Michael Szalay (UC-Irvine): New Left Melancholia, or Paul Potter Swallows Television. The first pop philosopher: Ray Monk looks at the life of Walter Benjamin, and discovers how he found his calling. Garth Montgomery reviews Walter Benjamin and the Media: The Spectacle of Modernity by Jaeho Kang. Radio and child: Brian Hanrahan on Walter Benjamin as broadcaster. Walter Benjamin’s genius for surreal visions: Adam Kirsch reviews The Storyteller: Short Stories by Walter Benjamin (and more). From The Nation, the odd couple: Through their editorial work on the writings of Walter Benjamin, Theodor Adorno and Gershom Scholem forged an unlikely friendship; and with his worries about the gigantic power of technology and the minuscule moral illumination it can afford, Walter Benjamin remains our contemporary. John Dugdale on Walter Benjamin’s legacy, 75 years on.
