Archive - The Pathos of Things

A touch of Lisbon

Apr 30 •

The most important story of our lifetimes

Apr 14 •

March 2025

February 2025

Anatomy of an obsession

Feb 6 •

January 2025

The unplacing of London

Jan 25 •

Parable of the desk

On the virtues of distraction (or certain forms of it)

Jan 2 •

December 2024

A crisis of the liberal-utilitarian state

Dec 11, 2024 •

November 2024

Workers unite!... No, not like that

Nov 23, 2024 •

Nov 16, 2024 •

Moses and the romance of the modern

When old societies yearn to be young again

Nov 2, 2024 •

October 2024

Europe’s luxury trap is not what it seems

Selling status and heritage is a modern and sometimes innovative business

Oct 26, 2024 •

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