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In Down to Earth: Politics in the New Climatic Regime, late French philosopher, Bruno Latour, refers to the cessation of all US participation in the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change as a declaration of war on the rest of the planet. The US reserves the right to invade the atmosphere, ‘authorising the occupation of … Read moreTassie Style
O.D. Spotify Playlist Spoiler alert: descriptions below include excerpts from the manuscript of O.D. Beautiful Tomorrow by Mahalia Jackson: I’m considering performing this live at the book launch in nipaluna/Hobart, with a band comprised of musicians I have worked with locally. Prelude in C Minor BVW 999 by J.S. Bach by Janos Sebesteyen: ‘I stand … Read moreO.D. Spotify Playlist
Last weekend, I visited the White Rabbit Museum for Contemporary Chinese Art in Sydney. Home — White Rabbit Gallery (whiterabbitcollection.org) Below, a video Liu Chang’s installation, Chorus, part of the I Am The People exhibition, 28.06–12.11.2023. The installation consists of three components: the clapping hands, the video of a rousing patriotic speech with attendant crowd … Read moreWhite Rabbit
An incomplete list of book groups and book clubs in nipaluna, lutruwita (Hobart, Tasmania). There are more. Some are private, amongst friends. Others I don’t know about yet. Drop me a line if you want yours mentioned here. If you’re interested in attending any of those listed here, check the links included in the details … Read moreBook groups of nipaluna/Hobart
‘Even if we could keep the machines in a subservient position, for instance, by turning off the power at strategic moments, we should, as a species, feel greatly humbled.’ Alan Turing ‘The press, the machine, the railway, the telegraph are premises whose thousand-year conclusion no one has yet dared to draw.’ Friedrich Nietzsche O.D. is … Read moreArtificial Intelligence and Philosophy