Joshua Glenn

Journal: June 1999

Not so long ago, New York Times editorialists were singing the praises of the Walt Disney Company for "taking a stand against censorship." Michael Ovitz and his empire had valiantly refused to cave in to the Chinese government's demand that they cease backing Kundun, Martin Scorsese's biopic about the exiled Dalai Lama. Since Disney was—and still is—eager to expand its enterprises into China, its recalcitrance was widely seen as a principled act of selfless courage. Yet, according to a report published in the South China Morning Post on Wednesday, Disney will likely announce that its latest, much-anticipated Asian theme park will be built not in Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur (as was previously expected), but in Hong Kong, or perhaps Shanghai. A victory for business against politics? Sure. A crippling defeat for China's nascent "cultural sovereignty" movement? Maybe. But what's most significant about the prospect of a Chinese Disneyland is the triumph of the modern American notion of "leisure" over the ancient Chinese ideal of "idleness." more...

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Journal: June 1999, Josh Glenn re-examines himself and decides to drink Joshua Glenn

Journal: February 1999, Josh Glenn re-examines himself. Joshua Glenn

Journal: August 1999, Josh Glenn re-examines himself and the death of Harper's. Joshua Glenn

Camp: An Introduction, Introduces the Theme to Issue 11/12 Joshua Glenn 11

Philip K. Dick (1928-1982), Hermenaut of the Month is Philip K. Dick Joshua Glenn 15

Fake Authenticity: An Introduction, Introduces the theme of issue 15 Joshua Glenn 15

An Interview with Dan Clowes, Josh Glenn intterviews comic book creator Dan Clowes. Joshua Glenn 15

Charles-Pierre Baudelaire: 1821-1867, Hermenaut of the Month is Charles-Pierre Baudelaire Joshua Glenn 13

Journal: July 1999, Josh Glenn re-examines himself Joshua Glenn

Journal: May 1999, Josh Glenn re-examines himself and Dana Plato. Joshua Glenn

Simone Weil: 1909-1943, Hermenaut of the Month is Simone Weil Joshua Glenn 14

Journal: April 1999, Josh Glenn re-examines himself. Joshua Glenn

Whatever Works, Josh Glenn refuses to sacrifice his lifestyle for his career. Joshua Glenn 14

Journal: March 1999, Josh Glenn re-examines himself. Joshua Glenn

Hannah Arendt , Hannah Arendt discussion Joshua Glenn

Philosophy Hits the Newsstands, Josh Glenn wonders: What's a movement without a magazine? Joshua Glenn

Journal: September 1999, Josh Glenn re-examines himself and becomes an exiled intellectual. Joshua Glenn

Journal: October 1999, Josh Glenn re-examines himself and opposes the world's inherent meaninglessness. Joshua Glenn

The Nitty Gritty of Nirvana: An Interview with Robert Thurman, Josh Glenn interviews Robert Thurman, religious scholar, translator and spoon-wacker of celebrity Buddhists. Joshua Glenn

Anorexia/Technology: An Introduction, Josh Glenn blasts the common notions of eating disorders and the technology revolution. Joshua Glenn

Journal: November 1999, Josh Glenn re-examines himself. Joshua Glenn

An Idler's Glossary, This glossary examines the etymology and history of over two hundred idler-specific terms. Joshua Glenn

Journal: December 1999, Josh Glenn re-examines himself and Sylvester Stallone Joshua Glenn

The Sweetest Hangover, Joshua Glenn discovers the post-blotto bliss of hangover Nirvana. Joshua Glenn

Journal: January 1999, 2000, Josh Glenn re-examines himself and the last two Januarys in the last of his FEED journals. Joshua Glenn

Hermenaut of the Month: Oscar Wilde, Joshua Glenn introduces Hermenaut of the Month Joshua Glenn

Etiquette: Specialized Stationery, Josh Glenn Joshua Glenn

Hermenaut of the Month: Bruce Lee, Joshua Glenn introduces Hermenaut of the Month Joshua Glenn