My latest for The Point Magazine: an obit of the great painter/sculptor Fernando Botero (1932-2023), by way of a review of a documentary I saw about him a few months ago. I discuss the life, the work, the influences, & the politics of this democratic artist. thepointmag.com/forms-of-life/…

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Grateful to the shout-out by Becca rothfeld in The Drift naming Strange Matters among the "facts and figures" indicating that literature, art, philosophy, & resistance to the "dark forces at work" in our society are far from dead. The fight goes on! thedriftmag.com/dark-forces-at…

This reduced me nearly to tears. Fascism breeds fascism, genocide breeds genocide.

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“Prequel, quel, sequel, quel surprise,” Kornbluh quips. @cfog4 weighs in on the “method wars” of Anna Kornbluh’s latest, "Immediacy: Or, the Style of Too Late Capitalism." lareviewofbooks.org/article/premiu…

A “Hotel and Casino/ Museum of Freedom and Democracy” designed by BIG right next to the United Nations building says something wayyyy too on the nose about the state of the world

Heidegger was a fascist. After the Black Notebooks, after the scholarship of Richard Wolin, there can no longer be any doubt. What does that mean for philosophy? And for us? Our sweeping review essay by R.K. Hegelman conducts the definitive exploration. strangematters.coop/heidegger-in-r…

For Strange Matters, some light reading on Heidegger and related matters. While I explicitly advance that his fascism ramifies far beyond philosophy's ken and deeply upon our present, I encourage you to infer certain revolting ironies of our moment. strangematters.coop/heidegger-in-r…

We are extremely proud and excited to announce that Issue Three of the magazine will be shipping to subscribers in ONE WEEK! Without our meaning to, it ended up being something like the Tech Issue -- but it also touches on art, industry, lost histories, & untold rural stories.

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Issue Three has SHIPPED! Print copies will arrive shortly; subscribers can read it all online today! A great place to start: Suzanne Schneider unmasks the New Right, whose leftish economic slogans belie an effort to give the capitalist class total power. strangematters.coop/fascist-econom…

Issue Four is on its way! Shipping day is later this month; we'll soon be announcing it, along with the stellar pieces in this issue. Until then, here's the big news: until December 13th, new print subscribers will receive BOTH no. 3 & no. 4. Now's the optimal time to hop on!

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