A Philosophy of Walking
In departures on foot there is always something final which is lacking from other forms of transport that make it possible to turn back, where nothing is irreversible. And… More
The Burglary
Electoral politics were manipulated to defeat candidates the director did not like. Even mild dissent, in the eyes of the FBI, could make an American worthy of being spied… More
Red Love: The Story of an East German Family
I’m the bourgeois in our family. That’s chiefly because my parents were never bourgeois. When I was ten, my father walked round with his hair alternately dyed green or… More
Ilham Tohti on His Concerns Before His Detention
There is a lot of tension around here. In the past few days, I have been under constant surveillance by police vehicles and national security police officers. I have… More
“Welcome to the Errordome”: Are Editors Still Afraid of James Baldwin?
The film, Take This Hammer, contains moments of political commentary by Baldwin and by many black residents of the city at the time. Many comments focused on gentrification, the… More
The Noon Signal
These are the available facts regarding the Clementinum’s Astronomical Tower: it is the pale yellow of butter pecan ice cream; the eight-sided cupola at its apex boasts a wrap-around… More
Excerpt from “Travels With Ramazan”
From outside my guide Amir and I could hear the tock of Ramazan’s weaver’s shuttle, the loud noise of metal slamming against wood, as we approached his studio in… More
Return to Sender
The first sentence stopped me cold: “When the assassins come they kill everyone.” More
Reflecting on Harm within Networks
There are plenty of cases where the costs of surveillance are borne by those directly affected or by a class of people who are harmed collectively, but the costs… More
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