Fern Diaz

For about eight decades, “late capitalism” meant one thing: a centrally administered market economy.

FOOLISH HEART By Matt Kagen Bells are ringing & children singing, but what of the foolish heart? As the bird goes up and up As the cup spills out and over All that is holy is profaned, you know that, and yet you... See more

To ask, «What is the function of criticism at the present time?» is also to ask two related questions. «What was the function of criticism in the past?» «What could be the function of criticism in the future?» These are anxious questions. One would not ask them if all was well in the state of cultural production and circulation. Nor would one ask... See more

This Be The Verse BY PHILIP LARKIN They fuck you up, your mum and dad. They may not mean to, but they do. They fill you with the faults they had And add some extra, just for you. But they were fucked up in their... See more