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Simon Taylor

Simon Taylor

https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6687-4647

المروج

المروج

sorry, had to open with that, for shock value; and for the fact that just behind where these guys are hanging out one day when I visited Al Muruj were some other guys hanging out, but it was lunchtime and they were sitting on the floor cross-legged, sharing a lunch

⌂ theatre | ⚗ theory | 𝄐 cinema | ؎ literature | 𒈨 art | ⏚ practice (Deleuze & Guattari, Bergson, Spinoza) | minus ↩

⌂ theatre | ⚗ theory | 𝄐 cinema | ؎ literature | 𒈨 art | ⏚ practice (Deleuze & Guattari, Bergson, Spinoza) | minus ↩

On the strength of Ghost introducing a search tool, today I updated my site's meta-data, as per the title of this post. You can form your interpretation as you see fit of what it means. With the caveat in mind that we are allowing the proliferation of a

ffff fashion x 2: Obaya Mall & Princess Souq

ffff fashion x 2: Obaya Mall & Princess Souq

0:00 /0:19 1× . . . on the way. . . . . . and in the zone. . . observed. . . to the obaya mall. . . the selfie with this proprietor: the shop itself is perhaps a little fusty, high ceilings showing the ducts and bits common to mall shops, and high up on the walls sample dresses on

⑥ indirect proof of the unity of the executive functions we associate with the subject, ego or self

⑥ indirect proof of the unity of the executive functions we associate with the subject, ego or self

I'm going to start with a long quote from Bergson but only pick out one or two threads to follow briefly: [from Nancy Margaret Paul and W. Scott Palmer's translation, Zone Books, NY, 1991. Online edition, at p.56, may differ.] This is to say that

dgs2026

dgs2026

dgs2026Deleuze and Guattari Studies Conferencedgs2026 . . . if you would like to support my attendance, and that of outsidelight, please make a donation.

⓪ The proof of the infinity of attributes

⓪ The proof of the infinity of attributes

For Spinoza, God or Nature, Substance, has infinite attributes of which we have access only to two: thought and extension. If perceptions are outside, they are attributes of substance. Bergson solves Spinoza's problem. To put it like this, Bergson solves Spinoza's problem, is completely false: that

Tomorrow Belongs To Me: art after genocide

Tomorrow Belongs To Me: art after genocide

The following article is prompted by Auckland Theatre Company's puff line for its 2026 season of Cabaret: One of the most iconic musicals of all time, Cabaret is bringing its divinely decadent and chillingly relevant dazzling production to Tāmaki Makaurau in 2026. 🎶! Chillingly relevant?! I asked, commenting on