Anti-Alias

Whether you flatten the world into binaries, or allow for nuance, complexity, and blurry edges.

Lucy Kalanithi and Keeping Paul Real for Katie

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Anti-Alias is about resisting the flattening of the world into binaries — keeping things textured and complex. Lucy Kalanithi resisted the pull to make Paul either a saint or a sad story. She actively talked about his flaws, his funny side, his stubbornness. She said she thinks about 'how to keep him complicated instead of mythic.' That's Anti-Alias running at full strength — refusing to let grief flatten someone into a symbol.