The Grand Inquisitor in the Age of Algorithms
15 hours ago
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Dostoevsky's Grand Inquisitor prophetically describes our algorithmic society — humanity trading freedom for bread, miracles, and authority, one dopamine hit at a time.
The Stranger at the Feast
2 months ago
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On Being Seen, Being Misread, and the Golden Cage of Belonging
The Demon and the Melancholic
1 year ago
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On Mourning, Madness, and the Things We Cannot Put Down
The Garden of Earthly Delights and the Underground Man
1 year ago
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On Jouissance, Self-Destruction, and the Paradox of Consciousness
Stańczyk and the Paradox of the Sad Clown
2 years ago
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An exploration of Jan Matejko's Stańczyk and the paradox of the sad clown — finding meaning in comedy, sadness, and the inability to laugh at oneself.
The Metamorphosis of Parsifal through "The Triumph of Death"
2 years ago
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An analysis of Pieter Bruegel's masterpiece in the context of the myth of Parsifal
Incongruity in Action
2 years ago
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Defending democracy through violence against dissent
City
2 years ago
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A poem of Vladimir Kotlyarov from Pornofilmy
The Gambler and the Black Square
2 years ago
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A Personal Reflection
Dancing to the Tune of Distraction
2 years ago
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Mexico's Opposition Senators in Their Element