Astral Codex Ten

I-5

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I-5

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I-5 is a recurring place in the Astral Codex Ten archive, appearing 2 times across 2 issues between October 13, 2022 and September 06, 2024. The archive places it in contexts such as “And for all those who know the Valley only from road trips along I-5”; “sixteen cars behind them on an I-5 near McKitterick CA”. It most often appears alongside Mexico, MeToo, 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act.

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  • Category: Places
  • Mention count: 2
  • Issue count: 2
  • First seen: October 13, 2022
  • Last seen: September 06, 2024

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Recovered passages from the original issue text. When the raw archive preserved outbound links inside the source passage, they are listed directly under the quote.

Highlights From The Comments On The Central Valley
October 13, 2022 · Original source
The song illustrates some of the themes you discuss above, Scott, and it captures how love of the Valley is largely a matter of taste. For some, it is a version of California paradise; for others it is a long and boring stretch of empty highway miles. And for all those who know the Valley only from road trips along I-5, know that State Route 99 is significantly less empty. Even better, get off the main highways and explore the back roads. You may be surprised by the beautiful landscapes and interesting people and places you encounter.
Your Book Review: The Pale King
September 06, 2024 · Original source
- We witness the messy mind of literature’s worst psychic, who channels random irrelevancies like “The middle name of the childhood friend of a stranger they pass in a hallway,” or “someone they sit near in a movie was once sixteen cars behind them on an I-5 near McKitterick CA on a warm, rainy October day in 1971.”