"There is tenderness only in the coarsest demand: that no-one shall go hungry any more" – Theodor Adorno, Minima Moralia (1974: 156)
I’ve just finished the latest book from Franco ‘Bifo’ Beradi, The Uprising: On Poetry and Finance and I thought that I would put together a few hastily penned observations … Continue reading
Ours is an age of “savage servility” to borrow a phrase from the American poet Robert Lowell. While it may well be the case that we are living through the … Continue reading
Thanks to Stuart at Progressive Geographies for posting a number of links to recent talks by Alberto Toscano to the theme of his new book, Fanatacism. There is much to … Continue reading
A sudden thunderstorm forced me to find refuge in Entweder Oder (“Either/Or”) on Oderbergerstrasse in Prenzl Berg, one of my favourite places for a coffee and a quiet spot of … Continue reading