Both @lonelyplanet India guidebook (I wrote the Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh chapter) and Best in Travel 2027 are out now! And there's a 25% sitewide discount until tomorrow!
https://t.co/tQgiLxfwz4
I generally don’t purchase travel books but this one from @lonelyplanet caught my eye! It’s a comprehensive guide, and I strongly recommend buying a copy.
To my surprise the chapter on Gujarat, India is written by @DelishDirection who describes Gujarat as a place worth visiting.
It's never just the sink. 🔧⚡
This was such a fun process. One large text to video prompt (made with @claudeai and using the OpenArt connector) to make a complete 30 seconds ad with Seedance 2.5 on @openart_ai.
@byteplusglobal#Seedance#OpenArtAdAwards
A small departure from Rome’s crowded piazzas to these three historic towns offers a rare chance to slow down the tourist pace and to experience the Renaissance at leisure, writes @DelishDirection. Read it here.
https://t.co/z7hgq8NH3g
@NewIndianXpress@etteth@PrabhuChawla
This is called aestheticization of politics.
The aestheticization of politics is a concept introduced by Walter Benjamin in his 1935 essay, The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction.
He argued that fascism responds to the economic demands & problems of the masses by turning politics into a theatrical spectacle.
This gives people a false sense of expression while keeping property and power structures untouched.
The Core Mechanics of Aestheticized Politics Theatrical Spectacle are as under :
(a) Politics becomes a matter of grandiose parades, rallies, and media rituals rather than actual democratic power.Preserving Property: Regimes allow the working class to feel heard and unified, but protect existing class and economic property relations.
(b) Self-Alienation: People are reduced to viewing their own destruction and subjugation as high aesthetic pleasure.
#GovernanceBySpectacle
Behind Indian protests:
India’s corporate-led growth model that failed to secure livelihoods for farmers, informal labour, may now be faltering in its alignment w/ interests of middle class that was central to its post-1990s legitimacy.
I ✍️ @thewire_in
https://t.co/He3wQx1ds1