The Baffler No. 22

In this issue (Modem and Taboo), Thomas Frank takes us on a tour of the businessman’s republic, while David Graeber leads us into the hearts and minds of the revolutionary opposition. Chris Bray tracks down General David Petraeus and his wandering PhD. Evgeny Morozov takes apart the influential “crazy talk” of Silicon Valley publisher Tim O’Reilly. And Anne Elizabeth Moore explores the hidden assumptions behind Nicholas Kristof’s bid to rescue the women of the world, who have nothing to lose but their market potential.Baffler 22 contains our usual dazzling array of poetry, fiction, and satiric illustration. All this, plus Heather Havrilesky on Fifty Shades of Grey, Hussein Ibish on the Marquis de Sade, Christian Lorentzen on the British pop-star-cum-pedophiliac Jimmy Savile, and Jorian Polis Schutz surveys the state of Yoga in America. Subscribe now, and learn why Slavoj Žižek thinks hard-core pornography is the most censored of all film genres.Table of ContentsPhilosophical Intelligence Office Negative Capability John SummersCamera Shy, Blah, Blah, Blah Slavoj ŽižekA Beauty Dmitry GorchevDaniel's Dictionary Daniel AaronHope is a Kiss Peter KayafasPoliticsTo Galt's Gulch They Go Thomas FrankA Practical Utopian's Guide to the Coming Collapse David GraeberCultureThe State of Stretching: Yoga in America Jorian Polis SchutzModem and TabooPassions of the Meritocracy: General David Petraeus and his wandering PhD Chris BrayMarketpiece Theater: Nicholas Kristof and Milton Friedman rescue the world Anne Elizabeth MooreThe Meme Hustler: Tim O’Reilly’s crazy talk Evgeny MorozovFifty Shades of Late Capitalism Heather HavrileskyPredator Drone: Jimmy Savile will see you now Christian LorentzenUnited Sades of America Hussein IbishPoemsDiaspora: Breakfast with Mahmoud Darwish Kristina RobinsonTaverna Manohar ShettyGrim Sleeper Terese SvobodaUnderground John KeeneDi$claimer Amy GerstlerAccounting for the Damage Jocelyn BurrellInside the House Cathy Park LongSphinx Infinitives Tyrone WilliamsThe Robots Are Coming Kyle GarganStoriesThe Agony of Leaves Mahesh RaoUp in Birdland Monica HilemanAncestorsJean-Arthur Rimbaud: For his 100th birthday Thomas BernhardGraphic ArtBrad Holland Mark Dancey Steve Brodner