Alex Baker
Arts & Culture, Books, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, August 7, 2018 0:00 - 0 Comments
Books | Nincompoopolis: The Follies of Boris Johnson
Doug Murphy’s Nincompoopopolis is a suitably and rewardingly vicious, neat précis of the political and architectural legacies of Johnson in his time in power in London, argues Alex Baker.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Saturday, September 1, 2012 0:00 - 1 Comment
Analysis | From Playground to Parade Ground: The case against Military Schools
Moves aimed at increasing the Military's presence in the UK education system are based on more than just misguided assumptions about military ethics, argues Alex Baker, in an examination of the renewed calls for military academies.
Books, New in Ceasefire - Monday, June 4, 2012 15:17 - 0 Comments
Books | Review: ‘The Least of All Possible Evils: Humanitarian Violence from Arendt to Gaza’
Alex Baker reviews Eyal Weizman's landmark exploration of the philosophical underpinnings of Western humanitarian intervention.
Books, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, January 10, 2012 12:54 - 1 Comment
Books | Review: ‘Why It’s Kicking Off Everywhere’ by Paul Mason
As BBC Newsnight's economics editor, Paul Mason has enjoyed an unrivalled vantage point from which to observe the political, social and economic upheavals of the past year. His new book, 'Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere' is reviewed by Ceasefire's Alex baker.
Music & Dance, New in Ceasefire - Sunday, April 24, 2011 0:00 - 0 Comments
Music Les Étoiles ‘Little Measurements’
Little Measurements, the new album by the intriguing Les Étoiles is the latest release by the 'Records on Ribs' label. Ceasefire's Alex Baker takes a listen.
Books - Thursday, September 23, 2010 11:15 - 6 Comments
Books | Žižek – The most dangerous thinker in the west?
Love him or loathe him, Slavoj Žižek is a cultural phenomenon. He seems to inspire unconditional adulation amongst his legions of followers and, predictably, equally unbridled derision amongst his many detractors. Some see him as a serious and original thinker, others as an overrated fraudulent showman. So who's right? Alex Baker tries to find clues in the pages of Zizek's latest offering 'Living in the end times'.
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