"In times of such huge confusion, the little things go on. During the 'Ten Days that Shook the World' the caf s and theaters of Moscow and Petrograd stayed open, people fell in love, sued each other, died, shed sweat and tears; and some of the tears were tears of laughter." Theodore Sturgeon, "The Hurkle is a Happy Beast" Many stories have been written already about the approaching end of industrial civilization: about the great tragedies...