“She is bigger than Elvis, bigger than the Beatles, bigger than God. She has blasted herself on a jet of pure sugary Americana into every quiet crevice of global culture.” (Sam Kriss). Only when the imageless God was dead, he […]
Taylor Swift does not exist (extended version 2)
1) Soccer, porn and pop make up the culture industry today. 2) Clubs, players and coaches are now highly speculative financial assets. The Neymar deal with a transfer fee of 222 million elevates world soccer to a new dimension. The
The Soccer Syndrome: Speculative and dirty Business
Introduction Too many people talk about Theodor Adorno, and not enough people go through the difficult but bracing task of reading his texts. He is an easy man to caricature, because he believed in exaggeration as a means of reaching