Loose Threads

Paul Simon is commonly acknowledged to be one of the most successful singer-songwriters of the pop-rock era. His work has flourished in the context of Simon and Garfunkel as well a...

Reading the Threadbrings together artists, theorists and designers to explore the nature and use of cloth as a means of record and communication. Cloth is constructed from thr...

This short chapter ties up some loose ends. It considers briefly the question how much of the picture presented in this book is available to those who take a Humean approach to pra...

Nishihira Tadashi, one of Japan’s leading philosophers, introduces the deeply experiential philosophy of losing yourself in the reality of the present, guiding us through a concept...

One of the most prolific and popular contemporary novelists, Stephen King has a devoted following of captivated readers. This is the first critical work on King to examine his most...

Jacques Lacan was fascinated with forms of the "religious" throughout his life, from monotheism, which shaped his account of the signifier, to modern occultism, as he was well acqu...

Baroque depictions of violence are often dismissed as ‘over the top’ and ‘excessive’. Their material richness and exciting visual complexity, together with the visceral engagement ...