Pynchon Now

Explore the intricate web of Pynchon's literary universe through current events.

Byron the Lightbulb and the Fed’s Cut: Markets, Pagers, and the Hidden Grid

9/18/2024 | By The Kenosha Kid

A Pynchonian analysis of how the Federal Reserve’s cut after the pager attack parallels hidden power dynamics in global communication and financial networks

A Page(r) Right out of Gravity's Rainbow

9/18/2024 | By Ned Pointsman

Examining how Mossad's pager attack, targeting victims' genitals, mirrors the sexual and technological themes of control in Gravity's Rainbow