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Category Archives: postmodernism

Postmodern shoes?

I don’t know if this is quite what Leithart had in mind but aren’t they stunning? (So long as you don’t have to wear them, of course!)

 

…now available in beautiful

A few weeks ago, I noticed that Dell have a new advertising slogan for their computers: Now Available in Beautiful.
I’m pretty excited about this new trend to make useful objects more beautiful. My first car was navy blue, which I loved because it went with all my clothes. My current laptop is a [...]

Solomon Among The Postmoderns

I’m enjoying this very much so far. I’ve never quite felt like I had a handle on postmodernism, so the introductory chapters are very helpful. Leithart explains the movement, appropriately, in the context of its story: the story of modernity. He exposes modernity’s tendency to divide and classify, ideologically and temporally. [...]