"Allegories are in the realm of thought what ruins are in the realm of things." Walter Benjamin
“Intellectual despair results in neither weakness nor dreams, but in violence. It is only a matter of knowing how to give vent to one's rage; whether one only wants to wander like madmen around prisons, or whether one wants to overturn them.” Georges Bataille
In this episode we talk about a few ideas and influences including T.S. Eliot, a little about allegory, the Baroque of Walter Benjamin, the Mexican basin, bats, climate, geography (hell) the strained relationship of Sproule and the kid, a little of the humour.
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Some cultural references in this episode:
El Topo by Jadorovsky, The Wasteland by T.S. Eliot.Versalles, Vatican City art work, Baroque. The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber, The Mushroom At The End of the World by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing, Jim Morrison, Lovecraft, vampires, elitist portrayal of food and street markets, and the potential intelligence of the kid.
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