John Foster / 10 Feb 2023
Always Under Surveillance
The End of Mental Privacy
During the Trump era, it was often said that political satire was becoming impossible.(...)
Switzerland
John Foster / 12 Aug 2022
Marx on Neoliberalism
Hyperculture, by Byung Chul-Han
Korean-German philosopher Byung Chul-Han is the quintessential postmodern figure. Having to come to Germany to study metallurgy, he switched fields and mastered the argot of German philosophy.(...)
Charlie Bertsch / 08 Jun 2022
Switzerland or Bust
Return to Magic Mountain
Ever since I finished Thomas Mann’s The Magic Mountain, I have been trying to find a way of explaining why it’s worth reading that prioritises the words on the page rather than my idiosyncratic response to them. (...)
Charlie Bertsch / 25 May 2022
The View From Davos
Thomas Mann in Silicon Valley
Why would someone want to read Thomas Mann’s The Magic Mountain? And why would they finish it?(...)