If he can keep himself … Continue reading →

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Uncanny Valley: Science Fiction Summer Reading Group

Posted on 10 June 2020 by Suhail Rafidi

Grab your gear, reader, summer’s on! Join us for another sunbaked expedition into the Uncanny Valley, with your intrepid hosts, David Gill and Suhail Rafidi. Continue reading →

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Uncanny Valley Digest: PKD’s Man In The High Castle

Posted on 5 July 2019 by Suhail Rafidi

Our Phil Dick discussion taught me the difference between a raven and a writing desk. I learned some things about The Man In The High Castle that refreshed and corrected my perspective on this novel’s place in Dick’s canon. I … Continue reading →

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