A Column of Cloud and a Column of Fire: Dimitris Lyacos’ Poena Damni

I One of the most original and significant texts to have come out of Europe in the past generation is Continue reading →

Jacques Derrida Is Not a Werewolf (According to Nick Land)

In 1993, Nick Land writes: “It is probably relatively uncontroversial to conclude from all this that Derrida is not a Continue reading →

Octopuses, AI, and the Future of the Nation State: In Conversation with Ray Nayler

Click here to watch the full video interview on our new YouTube channel. MB: Hi Ray. Your book The Mountain Continue reading →

Barbie & Dragons: On the Subversion of Play

A child aimlessly moves their toy train in circles, oblivious to the realities of transportation. In play, the models move Continue reading →

The Difficult Art of Being Human: Reflections on Homer’s Odyssey

The Odyssey is a masterpiece of Western literature. Even those who never read any of it know what it’s all Continue reading →

The Filmic Non-Place: Notes on Devirtualization in Cinema

In the 2007 book Bioaesthetics philosopher and teacher of Aesthetics Pietro Montani writes about the increasing disempowerment of the external Continue reading →

Arabic Hauntology: The Sound of Habibi Funk Records

The twenty-third album by Habibi Funk Records was released on the 14th of July 2023. But it may as well Continue reading →

Can Ghosts Shape Our Selves?

Some of us are afraid of ghosts. Some are perhaps uncomfortable with the idea of encountering a ghost. Most of Continue reading →