Michael StarobinCreative Work Meets Pandemic RealitiesWhat day is it? Many people aren’t sure each morning, with Groundhog Day repetitions starting to dull the senses. Work days have become…Dec 7, 2020Dec 7, 2020
Michael StarobinA REPORT FROM AN ASTEROID, A REPORT FROM THE ROADNovember 2, 2020Nov 2, 2020Nov 2, 2020
Michael StarobinTHE ALLURE OF SURFACESShiny, glowing screens with only razor thin bezels…Oct 5, 2020Oct 5, 2020
Michael StarobinEQUIVALENCYWhat does the color blue look like when your eyes are closed? How does the wind sound when you dive underwater? What words fill your…Sep 8, 2020Sep 8, 2020
Michael StarobinCLEAR-EYED MEMORIES OF DARKENING SKIESIn 1988 The Berlin Wall had very little time left to stand as a divisive barrier separating stiff political ideologies. The following year…Aug 4, 2020Aug 4, 2020
Michael StarobinART IN A TIME OF CHAOSDoes this make you think about refugees on the border? Dissolving international alliances? Tax cuts for the wealthy? (Hint: It’s not…Dec 3, 2018Dec 3, 2018
Michael StarobinMISFIRE? PROVOCATIONS FROM STEVEN SPIELBERG’S “READY PLAYER ONE”Nobody says being a giant means you’re infallible.Dec 26, 2017Dec 26, 2017
Michael StarobinTEARS IN RAIN: Blade Runner 2049 and the Culture that Missed Something SpecialIn advance of Blade Runner 2049, I was aware that my profound excitement leading up to it was not shared by everybody. Early critical…Oct 16, 2017Oct 16, 2017
Michael StarobinAN OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATESThere are times when the narrow pursuits of commerce and career must be suspended in favor of far more important matters. As the great…Aug 22, 2017Aug 22, 2017
Michael StarobinREADING COLSON WHITEHEAD IN ALABAMAThe act alone feels strangely transgressive and proudly defiant at the same time. If you haven’t read Whitehead’s new, Pulitzer Prize…Jun 28, 2017Jun 28, 2017