Trent PortigalGrave Contamination in Second-Empire ParisBaron Haussmann’s cemetery dilemma.Jun 16, 2021Jun 16, 2021
Trent PortigalinEpoché (ἐποχή)Advanced Abstention. Democracy, Anarchism and Anti-Vote CandidatesBy Trent PortigalOct 27, 2020Oct 27, 2020
Trent PortigalA City of One’s OwnPoverty, writing and urban connections in 1920s MoscowAug 2, 2020Aug 2, 2020
Trent PortigalPenciled in MoscowOne of the most popular pencils versus pens stories is the Space Race tale claiming that, when Americans and Russians realized the lack of…Jun 22, 2020Jun 22, 2020
Trent PortigalSlipping Toward NothingnessWhile vodka was usually a behind-the-scenes collaborator, it did make an appearance, playing itself, in the story…May 14, 2020May 14, 2020
Trent PortigalThe Murder and Mythology of Bruno SchulzAsked who he was, my response has been: a Polish-Jewish writer and visual artist killed in his hometown’s ghetto during World War II…Dec 18, 2019Dec 18, 2019
Trent PortigalThe Women Behind The Parrot“For a mad musician, there is a composer named Alkan. Not mad, but really in the end…author of the symphony for a parrot.”Jul 13, 2019Jul 13, 2019
Trent PortigalArt, Prophecy and Utopian DreamsJohn Berger argues that prophecy in art is “not indulging in idle fancy but responding intuitively to a concrete situation.”Jun 20, 2019Jun 20, 2019
Trent PortigalLiterature of the Solitary KingsIn the 1930s, Raymond Queneau wrote a study on the forgotten works of the Nineteenth Century literary mad…May 21, 2019May 21, 2019
Trent PortigalRehumanizing CannibalismMichel de Montaigne began his essay on cannibalism with an appeal to readers to to approach the subject with reason…May 12, 2019May 12, 2019
