Sublime

A republic requires citizens; entertainment requires only an audience.

– Megan Garber

The New York Times knows all of the above because there is an abundance of excellent reporting on its site that lays it out. But this is what was actually on the front page of the New York Times on Saturday night: on the left hand side is a solid summary of the ongoing illegal seizure of power and its consequences. On the right, is a feature about ... See more

homo speculans: “a politically disoriented, speculative subject who accepts rather than averts the future’s radical uncertainty.”