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The Rise and Fall of the Naked Mole-Rats — CORTEX COLLECTIVE

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The story of the Cube—formally known as “the Christopher Flores Naked Mole-Rat Colony”—is one that has long defied description. It’s simply too strange to categorize into any of the boxes academics use to understand history. And yet, in a way, it is the quintessential episode of the mid-21st century, interacting with some of the most politically and economically disruptive events of this time period. The response it elicited in the American people epitomized the cultural pushback against a massive restructuring of power. I do not claim in the following pages to fully describe the Cube—how it came to be, what it was, where it went—in all the nuance it truly deserves. In fact, I think any one person who claims such a feat is misled. My only goal is to be an objective archivist, to present some primary documents and to allow the reader to come to their own understanding of these momentous events. – ██████, Archivist At its heart, this is a human story. It’s a story about a man from Arizo

written and illustrated by nathan apfel composed by michael gancz The Rise and Fall of the Naked Mole-Rats the mole rats michael gancz < Back Issue 3 Home Next > Preface The story of the Cube—formally known as “the Christopher Flores Naked Mole-Rat Colony”—is one that has long defied description. It’s simply too strange to categorize into any of the boxes academics use to understand history. And yet, in a way, it is the quintessential episode of the mid-21st century, interacting with some of the most politically and economically disruptive events of this time period. The response it elicited i

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