Shane Eide: 11 books

In Issue 6, questions of existence are considered with and against the work of others who have, in their respective ways, dealt with this issue. Nietzsche's theory of nihilism is examined, along with the implications of Michelstaedter's theory of persuasion and rhetoric considered in light of his...

In Issue 4 of The Burning Block, aphorisms are at home with The Demonic Newsreel, in which modern politics are paired with science fiction solutions to global problems. It turns out, the non-aggression principle is, in fact, aggressive. Activation is preferred to activism. The news has always been...

Issue 7 features aphorisms, an essays on revolution and an essay on economics, mystery cults and philosophy's esoteric tie to exoteric religion.

In issue 5 of The Burning Block, the theme of politics is considered as a mechanism which absorbs the apolitical. Ruminations on monarchy, culture and the effect that streetlights have on human consciousness sit beside anecdotes of childhood memories in which the perennial absurdities of human social...

In this second issue, such topics as currency and general politics are explored, along with the unconscious, driving forces of culture in a series called 'Invisible Totems of the Modern World.' Readers are also invited to explore what lies behind the surface of our common preconceptions through the latest in a series of aphorisms.

In this apocalyptic issue, the nature of group identity is challenged while shown to be inescapable, gun violence is explored in its relationship to God, the political distinction between Left and Right are considered distractions from global economic and ecological disaster, and the overman is an illegitimate child to the Emersonian over-soul.

In issue No. 9, Max Stirner’s gatekeepers are identified, the reader is challenged to accept Fukayama’s ‘end of history’ thesis as a masochistic experiment in banality, and current events are considered a detriment to mental health. Complete with a theory about conspiracy theories, a murderous...

In this debut issue, the deeper implications of what people mean when they say 'cultural appropriation' are examined. It also introduces a series of aphorisms along with a satirical exercise in speculative politics called 'Communities.' Readers are invited to explore what culture is hiding in plain sight.

‘I rest my affairs on nothing,’ Goethe said famously in his poem, ‘Vanitas! Vanitatum Vanitas!’ This book would dare to question, ‘Did he know that even nothing has such definite contours?’ In this sardonic collection of aphorisms, maxims and musings, history is not written by the...

In this third issue, revolutionary politics and traditional values alike come under fire as illegitimate vehicles of man's coercive history. Here, society's latent violence is boiled to the surface in the hopes that something which transcends mere politics might be realized. It hopes to recognize...

A young, quiet couple who keep to themselves are thrilled to find a new apartment which matches their temperaments. But when they start to get complaints from the neighbors about noise and when their things begin to move around when they're away, they begin to wonder who's been in their home. But how did the intruder get in with the door still locked?