“There were always men who practiced this philosophy. For it seems to be in some ways a universal philosophy, and the most natural.” – Julian the Apostate 1 Some months ago, I discovered a series of books on ancient philosophies produced by the University of California Press, with lovely details of Baroque paintings reproduced on […]
Post-Anarchism Today Anarchist Developments in Cultural Studies (ADCS) 2010.1 Edited by Duane Rousselle & Sϋreyyya Evren Published and distributed by Little Black Cart Underneath Anarchism… Post-Anarchism Recently, I finished reading issue #1 of Post-Anarchism Today: Anarchist Developments in Cultural Studies (ADCS). As the name implies, it is a journal of post-anarchist cultural studies encompassing articles
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities, by Jane Jacobs, 1961 Ultimately I want to do away with the city. It represents the values of civilization which boil down to alienated and centralized power and wealth. Yet there are aspects of the city that I enjoy, particularly the opportunity for chance encounters with stimulating
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Redefining Apparatus in a Series of Government Waiting Rooms “So what?” the taller guard called out, “you’re behaving worse than a child. What is it you want? Do you think you can bring your whole damn trial to a quick conclusion by discussing your identity and arrest warrant with your guards? We’re lowly employees who
“Fuck you, mother fucker! I don’t need this shit!” I was about 3 or 4 when I went with my father to his work. He was a super (like a head janitor and handyman) at a convalescent home at the time. I really didn’t know why I was going with my father to this place,
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A review of the essay, Primitivism, anarcho-primitivism and anti-civilisationism – criticism by Libcom http://libcom.org/thought/approaches/primitivism/
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Welcome to the second issue of The Anvil Review, a collection of review essays about popular culture, literature, and radical material. Popular culture seems to insist that each of us takes positions all the time, pro or con, yes or no, either/or. Most of these are choices between two equally stupid options. Wrap yourself in
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From Firefly to Wikileaks, the Liberal Revolution as Conspiracy Revealed In Firefly, (Joss Whedon, 2002), the TV series and movie that blended Western with Sci-Fi and features the best use of a Baldwin since, well, ever, rebellious narratives make an interesting appearance. The main characters were on the losing side in a defensive war against
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I’m going to wager that you know someone who has read more science fiction and/or fantasy novels than I have. In fact, you might be that person. I don’t live in the world of sf/fantasy; however, I’ve been vacationing there off and on for the past several years. I know a little bit about it,
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A couple months ago I finally got a chance to see the latest Hollywood adaptation of Robin Hood (Ridley Scott, 2010). I’m not a big Russel Crowe fan, and Hollywood mega battles in the post-Braveheart era have gotten depressingly tiresome; rather, I consider it important to stay abreast of what the culture industry is doing
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