June 2012
12 posts
“The notion of the offline as real and authentic is a recent invention,...”
– Nathan Jurgenson, “The IRL Fetish”
“As William Davies has pointed out in a different context, the mass of...”
– I need to submit a chunk of my thesis to my dole job provider to “prove” that I am working enough to get partial payment. I figure this bit will do them nicely. Might footnote this recent news article.
“German citizens will have to pay twice for the euro. In the early 2000s, they...”
– Satyajit Das, Eurozone crisis is now about Germany.
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“a substantial part of so-called left-wing writers have no other social function...”
– Walter Benjamin, “The Author as Producer”
“the common claim that Americans are fascinated by the wealthy people and aspire...”
– thenewinquiry.com
“THERE IS LITTLE to be learned about Bob Dylan, or the creative process more...”
– Review in TNR of Jonah Lehrer’s new book.
