Another late one. Sorry, things have just been crazy.
The blog reflects that somewhat this month. Little time for meandering posts, but some longer mediations of recent experiences, talks, etc.
Ljubljana
I flew to Ljubljana to give a talk on Mark Fisher’s Capitalist Realism, following its translation into Slovenian. I had a nightmare and I’m not sure it went very well because my brain was utterly airport-fucked. But I also loved it there and, even though I was scatterbrained, I learnt a lot and I can’t wait to go back.
I took my notes and merged them with some reflections, and you can read there here:
— Capitalist Realism and the Eviction of Culture: Notes from Ljubljana
Recent Events
The rest of the month was given over to book-writing and the odd responsive post. There was one on Jean-Paul Belmondo, who sadly passed away; one on 9/11; and one that became quite infamous on the Met Gala and the tyranny of Mark Fisher memes…
— Pierrot le fou
— Actual/Virtual
— The Met Gala
Podcasts and Chats
— Buddies Without Organs — Episode #08: The War Machine
— In Conversation with Liara Roux: Live on Instagram
Photography