We are delighted to present our (mini) January online edition, including an interview with activist and Adbusters co-founder Kalle Lasn – talking about his new book Meme Wars, Occupy and being open to the future Also published this month is an essay by poet Stephen Romer on his long-standing friendship with Michael Hofmann and the audacity, irony and silence of his poetry Lastly, we present new fiction from Patrick Langley written in response to a work of video art from Sophie Von Cundale