The Fall
That is what no man (except those who are not really alive—in other words, wise men) can endure....
Tag: power
Believe in People: The Essential Karel Capek
The cliche is blamed for spoiling language and style. While this may be true, its destructive...
An Outline Of Intellectual Rubbish
Politics is largely governed by sententious platitudes which are devoid of truth. One of the most...
A House For Mr Biswas
Every night he bolted himself in his room. As soon as he was still he felt the stillness around...
Ways Of Seeing
A woman is always accompanied, except when quite alone, and perhaps even then, by her own image of...
The Power
‘They have powers that men are not meant to know. From where does this power come? We all know the answer. The Lord told us where these powers come from. We all know.’
There is a silence in the room.
So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed
A few days before I flew to San Francisco to meet Adria, I posted a message on 4chan/b/ asking for...
All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace
Adam Curtis’ new documentary currently showing on BBC is All Watched Over By Machines Of Loving Grace.
The Pale King
They’ll either be grateful, or they’ll be frightened and avoid you from then on. Both reactions have their uses, as we’ll get to.
Cry, The Beloved Country
Because the white man has power, we too want power, he said. But when a black man gets power, when...
The Bridge
“you know,” he said, “if i had my way i wouldn’t let anybody who believed...
