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Postmodern shoes?
Posted by: Ros on: February 8, 2008
- In: beautiful | postmodernism
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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
Posted by: Ros on: February 7, 2008
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 Sony [...]
Solomon Among The Postmoderns
Posted by: Ros on: February 4, 2008
- In: books | postmodernism
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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. He points out the [...]
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