September 6, 2022
Arguably the single most influential public intellectual alive today
The analysis and importance of Wang Huning. The New Yorker profiles Wang Huning (王沪宁), an influential Chinese political thinker, member of the Chinese Communist Party Politburo's Standing Committee, and author of a 1991 book about America. [more inside]
A couple articles on noise
I came across these two different articles on noise recently. One talks about the negative impacts of industrial and road noise on animals, and the other talks about gentrification vs the joys of human noise. [more inside]
Cracking Spitgate: A recap of all the "Don’t Worry Darling" Venice drama
Engagement is a form of debt creation
Towards a theory of the creator "It is too late to push back against the term “creator.” Most culture industry people I know never say it out loud, much less discuss the ways it displaces many of the things we love. But for better or worse, the creator names an important figure in our society... This is no doubt in part because creators have essentially replaced authors, artists, and directors, along with dancers, cellists, and whoever else. These titles are fossils left behind by the tectonic shifts of 21st century mediatization..."
Utopia — Hope — Has Wings But Does Not Use Them
The foolish thought is that Europe is dual: the West of Rome and the East of Constantinople/Moscow. West is a colony of the USA, East a colony of China. As long as West does not recognise East and vice versa, as long as the two halves of the symbol do not unite, Europe — Europa — will remain that young woman abducted by the lust of an ancient and patriarchal god. from Open Letter to Europe by Chus Pato, translated by Erín Moure. [more inside]
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