These Butlers Are Neither Carson Nor Hudson
The hipster was an information-sorting algorithm: its job was to always have good taste . The hipster listened to bands you’d never heard of. The hipster drank beers brewed by Paraguayan Jesuits in the 1750s. The hipster thought Tarkovsky was for posers, and the only truly great late-Soviet filmmaker was Ali Khamraev. The hipster bought all his... See more
Sam Kriss • All the Nerds Are Dead - By Sam Kriss - Numb at the Lodge
There will always be lords and servants,” Albert commented, “but they won’t be like us. The rules that have governed our world, whether they be right or wrong, represented something that brought order out of chaos and that has lasted for a long time.”
Giaime Alonge • The Feeling of Iron
“The Boyfriend” was fascinating to me. Born to a pair of Soho artists of little acclaim and fading wealth in the 70s, he grew up in a well-heeled bohemian milieu that haunted him. In this scene, he was tortured by his own mediocrity: not lucky enough to be a nepo baby, not talented or driven enough to create the extraordinary life to which he felt... See more