Archive - Essays of THE KUREISHI CHRONICLES

It's intangible and it's magic really.

Apr 26 •

March 2025

The White Lotus Speech

Wanting to be someone, after all, may not be incompatible with sexual desire, and identification and desire can alternate or be experienced…

Mar 26 •

THE BOY IN THE BEDROOM

I could see he had movie-star glamour, that unbought, untouchable sheen which fame, style and a certain self-consciousness bestow on few people.

Mar 22 •

January 2025

WILD WOMEN, WILD MEN

They hadn’t anticipated having their pants pulled around their ankles.

Jan 9 •

November 2024

ASK ME ANYTHING

Nov 2, 2024 •

October 2024

September 2024

When I think about The Beatles, l like to consider an interesting if not provocative statement: 'No masterpiece was ever produced by several people…

Sep 14, 2024 •

July 2024

WHAT IF I WANT YOU TO LET ME GO?

Why do people not rebel, even when they know their way of life leads to a global catastrophe? - a contribution from Slavoj Zizek.

Jul 24, 2024 •

But why was no one interested in why exactly he made the slips? - a contribution from Darian Leader, psychoanalyst and author.

Jul 18, 2024 •

March 2024

MY BEAUTIFUL BOX-SET BINGE

Mar 30, 2024 •

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