cafe con letheThe Big SwitchThere is a reversal which happens, which is this: something occurs — for instance, a prominent fascist politician is doused in milkshake —…May 21, 2019May 21, 2019
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cafe con lethecontent in the age ofin the year i took between university and graduate school i took an unpaid internship at a travel website. my job there was to create…Nov 27, 2018Nov 27, 2018
cafe con letheThe dead can’t save youOne day, one night a year dedicated to the dead? Is even that too much? — Maria DermôutNov 10, 2018Nov 10, 2018
cafe con letheFilms about White BoysMost Hollywood films are about white boys, of course, by pernicious default: from the ones that purport to be about giant monsters to the…Sep 18, 2018Sep 18, 2018
cafe con letheFreeing SpeechI am a free speech absolutist. Some weaklings that apply the label to themselves will insist that by it they mean the freedom of anyone to…Dec 29, 2017Dec 29, 2017
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