What are you reading?

[zccaado]

reading a rebours again. this book never fails to disappoint

[Anton]

Bought a few books, reading this at the moment...

[Faust]

/\ Seems like a good one from the review I've read.

Reading The Empire of Fashion by Gilles Lipovetsky and very much enjoying it.

[vercyngetorix]

Reading Henry Miller

[DannyDagger]

Future Crimes by Marc Goodman. Science and technology is developing at an exponential rate and we are not at all prepared for how criminals will be misusing it. We are more connected than ever, but in turn more vulnerable than ever.

[Faust]

Future Crimes by Marc Goodman. Science and technology is developing at an exponential rate and we are not at all prepared for how criminals will be misusing it. We are more connected than ever, but in turn more vulnerable than ever.

Yep, it's one of the reasons I refuse to buy into the Internet of things. I don't want that shit in my house. (well, it's already in my house, obviously, but no smart speaker for me, no thanks).

[Anton]

Yep, it's one of the reasons I refuse to buy into the Internet of things. I don't want that shit in my house. (well, it's already in my house, obviously, but no smart speaker for me, no thanks).

Definitely agreed, I can't understand people who just have all their houses "wired". As someone who works in tech, I want to disconnect from it as much as possible when I'm at the house from security reasons and just for sanity.

[vercyngetorix]

Found this one, quite good

The Hero with a Thousand Faces (first published in 1949) is a work of comparative mythology by Joseph Campbell, in which the author discusses his theory of the mythological structure of the journey of the archetypal hero found in world myths.

Since the publication of The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Campbell's theory has been consciously applied by a wide variety of modern writers and artists. Filmmaker George Lucas acknowledged Campbell's theory in mythology, and its influence on the Star Wars films.

The Joseph Campbell Foundation and New World Library issued a new edition of The Hero with a Thousand Faces in July 2008 as part of the Collected Works of Joseph Campbell series of books, audio and video recordings. In 2011, Time placed the book in its list of the 100 best and most influential books written in English since the magazine was founded in 1923.

[Anton]

@Fasut "Winners Take All" was quick and easy read, a lot of common knowledge for people in the industry. Large portion of the criticism presented is right but some ideas in the book are not the best to say the least.

Currently reading:

[Anton]

Now reading...

[korzo]

Hi all,

Have recently read Serotonin by Houellebecq, a truly charming and amazing novel about a man who's struggling with depression and his view on the current French society and life. Well, it is like every other Houellebecq novel but for some reason this hit me harder than the others. Be aware however as some parts of the book are rather hard to read and best not to visualize.

Recently read some Kundera but I am not a big fan of his work. Finished my journey with Camus who happens to be my favorite author.

Also read a wonderful yet long book about Neo-avantgarde. I wonder if you guys also have read some stuff about Avantgarde art or neoavantgarde art/tendencies.

[Faust]

It's funny how Kundera in retrospect seems no longer relevant. I don't quite know why - I suppose mostly it's his treatment of women in his novels.

[korzo]

I agree, here in Central Europe for obvious reasons he is the name brand of the so-called modern European literature.

I always despised his let's say over-simplified view on media and culture. I find it hard to view him as a philosopher as many say as his thoughts fail to achieve an ascended discussion, in a way he arrives to be a part of the culture he opposed his entire life. On the other hand, he is very gifted regarding stylistically and uses language both Czech and French in a wonderful way.

L'Insoutenable Légèreté de l'être is the only book I would recommend reading from him

[perceptiveintent]

anyone recommend some philosophy books recently was recommended julius evola I wonder if he has a connection to the julius brand?

[KUROKO]

[quote user="laika"]

I think the stress is actually on the last syllable--i.e., not the way Sting pronounces it in "Don't Stand So Close to Me." </p>

Seventh I was going to recommend this. It's just awesome--one of my favorite recent novels. You can read the first page to get a taste...
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</p>

The stress is on the middle syllable. It's a commone mistake in the US to put the accent on the last syllable - I think it simple comes from inability of English speakers to pronounce long names with repeating syllables.</p>

DBC, his name is pronounced how it's written. However, it is very common in Russian to write "o" while saying "a", "i [e-e]" while writing "e" and so on.</p>[/QUOTE]


from Vladimir's book Strong Opinions which I found absolutely vital in this world of wimps: A heavy open "o" as in "Knickerbocker". My New England ear is not offended by the long elegant middle "o" of Nabokov as delivered in American academies. The awful "Na-bah-kov" is a despicable gutterism. Well, you can make your choice now. Incidentally, the first name is pronounced Vladeemer- rhyming with "redeemer"- not Vladimir rhyming with Faddimere (a place in England, I think).

[KUROKO]

Christopher Lasch - The Culture of Narcissism</p>

I don't think I've ever read anything more scathing [:|]</p>

Found. https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11908523 Now...listening.

[Faust]

Found. https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11908523 Now...listening.

Ha, that's cool.

[KUROKO]

I went through a bunch of Elroy's stuff several years ago. Great pulpy fun, indeed!

James' Desert Island Discs https://open.spotify.com/episode/1YF...SbmxIQx1hPGb-w

[sideshow]

I purchased Selected Essays by Orwell 3 days ago and read through "Politics and the English language."
Just saw now Faust recommended that as the first post on this thread. Mad how it works like that, but indeed an interesting read.

Another good one from Orwell's selected essays is "The English class system."
It makes me wonder how Covid-19 passports will prompt further separation in society, or perhaps I am reading too much Orwell.