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Sorting through all the unread journals and seeking to bring order to the helterskelter of my intellectual meanderings, i came across this article that I think should hold some interest for xmca-o-philes. As some of you know, I have an abiding interest in the idea of tertiary artifacts, works of art, for Wartofsky (so I learned from Yrjo), play, "alternative worlds" like the 5th Dimension that Peg Griffin invented and I have played in for a long time. But I also teach and think (think and teach?) about various communication media including novels and sitcoms. This article caught my attention in that odd nexus of interests: fiction as "simulations," or, we might say, tertiary artifacts, or we might say, "tools to think with." Delete or read along, as the mood catches you. mike _______________________________________________ xmca mailing list xmca@weber.ucsd.edu http://dss.ucsd.edu/mailman/listinfo/xmca