{"id":2284,"date":"2026-04-21T00:14:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T15:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kevinslab.com\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T12:37:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T03:37:01","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kevinslab.com\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading kl-category-header header-arts\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kevinslab.com\/en\/category\/arts-letters\/\" data-type=\"category\" data-id=\"301\">Arts &amp; Letters<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query swipe-section is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-3 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-1d17308c wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2772 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arts-letters\">\n<figure style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);aspect-ratio:1\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kevinslab.com\/en\/signal-and-simulacrum\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/kevinslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7493.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Signal and Simulacrum\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kevinslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7493.jpg 700w, https:\/\/kevinslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7493-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kevinslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7493-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kevinslab.com\/en\/signal-and-simulacrum\/\" target=\"_self\">Signal and Simulacrum<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Not long ago, I was listening to Apple Music \u2014 the usual shuffle, half-attentive \u2014 when a song stopped me. 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