Review: The Meaning of Sarkozy by Alain Badiou
There is a moment in The Meaning of Sarkozy when prominent French philosopher Alain Badiou brings up Sarkozy’s critique of May 1968 in France. Sarkozy famously argued that the radical movement...
View ArticleFear of Music: Is Experimental Music an Institution, or Institutionalizable?
You could hardly accuse David Stubbs of being afraid of music. Since his student days as one of the principals of the esteemed Monitor fanzine, Stubbs has engaged with an impressive breadth of artists...
View ArticleReview: Nina Power’s One Dimensional Woman
One of the most interesting demi-myths of contemporary politics concerns neoconservatism as an intellectual movement and its rumoured leftist heritage. Oft commented upon, the Trotskyist origins of...
View ArticleBook-Nerd Porn
I’m kind of obsessed with The Penguin Great Ideas series and sad to report that they have just announced the end of this collection. I’m not sure what is better: the well-edited selection or the...
View ArticleHard Core Books
My new favorite blog is Bookshelf Porn, created by Anthony Dever. It makes me feel better that I had over 40+ boxes of books when I recently moved and makes me think that daydreaming about what my...
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