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Power, Corruption, and Lies
by Chris Lehmann (#37)
Jan. 12, 2018 - Jan. 12, 2018 (read)

(2017). The Baffler. The Baffler.


The Baffler, 2017. 184 pages. Paperback.

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p.178
hermeneutic »
the theory and methodology of interpretation, esp…
p.172
hyperreality »
in semiotics and postmodernism: an inability of c…
p.60
charnel »
(noun) a building or chamber in which bodies or b…
p.8
referents »
(noun, linguistics) the thing that a word or phra…
p.176
capital has become so autonomous
Can we imagine civilization functioning in any re…
p.179
capital as AI
Governments all over the world are indulging in t…
p.171
the only sector that matters
And thanks to this same networked mutually reinfo…
p.164
travel is automatically fun
People are rewarded with large financial bonuses …
p.161
the leisure travels of the leisured classes
as Teresa Hayter points out in _Open Borders: The…

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Corruptions of Empire
Editor's Note by Chris Lehmann

0 / 0
6

Fear Factor
Inside the paranoia-entertainment complex by Tom Carson

really good

1 / 4
6

Fear Factor
Inside the paranoia-entertainment complex by Tom Carson

really good

1 / 4
12

Downward Spiral
A fan's notes on the decline of the NFL by David J. Roth

0 / 0
12

Downward Spiral
A fan's notes on the decline of the NFL by David J. Roth

0 / 0
24

The Business of Corruption
by James Victore (missing author)

art

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24

The Business of Corruption
by James Victore (missing author)

art

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26

Three Days in Detroit
Kathryn Bigelow, tour guide by Anne Elizabeth Moore

a critique of Kathryn Bigelow's tone-deaf film Detroit

0 / 0
26

Three Days in Detroit
Kathryn Bigelow, tour guide by Anne Elizabeth Moore

a critique of Kathryn Bigelow's tone-deaf film Detroit

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39

Love Actually
by Carmen Giménez Smith (missing author)

poem

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39

Love Actually
by Carmen Giménez Smith (missing author)

poem

0 / 0
40

The Shark and the Hound
America's long history of predatory lending by Meagan Day

traces the origins to the California gold rush

0 / 3
40

The Shark and the Hound
America's long history of predatory lending by Meagan Day

traces the origins to the California gold rush

0 / 3
48

The Opinionator
James Bennet and the hegemony of the trollgaze by Jason Linkins

about David Brooks' editor. interesting but nothing really memorable

1 / 0
48

The Opinionator
James Bennet and the hegemony of the trollgaze by Jason Linkins

about David Brooks' editor. interesting but nothing really memorable

1 / 0
64

Great White Hype
A rising pundit class makes Bannonism sound respectable by Ned Resnikoff

0 / 0
64

Great White Hype
A rising pundit class makes Bannonism sound respectable by Ned Resnikoff

0 / 0
72

All Politics is Local
Sinclair News conquers America for Trump, one living room at a time by Adele M. Stan

an investigative journalism-type piece. mildly interesting but no major takeways

0 / 0
72

All Politics is Local
Sinclair News conquers America for Trump, one living room at a time by Adele M. Stan

an investigative journalism-type piece. mildly interesting but no major takeways

0 / 0
88

The Problem with Muzak
Spotify's bid to remodel an industry by Liz Pelly

quite good. on the economic pressures of spotify & its"chill" playlists. covers, among other things, the patent absurdity of branded playlists as a concept

0 / 3
88

The Problem with Muzak
Spotify's bid to remodel an industry by Liz Pelly

quite good. on the economic pressures of spotify & its"chill" playlists. covers, among other things, the patent absurdity of branded playlists as a concept

0 / 3
96

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Rocker
Can music still save your mortal soul? by Rhett Miller

a moving personal piece about how much the music industry has changed

0 / 0
96

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Rocker
Can music still save your mortal soul? by Rhett Miller

a moving personal piece about how much the music industry has changed

0 / 0
103

Nope
by Adrian Blevins (missing author)

poem

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103

Nope
by Adrian Blevins (missing author)

poem

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104

The Master Class on the Make
How the white backlash found its academic bona fides by Andrew Hartman

on public choice theory and John C. Calhoun

0 / 1
104

The Master Class on the Make
How the white backlash found its academic bona fides by Andrew Hartman

on public choice theory and John C. Calhoun

0 / 1
112

State of Sleaze
Erdogan's authoritarian hustle by Suzy Hansen

0 / 0
112

State of Sleaze
Erdogan's authoritarian hustle by Suzy Hansen

0 / 0
122

On Poisoned Ground
East Chicago's legacy of lead pollution and looking the other way by Rebecca Burns

0 / 0
122

On Poisoned Ground
East Chicago's legacy of lead pollution and looking the other way by Rebecca Burns

0 / 0
136

Wayne's World
What we still need to learn from an investigative giant by Adam Weinstein

0 / 3
136

Wayne's World
What we still need to learn from an investigative giant by Adam Weinstein

0 / 3
142

Friends Who Host Benefits
Donald Trump and the rise of the Art-Right by Ben Davis

not bad but I didn't really care

0 / 0
142

Friends Who Host Benefits
Donald Trump and the rise of the Art-Right by Ben Davis

not bad but I didn't really care

0 / 0
151

Argument
by Simeon Berry (missing author)

0 / 0
151

Argument
by Simeon Berry (missing author)

0 / 0
152

The Octopus Dilemma
by Ned Beauman (missing author)

short story

0 / 0
152

The Octopus Dilemma
by Ned Beauman (missing author)

short story

0 / 0
157

It's a Limousine
by Cate Marvin (missing author)

0 / 0
157

It's a Limousine
by Cate Marvin (missing author)

0 / 0
158

The Lost Art of Staying Put
On travel and its discontents by Lucy Ellmann

not an unreserved fan of her writing style but I agree wholeheartedly with the premise of the piece

0 / 2
158

The Lost Art of Staying Put
On travel and its discontents by Lucy Ellmann

not an unreserved fan of her writing style but I agree wholeheartedly with the premise of the piece

0 / 2
168

Oculus Grift
Capital as the cutting-edge AI app by Anis Shivani

really weird and didn't always make sense but a cool concept

2 / 3
168

Oculus Grift
Capital as the cutting-edge AI app by Anis Shivani

really weird and didn't always make sense but a cool concept

2 / 3
180

Justice
by Alan Shapiro (missing author)

0 / 0
180

Justice
by Alan Shapiro (missing author)

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