Impolitic Eye

Impolitic Eye

Unstuck in Time

An end-of-year exploration of moments and sights through the past year.

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Paul Karns
Jan 01, 2025
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Billy Pilgrim

“Listen: Billy Pilgrim has come unstuck in time.” Steve Inskeep opened a segment on Wuhan with that reference to Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse Five this morning. The quote resonated deeply as he described the fluidity of time over the past five years, and it struck me that much of life has, in fact, felt off its moorings since then. This holida…

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