Monthly Archives: April 2018

Art As A Beautiful Lie: the Case of “Fearless Girl”

It’s really hard to think of a more effective use of art as propaganda than the “Fearless Girl” sculpture in New York, which is being moved to the New York Stock Exchange. Fawning press coverage will have you believe this … Continue reading

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¿Por qué los dioses se hacen humanos?

En “El León del Sol”, una novela histórica de Harry Sidebottom (he hablado antes de esta serie de novelas aquí y aquí), el emperador romano Galieno reflexiona sobre la teología de los alamani, quienes estaban convencidos de que los dioses siempre … Continue reading

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The Ugly Truth About Editing (feat. Raymond Carver)

Some eight years ago, a particularly irritating day during my tenure as correspondent for Dow Jones Newswires in Singapore, I came up with a list itemizing the three kinds of copy-editors one can find: 1.The hands-off editor, who will change … Continue reading

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Cuando Lacan Encontró a Heidegger

En The New Spectator, Stuart Jeffries se echa unas risas con el recientemente publicado libro Vida con Lacan, escrito por su ex amante Catherine Millot (ah, Francia, el único país del mundo donde las ex amantes publican evocativas memorias…). Jacques … Continue reading

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Zizek’s Return To Plato As Materialist?

Originally posted on The Dark Fantastic: Literature, Philosophy, and Digital Arts:
Another quote from Zizek’s Less Than Nothing I’ve been rereading carefully over the past few months: This “truth of Plato” received its clearest formulation in one of the great…

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