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William Gibson

American-Canadian speculative fiction writer

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Jan 3, 2026
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What inspired Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski to create the red pill and blue pill choice in The Matrix (1999)?

The red pill/blue pill choice in The Matrix grew out of the Wachowski sisters’ mix of philosophical, literary and pop-cultural influences — notably Jean Baudrillard, Lewis Carroll, cyberpunk fiction a...

Feb 4, 2026

Which well‑documented Americans fled to Canada to avoid the Vietnam draft and later returned?

A small number of named ‑era draft resisters who went to are documented as having later returned to , but most reporting emphasizes aggregate patterns (many returned after ’s ) rather than a long rost...