Quote of the day
Men were only made into "men" with great difficulty even in primitive society: the male is not naturally "a man" any more than the woman. He has to be propped up into that position with some ingenuity, and is always likely to collapse.
Paul Virilio
Born: January 4, 1932
Died: September 10, 2018 (aged 86)
Bio: Paul Virilio was a French cultural theorist and urbanist. He is best known for his writings about technology as it has developed in relation to speed and power, with diverse references to architecture, the arts, the city and the military.
Known for:
- Speed & Politics (1986)
- The aesthetics of disappearance (1991)
- War and Cinema (1989)
- The information bomb (2000)
- The Vision Machine (1994)