P C Rasmussen: 3 books

In a distant future, Kyle Whitmore, the son of an emotionally distant multi-millionaire and owner of one of the biggest corporations on the face of the planet, has led a life of luxury and emotional abandonment, which has landed him in a situation he may not be equipped to handle. Being sentenced for...

The Weimar Moment’s evocative assault on closure and political reaction, its offering of democracy against the politics of narrow self-interest cloaked in nationalist appeals to Volk and “community” – or, as would be the case in Nazi Germany, “race” – cannot but appeal to us today. This...

Reality television remains a pervasive form of television programming within our culture. The new mantra is go big or go home, be weird or be invisible. Here Comes Honey Boo Boo and Duck Dynasty, for example,are arguably two of the most compelling reality television programs currently airing because...