David BrookeLeave the World Behind: The optimistic turn in a pessimistic worldSpoilers ahead.3 min read·Jan 7, 2024----
David BrookeAnatomy of a Fall: Study in the humanity of postmodernismSpoilers ahead.2 min read·Dec 29, 2023----
David BrookeThe mystery of Proust and meFor all of Marcel Proust’s verbosity it is in what he doesn’t show that can be the most intriguing part of his work and one that touches me…4 min read·May 26, 2021----
David BrookeSociety of the Spectacle: Part twoAs Russian Revolutionary Vladimir Lenin wrote: “There are decades when nothing happens; and there are weeks when decades happen.”4 min read·Apr 21, 2021----
David BrookeThe spiritual despair of bipolar disorderI’m not particularly good at writing anything personal. But I feel it is time to be more open about my mental health, specifically because…3 min read·Feb 18, 2021----
David BrookeThe unbearable heaviness of embarrassmentPolitics is an embarrassing pursuit. The zealot activist can be annoying and the tidal wave of texts and calls to vote in yet another…3 min read·Feb 11, 2021----
David BrookeGamestop GiddinessThere isn’t many phenomenon that attracts the giddiness of the entire media establishment as the Gamestop stock rise. Even for some…3 min read·Jan 28, 2021----
David BrookeThe timeliness of Shirley JacksonAn allegory exists in a no-place. The ahistorical setting is typically used to elevate a universal message about the human condition.4 min read·Jan 11, 2021----
David BrookeSociety of the SpectacleAmericans and British people are sensitive to a spectacle. An expression of empty outrage trespassing the corridors of government…2 min read·Jan 7, 2021----
David BrookeTwo Serious Ladies: Searching for meaning in a meaningless worldFor many today the fundamental existentialist questions are decadent fantasies, or as in today’s parlance the plight of the privilege. To…4 min read·Oct 26, 2020----