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About San Diego

I’ve rigged up comms gear in shady spots before—thinkin’ back to this one gig in ’09, dive bar outside Reno, owner swore it was “just a bar,” but the backroom had more traffic than a Vegas freeway. Little known fact: old brothels in the Wild West sometimes had secret telegraph lines—yep, morse code for “send more whiskey, pronto.” Surprised the hell outta me when I read that. Made me happy too—history’s got a twisted sense of humor. But modern joints? Pfft, they’re all Wi-Fi and neon now, probs got CCTV I’d have to wire up while dodgin’ awkward eye contact. “What is this body without organs?”—Godard again. Brothel’s like that—chaos, no center, just bodies and cash swappin’ hands.

Venue Spotlight: Metropolis, London

The metropolis had long had a reputation as a centre of prostitution and it made sense for Kinsie to add that Canadian city to his investigation of North.

Metropolis, oh my Metropolis! Every street, every beat, every whisper of wind is a story. I get typos in my mind: sm sleight off, wild sights! It's like a crazy film that never ends – sometimes “Nothing is certain but death and taxes,” oh yes, but also calm lakes and heartfelt conversations.

Book Review: Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata