Rachel Haywire, author of The Cultural Futurist, publishes predictions, fiction, historical, anthropological, and philosophical musings from the lens of culture and the future. She hosts monthly salons and book clubs for all paid subscribers.
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Against the Gods by Peter L. Bernstein
I was told this was the book for punk rock entrepreneur freaks to understand how to properly scale risk. Filing it under business expenses.
All the Stars Electric Bright by Ian Breckon
A romance novel set in Mussolini's Italy. Marinetti is throwing a dinner party and conflicting political ideologies run wild. Crazy speeches are delivered. Over-the-top cuisine is shared.
Edie: American Girl by Jean Stein
I'm fascinated by Edie Sedgwick, the fashion icon and rising star who burned too bright. She got used and abused by Andy Warhol's factory scene to the point of death. At least that's what I've been told from people who claim they were there. I doubt that they were and must figure things out for myself.
Nietzsche: The Unmanned Autobiography by D. Harlan Wilson
My friend wrote this book and sent it to me after he read it at one of my salons. It's his fictional non-fictional account of Nietzsche's life written in a bizarre Dadaist tone. Or is it Situationist?
Not technically reading but I can't stop looking. Iconic avant-garde decadence with a presentation that is both gritty and pristine.
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