Allan Pero
@allanpero.bsky.social
Modernism, Camp, Baroque, Gardening, and Whisky. Death cancels all appointments. Titanic Aesthete.
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‘In cutting literature programs, universities like my former institution are dismantling the intellectual infrastructure that enables young people, and particularly the least advantaged, to become critical subjects capable of engaging with the all-too-many systems of power around them.’
Literature Is Not a Vibe: On ChatGPT and the Humanities | Los Angeles Review of Books
Rachele Dini discusses OpenAI’s “A Machine-Shaped Hand” and an academic sector in crisis.
lareviewofbooks.org
November 7, 2025 at 1:36 PM
‘In cutting literature programs, universities like my former institution are dismantling the intellectual infrastructure that enables young people, and particularly the least advantaged, to become critical subjects capable of engaging with the all-too-many systems of power around them.’
November 6, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Lucan was btd in 39 CE.
Of civil wars and worse waged on Emathian fields,
of crime made law we sing, how a powerful people
turned on its own heart its conquering hand,
of ranks of relatives, and a broken pact of rule
that dragged a shaken world with all its strength
(Trans. Matthew Fox)
Of civil wars and worse waged on Emathian fields,
of crime made law we sing, how a powerful people
turned on its own heart its conquering hand,
of ranks of relatives, and a broken pact of rule
that dragged a shaken world with all its strength
(Trans. Matthew Fox)
November 3, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Lucan was btd in 39 CE.
Of civil wars and worse waged on Emathian fields,
of crime made law we sing, how a powerful people
turned on its own heart its conquering hand,
of ranks of relatives, and a broken pact of rule
that dragged a shaken world with all its strength
(Trans. Matthew Fox)
Of civil wars and worse waged on Emathian fields,
of crime made law we sing, how a powerful people
turned on its own heart its conquering hand,
of ranks of relatives, and a broken pact of rule
that dragged a shaken world with all its strength
(Trans. Matthew Fox)
"Bill’s a slum boy, you see, he’s got a slum sense of humour. That’s why I never take him along with me to parties….There’s nothing wrong with slum slugs in their place, but this one won’t keep his place—he crawls all over the walls of nice houses, leaving slime, don’t you, boy?"--Pinter
October 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
"Bill’s a slum boy, you see, he’s got a slum sense of humour. That’s why I never take him along with me to parties….There’s nothing wrong with slum slugs in their place, but this one won’t keep his place—he crawls all over the walls of nice houses, leaving slime, don’t you, boy?"--Pinter
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In some things, being undecided is like Fleabag going to a therapist with a "free session" coupon from her father. When the therapist tells her, "You already know what you're going to do," she becomes restive, annoyed. Because sometimes, being undecided is the trade name of disavowal.
April 30, 2025 at 1:44 AM
In some things, being undecided is like Fleabag going to a therapist with a "free session" coupon from her father. When the therapist tells her, "You already know what you're going to do," she becomes restive, annoyed. Because sometimes, being undecided is the trade name of disavowal.
“To give an accurate and exhaustive account of that period would need a far less brilliant pen than mine” --Max Beerbohm, from The Works of Max Beerbohm, p. 55.
January 26, 2024 at 6:54 PM
“To give an accurate and exhaustive account of that period would need a far less brilliant pen than mine” --Max Beerbohm, from The Works of Max Beerbohm, p. 55.
Tallulah sporting her Phone Answering Hat. Gotta have the right hat to answer the phone, yo.
January 18, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Tallulah sporting her Phone Answering Hat. Gotta have the right hat to answer the phone, yo.
Ronald Firbank, the Samuel Beckett of Camp, was born 138 years ago today!
"The world is disgracefully managed; one hardly knows to whom to complain--RF, Vainglory
To be sympathetic without discrimination is so very debilitating--RF, Vainglory
Portrait of Firbank by Wyndham Lewis
"The world is disgracefully managed; one hardly knows to whom to complain--RF, Vainglory
To be sympathetic without discrimination is so very debilitating--RF, Vainglory
Portrait of Firbank by Wyndham Lewis
January 17, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Ronald Firbank, the Samuel Beckett of Camp, was born 138 years ago today!
"The world is disgracefully managed; one hardly knows to whom to complain--RF, Vainglory
To be sympathetic without discrimination is so very debilitating--RF, Vainglory
Portrait of Firbank by Wyndham Lewis
"The world is disgracefully managed; one hardly knows to whom to complain--RF, Vainglory
To be sympathetic without discrimination is so very debilitating--RF, Vainglory
Portrait of Firbank by Wyndham Lewis
David Bomberg was BTD in 1890! Here's his "Ju-Jitsu," ca. 1913 and "In the Hold," ca. 1913-14::
December 5, 2023 at 5:47 PM
David Bomberg was BTD in 1890! Here's his "Ju-Jitsu," ca. 1913 and "In the Hold," ca. 1913-14::
