/237/ Three Articles: Italy, Ukraine, Matrix
Added 2022-01-25 07:00:03 +0000 UTCWe take on Italy's election of a new president and what that tells us about permanent crisis, the EU and the curtailing of democracy; we ask how serious the risk of war in Ukraine actually is; and review a film we haven't seen.
3 Articles:
- As war looms larger, what are Russia’s military options in Ukraine?, The Economist (pdf attached)
- How the EU destroyed Italian democracy, Thomas Fazi & Paolo Cornetti, Unherd
- Boringly postmodern and an ideological fantasy, Slavoj Zizek, The Spectator (pdf attached)
Others:
- Chartbook #70 Draghi for President?, Adam Tooze, Substack
- How serious is Vladimir Putin about launching a major Ukraine offensive?, Max Seddon, FT
Comments
One question not discussed is what Putins aim exactly
Gabo Goff
2022-01-30 21:06:42 +0000 UTCAlthusser didnt read marx!
John O'Riordan
2022-01-26 16:06:01 +0000 UTCSubsantive correction near the end: the "Dune sequel" is not a sequel, any more than "The Two Towers" is a sequel to "Fellowship of the Ring". It's the second part of the adaptation of the same work. Villineu's film covers roughly the first 50-60% of the novel "Dune". It's not like they released the Dune film and then decided to just do another one for more money. It's a single thick book that's considered nigh-impossible to adapt into one single film.
Eli S
2022-01-26 14:41:16 +0000 UTC
