New Orpheu
Some good essays, some bad. Pouring one out for the death of the erotic was a strange stance, as was the lamentation at the disappearing of a place for a cultural elite and intellectuals in general on the public stage. He’s an elite backing elites, but he makes very few bones about that. As a non-elite, I’ve less time for these complaints. The work of intelligence in culture continues on in the shadows and niches of the internet and academia; just because some egos were busted along the way doesn’t mean the value has dissipated.
Some good essays, some bad. Pouring one out for the death of the erotic was a strange stance, as was the lamentation at the disappearing of a place for a cultural elite and intellectuals in general on the public stage. He’s an elite backing elites, but he makes very few bones about that. As a non-elite, I’ve less time for these complaints. The work of intelligence in culture continues on in the shadows and niches of the internet and academia; just because some egos were busted along the way doesn’t mean the value has dissipated.