The Fate Of Slavoj Žižek Douglas Lain “ Could Žižek really have been only pretending to be some sort of radical leftist all along? Was his endorsement of Trump to be taken at face value, or was there, yet again, some more subtle point he was making?
Music For Writers: Martin Bresnick And The Terrible Beauty Of Sorrow Porter Anderson “ This week’s Q2 Music Album of the Week, Martin Bresnick’s new “Prayer Remains Forever” is a brave exploration of life, death, and our search for something to confirm the unknowable. #MusicForWriters that “tells us how to remember.”
What If Philosophers Talked Like Total Bros Andrew Worthington “ Lacan: “You probably can’t understand anything I say.”
The Floating Essay, Untitled Oliver Miller “ This time, then another time, I think, and then it’ll be over, with that world too.
Likely Fictional Texts Jimmy Chen “ This was in 1993, before smartphones, otherwise a quick text to Sam the man would have really conveyed the direct correlation between her sentiments and presence atop the tall building.
A Parable Oliver Miller “ My bus goes off the road outside of Gatlinburg, Tennessee, flying through a metal guardrail and going off a cliff. It explodes in a fireball. There are no survivors.
The Greatest Story Ever Told Oliver Miller “ She saw lots of safe people and she fell asleep and had a dream… And all the safe people woke up and the old man said “Shush, we’re sleeping.” And then everyone, everyone, everyone turned to mustard.