Grimm World
The Heroic Industry Of The Brothers Grimm
David Mason | Hudson Review | 8th November 2024
The lives of Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm have become surrounded by legend to the point that they seem like "quaint Hobbit-like creatures trawling the peasantry for stories". The biography under review here rather casts them as "complicated heroes" in troubled times. Beset by aristocratic patrons in the dying years of the Holy Roman Empire, their labour produced results against the odds (3,700 words)
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The World Of Tomorrow
Virginia Postrel | Works In Progress | 5th December 2024
In the mid 20C, imagined versions of the future as depicted in exhibitions, films, novels and more were glamorous. A utopian combination of effortless, rapid transportation, idealised urban life, technological solutions for domestic drudgery and avant-garde fashions informed a bold, sleek, silvery design aesthetic. And yet, when the 21C arrived, it looked nothing like this. What happened? (6,300 words)
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