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I Deliver Parcels in Beijing by Hu Anyan: an unforgettable look at gig-economy hardship

The book began life as a lockdown blog post about its author’s experiences in a logistics warehouse.

21.11.2025 4

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Bran Nicol

How the French philosopher Jean Baudrillard predicted today’s AI 30 years before ChatGPT

Baudrillard’s genius lay in foreseeing what these rudimentary devices like fax machines suggested about likely future uses of technology.

04.11.2025 3

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Bran Nicol

László Krasznahorkai wins Nobel prize for literature – the Hungarian novelist’s grand tales of alienation speak to our times

Krasznahorkai is a deeply modernist writer with an unwavering faith in beauty and art.

09.10.2025 3

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Bran Nicol