The Metamorphosis and The Lobster: 100 Years of Power and Dehumanization

Reviews of Yorgos Lanthimos’s 2015 film The Lobster seem to be about fifty-fifty on whether they use the term Kafka-esque, Continue reading →

On the Political Significance of the Abolition of Time in Literature

Let us begin with a question: when, precisely, did literature’s well know deployment of non-linear time begin? We know the Continue reading →

The Cherubim Collection

I went down to run the body, sank in the colored maps of arteries and veins. I ended on my Continue reading →

Glitchy Ontologies and Cancelled Futures: Why Cyberpunk 2077 is a Perfect Failure

Just four days after the conclusion to the unparalleled hype of Cyberpunk 2077, its developers released a formal apology to Continue reading →

Rediscovering the Past: The Value of Rereading Books

“A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in old age, as a Continue reading →

Divided Times: Jonathan Sacks on Morality

Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks is a figure who has had an influence well beyond the shores of the UK. Continue reading →

That Uncertain Feeling: The History of Emotions and a Critique of Contemporary Emotionality

Emotions “At 50, everyone has the face he deserves.” George Orwell What are emotions? Are they a set of reactions Continue reading →

The Ethics of Taxation: Is it Right to Tax Meat?

In the last few years, national parties across Europe, as well as NGOs, have called for a so-called ‘sin tax’ Continue reading →