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Strange Labyrinth

Marcel Krueger confesses his cowardice over finding himself lost on a woodland trail.

Against Empathy

Angus Reoch considers the dominance of empathy within capitalist ethics.

How History Works

Alexandre Leskanich discusses the validity of history, interrogates the importance placed on ‘historicizing’ and argues that the production of history is itself capitalist.

Irreverent Poems for Pretentious People

Jeremy Simmons considers a new volume of poetry from Hong Kong, which reveals the pretentiousness in all of us.

The Last Gods of Indochine

Tse Hao Guang 謝皓光 reviews a new ‘adventure story for the backpacker age’, discussing dangerous representations of ‘mysterious’ Indochina and the postcolonial issues surrounding even the most contemporary East-West clashes.

The Utopia of Rules

Grafton Tanner reflects on Graeber’s work, discussing what it means to be radical and how to go about being so.

The Day Ends Like Any Day

British poet Leo Cookman considers the latest by Nigerian poet and novelist Timothy Ogene and reflects on a compelling fictional memoir exploring the history of colonization.

Lalangue, Sinthome, Jouissance, and Nomination

Daniel Bristow writes for the serious Lacanians, discussing Karnac’s latest on Seminar 23.

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