How do representations of sleep reflect contemporary culture?
From medieval Wunderkammern to portable museums, Duchamp’s suitcases, and dolls’ houses, the miniature is an enduring and radical art form
Erik Morse interviews Danish chef René Redzepi of noma, Copenhagen
The New-York based musician and composer talks about the nature of electronic music, the zoology of noise and the unique sound-worlds of the child
An interview with Alastair Brotchie, the author of a new critical biography of Alfred Jarry, published by MIT Press
Inspired both by the natural sonorities of the sea and the classic surf-pop lexicon, Endless Summer remains both a time-capsule and a weather report
French philosopher Jean-Luc Nancy talks about subjects ranging from everyday life to film, the body and the soul
René Girard (Michigan State University Press, 2009)
Peter Sloterdijk talks about the phenomena of chemical warfare, designer ventilation and high-density urban living