features

• EDITORIAL: the Play issue
• AUTOPLAY: the dichotomy between the freedom of play and the rote mechanism of nature. By Justin E.H. Smith
• PLAY WELL: the Wellcome Collection's exhibit on play. By Shamita Sharmacharja
• DISCOBOLUS: photography by Antje Peters, styling by Erik Raynal
• RECORD. EDIT. PUBLISH: Britain's media landscape. By Aaron Bastani
• CLIPPING: Mike Mandel and Larry Sultan, Newsroom
• NIGHTSHADE: photography by Anthony Seklaoui, styling by Bobby Hook
• PLAY AND THE FUTURE OF CAPITALISM by Will Stronge
• CLIPPING: David OReilly, Everything
• ECHOES OF NARCISSUS: photography by Elizabeth Bick, styling by Luca Smorgon
• CALL OF DUTY: the genealogy of board games is an expression of its imperial past. By K. Mehmet Kentel
• TOGETHERNESS, COOPERATIVENESS, SYNERGISM: photography by Pietro Cocco, art direction by Alice Ray, styling by Nina Hollensteiner
• RECENT CLASSICS: World of Warcraft reflects the pseudo-heroic traditionalism of contemporary reactionary movements. By Joshua Citarella
• CLIPPING: M2C2 Research Collective, underwater touch pad
• TOKYO 2020: photography by Xiaopeng Yuan, styling by Shotaro Yamaguchi
• NOTES FROM THE FRONT: on the inventive underpinnings of the Roblox multiverse. By Ana Maria Nicolaescu
• CLIPPING: Jenny Odell, You Are Under Arrest
• THE WESTERN LANDS: images by Gourau & Phong, styling by Natacha Voranger
• THE NEW VULGARIAN: Guy Mannes-Abbott speaks to McKenzie Wark about her new book Capital is Dead
• CLIPPING: CAConrad, On the Tenth Anniversary of the Disappearance of America’s Anti-war Movement while the Wars Rage On
• FREQUENCY RESPONSE: photography by Richard Dowker, styling by Daniel D’Armas
• CLIPPING: Pierre Lusson, Georges Perec and Jacques Roubaud, A Short Treatise Inviting the Reader to Discover the Subtle Art of Go
• RADIO TANK: impossible music. By Guy Mackinnon-Little, illustration by Benjamin Filby
• ALTERLAA HOUSING COMPLEX: Alterlaa’s network of special interest clubs sits at the intersection of design and collective play. Photography by Zara Pfeifer
• AN ACTOR PREPARES: Tamsin Topolski’s ambitions take shape. Photography by Gabby Laurent, styling by Caroline Issa
• TALKING TO STRANGERS: Eilidh Nuala Duffy speaks to VRChat users about their avatars. Images by Yuma Burgess and Zach Beech
• DREAM JOURNAL: Jon Rafman excavates the always-online unconscious. By Christabel Stewart
• MEA TULPA: photography by Jules Moskovtchenko, styling by Hamish Wirgman
• MIRROR MIRROR: Reza Negarestani and Robin Mackay, Toy Model AGI Playset