For this installment of Culture War, an interlude: we discuss Iain M. Banks' novella, The State of the Art. Part travelogue, part cultural commentary (of this little place called Earth), all very funny and sadSince it's not yet available in the U.S. The State of the Art can be read here:https://library.uniteddiversity.coop/More_Books_and_Reports/The_Culture_Novels-Iain_M_Bainks-Anarchist_Science_Fiction/iain%20m%20banks%20-%201989%20-%20the%20state%20of%20the%20art/Iain%20M.%20Banks%20-%20The%20State%20of%20the%20Art%20v1.html