Clint Eastwood: Il mito, le donne, la frontiera
20/03/2024
Recensione della biografia “Spettri di Clint, ovvero L’America del mito nell’opera di Eastwood”, di Mariuccia Ciotta e Roberto Silvestri
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The West and the Permanent Enemy: Elena Basile’s Book is in Tune with the Pope’s Stance
14/03/2024
Elena Basile’s book critiques Western handling of global conflicts, urging peace and insight into the dynamics of a multipolar world.
Philip K. Dick: The Eccentric Life of the Man Who Dreamed Up the ‘Blade Runner’ Universe
02/03/2024
March 2, 1982: The Day Philip K. Dick Passed Away, the Visionary Behind the ‘Blade Runner’ Universe.
Literature and Censorship
26/02/2024
2022 saw a record rise in US book bans, sparking debates on censorship vs. inclusivity in literature, with classics under scrutiny for modern values.
Yanis Varoufakis: Technofeudalism – American Big Tech Has Enslaved Us
16/02/2024
Varoufakis warns the digital age brings new inequality, not the hoped-for utopia, echoing feudal disparities with a digital twist.
John Gray: Everything You Know About The Future is Wrong
14/02/2024
John Gray’s compelling predictions on political polarization, the West’s inward turn, and the evolving global influence
The Fall of the House of Usher (1839) | by Edgar Allan Poe
02/02/2024
Immerse in Poe’s ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’—a tale of eerie decay, psychological depth, and the haunting end of a family’s legacy
2021: The Year Mark Milley Halted Nuclear Chaos
07/01/2024
In the days following the election, fears mounted that an unhinged Trump might bomb Iran. The Joint Chiefs Chairman alerted both his team and the Chinese
Legacy and Lament: The Life and Works of Oscar Wilde as Told by his Son Vyvyan Holland
05/01/2024
Vyvyan Holland, in his introduction to the 1966 edition of Oscar Wilde’s works, provides an insightful overview of his father’s lineage, life, and literary career
Oscar Wilde’s De Profundis: A Tale of Art, Pain, and Redemption
04/01/2024
Unravel the layers of Oscar Wilde’s ‘De Profundis,’ a heartfelt epistle weaving through the trials of art, agony, and the quest for absolution
Echoes of Revolution: Lautréamont and the Birth of Modern Art
03/01/2024
Les Chants de Maldoror (The Songs of Maldoror) is a cornerstone work; the entire art of the early 20th century (from Modigliani to Hemingway) breathes in the essence of the French poet
Remembering Dan Greenburg: A Legacy of Laughter and Literary Brilliance
20/12/2023
Dan Greenburg, the renowned humorist and writer, passed away at the age of 87
African Dreaming: Alice Walker’s The Color Purple | by Richard Grenier
07/12/2023
Richard Grenier reviews Alice Walker’s “The Color Purple,” probing historical inaccuracies, political views, and the controversial depiction of Africa
Slavery was the gold of Rome
03/12/2023
Luciano Canfora’s new book shows how war was used by ancient societies to secure resources.
Dune’s Environmental Allegory: Frank Herbert’s Eco-Conscious Epic
26/11/2023
“Dune” serves as a compelling allegory for environmental challenges, with Arrakis mirroring Earth’s struggle with resource exploitation and ecological balance.
The Fall of the House of Usher: An Allegory of the Artist
23/10/2023
Hoffman defines what he believes are Poe’s themes in “The Fall of the House of Usher,” including incest, murder, and madness. He concludes that the tale is an allegory about the artist and his creation.
Orwell, or Concerning Visionary Power | by Umberto Eco
21/10/2023
There is very little about the book — although this very little is quite important — that is prophetic. At least three-quarters of what Orwell narrates is not negative utopia, but history.
1984: Orwell, o dell’energia visionaria | Saggio di Umberto Eco
19/10/2023
Il terribile libro di Orwell ha segnato il nostro tempo, gli ha fornito una immagine ossessiva, la minaccia di un millennio assai prossimo, e dicendo “quel giorno verrà…” ci ha impegnato tutti nell’attesa di quel giorno.
Mary McCarthy on Hannah Arendt’s “The Origins of Totalitarianism”
08/03/2023
Dear Hannah: I’ve read your book The Origins of Totalitarianism, absorbed, for the past two weeks. It seems to me a truly extraordinary piece of work, an advance in human thought of, at the very least, a decade, and also engrossing and fascinating in the way that a novel is.
Michael Shea – The Autopsy
20/12/2022
A doctor stricken with cancer, Doctor Winter, gets called into a mining town to examine the victims of an underground explosion at the mine…
Beyond the Wall of Sleep | by H.P. Lovecraft
14/04/2022
“Beyond the Wall of Sleep” by H.P. Lovecraft follows the story of a medical intern working at a psychiatric hospital who becomes fascinated with Joe Slater, a patient from the Catskill Mountains, known for his barbaric and isolated upbringing.