The Immaterial

French social philosopher Gorz, idealogue of innovative leftist thought, pins our current economic woes solely on our misunderstanding of the radical transformations engendered by "the knowledge economy." Proposing an overhaul of copyright and patent law to encourage creative cooperation, Gorz proves himself a utopian to the end—and a lyrical, inspiring one.

May 20: Blue jeans celebrate their unofficial 140th birthday today, the dry goods merchant Levi Strauss and the tailor Jacob Davis receiving a patent on May 20, 1873 for "a new article of manufacture, a pair of pantaloons having the…

Ethan Rutherford and Matt Burgess (Dogfight: A Love Story) on the writing of Rutherford's surreal and fiercely funny story collection The Peripatetic Coffin

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