11. June 2026
But does economy have to make sense? – David Graeber: “Bullshit Jobs”
Graeber’s claim that a surprising number of modern jobs have no purpose at all, becomes a thorough investigation of the very history of work itself.
Kim Bülow Bonfils
We live in an entertainment culture that seems to prefer clear narratives and logical plotlines. So how could David Lynch – an uncompromusing artist, delving in the mysterious and the impenetrable—and still capture the public imagination?
Celebrating Joe Jackson’s 70th birthday. The talented British songwriter has developed into a musical chameleon. But his different identities all share the unmistakable Jacksonian songwriting traits: The juxtaposition of the seemingly familiar with the pleasantly surprising.
In fictionalized form, Benjamin Labatut wants to tell the story of the twentieth century’s most groundbreaking discoveries in mathematics and (quantum) physics – and the people behind them. But “When We Cease to Understand the World” fails both as non-fiction and fiction
Yanis Varoufakis looks at the way the advent of internet businesses have changed the economy – and comes to a surprising and polemic conclusion that capitalism is dead. His book is recommended reading for anyone who thinks the global economy has become a bit weird lately.
Countries that have ceased to exist hold a certain fascination. Especially when this has happened to a neighbouring country within one’s own lifetime. Katja Hoyer’s “Beyond the Wall” tells the story of the GDR – the short-lived attempt to create a socialist republic in East Germany. Historian and journalist Hoyer was born and raised in the GDR herself and has...
The iconic musician David Bowie (1947–2016) was a true original. But ironically difficult to describe without resorting to worn-out clichés about the “chameleon” who “reinvented himself.” It is therefore refreshing that Brett Morgen’s Bowie film “Moonage Daydream” does not employ a didactic, pedagogical narrator but chooses to present Bowie’s life and work in a fragmented, impressionistic form. The question remains...
In the early 80s, I stumbled upon a peculiar album cover in a record store in my home town in Denmark. Five men stood in a row wearing plastic uniforms and red geometric lampshades on their heads. 40 years later, they’d become a part of my life – and I finally watched them performing live in Berlin.
If you’re at all interested in the evolution of human civilization, Graeber and Wengrow’s book is a thought-provoking read. Based on recent archeological evidence, the two authors set out to question – often to the point of debunking – many of our preconceptions about the past.
Jack White’s creativity is so vibrant and untamed that there’s a new surprise waiting for the listener around every corner. And on “Fear of the Dawn,” White has found a balance again, so even the craziest ideas still have their feet firmly planted in an intelligible song structure.