Stan Persky
Stan Persky taught philosophy at Capilano University in N. Vancouver, B.C. He received the 2010 B.C. Lieutenant-Governor's Award for Literary Excellence. His most recent books are Reading the 21st Century: Books of the Decade, 2000-2009 (McGill-Queen's, 2011), Post-Communist Stories: About Cities, Politics, Desires (Cormorant, 2014), and Letter from Berlin: Essays 2015-2016 (Dooney's, 2017).
Naomi Klein’s Excellent Adventures
From brand name bullies to the Chicago Boys, an intrepid reporter covers the capitalist waterfront.
Letter from Berlin: Secret Germany
It’s icy in Berlin. A good time to get a grip on Germany’s slippery past.
Pitch Perfect
A little night-music maestro… How J.S. Bach’s “Cello Suites” made it from obscurity to modern times.
What Good Are Books?
Rick Salutin thinks we could do with a lot less book-reading.
Decline and Distraction
The illusions of empire and the illusions of critics of illusions.
In the Land of Oz
Coming-of-age, coming-to-grief, coming-to-terms in Amos Oz’s tale of love and darkness.
The Snowflake from the Snow
In Orhan Pamuk’s novel about contemporary Turkey, it’s snowing at the end of the world.
Is Mark Kingwell Getting Dumber?
A “modest proposal” by philosophy professor Mark Kingwell is too clever by half.
Homeland Alone
Stan Persky reads the war books of a belligerent decade.
Robin Blaser, 1925-2009: Death’s Duty
Reflections on the death of poet Robin Blaser.