A Blow to the Head

On Alex Karp, Hélène Cixous, Gorgias, Sarah McNally, and More

Catastrophe and Child's Play

Notes for the week

Homo Sacer and the Invention of Reading

The final installment of our 2024 annual letter.

The Next 5 Years of Other Life (Part 3)

An annual review in 3 parts.

The Next 5 Years of Other Life (Part 2)

An annual review in 3 parts.

The Next 5 Years of Other Life (Part 1)

An annual review in 3 parts (with a shipping update on The Independent Scholar).

Nietzsche's Big Mistake: Three Ideas on Christianity

A close reading of St. John blows Nietzsche out of the water. 3 highlights from the latest episode of the Other Life podcast.

Libidinal Economies

And how masterpieces are made.

On the Miracle and Scandal of Education

You are allowed to go straight to true knowledge of the highest things.

Dostoevsky vs. Nietzsche

And the second most fateful bookstore encounter in history...

Deadline Tonight

On Nietzsche's fatal mistake

You Can Probably Just Have It