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... and the birds have disappeared but there's still chicken?
Yeah I'm absolutely nitpicking, and also intrigued by the ontological nature of under what conditions things 'disappear.'

Fruit disappeared but tomatoes are still a thing?

very bch

Bold notes of Nocilla Trilogy here

"...allow me to channel my inner Žižekian
by sharing a good Baudrillardian joke with you. Upon the
gallows, amongst the spectacle of the jeering crowds, the
executioner takes the capitalist aside for a moment, asking,
“Why were you so foolish as to sell them the rope with which
you knew they would hang you?”
“Oh, my good comrade.” The capitalist smiles, knowingly.
“Who do you think sold them the revolution?”

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The Berlin Philharmonic's "Mi Chiamano Mimi" syncs up nicely with the end of the chapter with Nakata & Johnnie Walker

Chilling at the gym and library daily under a false identity sounds like an ideal situation

This has all the hallmarks of a great NYRB novel so far

If you’re not isolated on an island in a river is it even an NYRB Classic summer read