The Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung has a new exhibit, Leseland DDR, about reading in the German Democratic Republic -- and at Deutsche Welle Rayna Breuer discusses it, in: Disney was immoral: What was read in the GDR.
The thin blue records that opened up musical horizons for Soviet youth Pressing Plant
China: Protests erupt over COVID curbs after deadly fire Al Jazeera
EVERYTHING IS GOING SWIMMINGLY (COMMUNIST CHINA EDITION): Hundreds riot at Foxconn iPhone plant over terrible conditions. “The various videos reportedly show workers complaining about not getting meals while in COVID lockdown. They also say that China and Foxconn’s ‘closed-loop production’ health measures — where staff live and work on-site — do not work.”
Poland projection of the day
If the UK continues with the same level of growth it has seen for the last decade,” writes Sam Ashworth-Hayes, “Poland will be richer than Britain in about 12 years’ time”:
It sounds like an absurd idea that in 2040 we might see complaints in the Polish press about a flood of British plumbers undercutting wages, or Brytyjski Skleps lining the rougher areas of Warsaw, but it isn’t beyond the realms of possibility.
This talking point has also appeared in the Telegraph, the Express and the Financial Times. It often comes with a sense of vague alarm and bewilderment. Poland? The post-communist place? Don’t they live entirely off vodka and potatoes? Don’t they have horses clippety-cloppeting down the streets selling women’s underwear pinched off a truck in Germany? Poland?
A lot can change in nine years, in Britain and in Poland
Having lived in Poland for nine years, I can say that I am not at all surprised by these projections. To be clear, that is all they are — projections. A lot can change in nine years, in Britain and in Poland.
Still, I think a lot of British people would be surprised by how much better things can be in the land of Lech Wałęsa and John Paul II.
That is by Ben Sixsmith. Poland remains a underrated nation.
Elon Musk’s ‘hardcore’ management style: a case study in what not to do
Via LLRX – Elon Musk’s ‘hardcore’ management style: a case study in what not to do: Professor Libby Sander explains why as a case study in how to implement organisational change, Elon Musk’s actions at Twitter will go down as the gold standard in what not to do. Among other things, the evidence shows successful organisational change requires: a clear, compelling vision that is communicated effectively; employee participation; and fairness in the way change is implemented. Trust in leaders is also crucial. Change management never quite goes to plan. It’s hard to figure out whether Musk even has a plan at all.
FAIL, BRITANNIA: More Than a Third of UK Restaurants Could Close by Early 2023.
- Free Will by Timothy O’Connor and Christopher Franklin.
- Algebra by Vaughan Pratt.
- Phenomenology of Religion by Mark Wynn.
- Terrorism by Igor Primoratz.
- Federalism by Andreas Follesdal.
- Scientific Discovery by Jutta Schickore.
IEP ∅
NDPR ∅
- Karl Marx’s Theory of History by Angus Taylor.
- Meaning in Life: What Makes Our Lives Meaningful? By Matthew Pianalto.
Recent Philosophy Book Reviews in Non-Academic Media
- Life is Hard by Kieran Setiya is reviewed by Meredith Goldstein at The Boston Globe and by Jane O’Grady at Literary Review.
- Magnificent Rebels: The First Romantics and the Invention of theSelf by Andrea Wulf is reviewed by Freya Johnston at Prospect.
- What We Owe The Future by William MacAskill is reviewed by Alexander Zaitchik at The New Republic.
Compiled by Michael Glawson
