February 10, 2017

Of all the firsts in the 2017 inauguration, perhaps one of the more surprising ones was the use of the word “infrastructure.” Apparently, prior to Trump the term had never… Read more »

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On the 10th anniversary of Hans Fallada's Every Man Dies Alone — Kevin Murphy
Wishing the happiest 200th birthday to Herman Melville — Christina Cerio
An interview with Christopher Boucher, one of the Christopher Bouchers in Big Giant Floating Head, by Christopher Boucher — Christopher Boucher
Who can annex a gazelle? — Penny Johnson

Without warning, Egyptian officials shutter Cairo center for torture victims

Kait Howard

After a year of harassment by the Egyptian government, Cairo’s Nadeem Center for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence was shut down by authorities yesterday. The closure—executed by fifteen plainclothes… Read more »

Amazon’s bestseller list is a futile attempt to impose order on the howling void of everyday life in America

Simon Reichley

One of the splashier pieces of book-news-during-the-Apocalypse has (alongside the ongoing S&S trainwreck) been the cultural ascendancy of George Orwell’s 1984, which we covered at length a few weeks ago.… Read more »

Three down, 205 to go…

Melville House

Another week, everyone. There’s cause for gladness. For now, the federal judiciary is holding up, and the constitutional principles most directly under assault from the Turnip Administration are being defended.… Read more »

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Fascism and infrastructure

Ingrid Burrington