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Recent Articles from Three Monkeys Online Magazine

• The Role of the Machine in Twentieth Century Art

  The machine is the single most defining entity of the twentieth century. Throughout the twentieth century perceptions of the machine’s role in society changed. So inevitably, the content of this machine inspired art changed throughout the century. Sarah Dee considers the commentary, through visual art, on the influence of the cult of the machine and machine aesthetic on twentieth century art and culture.

  
  
• What they don’t teach you at Harvard Business School – or the Economics of Terrorism. Loretta Napoleoni in interview.

  While so many have framed the 'war on terror' in religious and cultural terms, Loretta Napoleoni is convinced that the analysis should be done on economic territory. Her fascinating book "Terror Inc." offers many unsettling but important insights into how we're fighting and losing the war.

  
  
• Bombing Civilians - WWII's 'moral crimes'. A.C. Grayling in interview.

  Is bombing civilians ever justified during wartime? Did the bombing of German and Japanese cities hasten the end of World War II? What constitutes a war crime? Just some of the questions that A.C. Grayling, Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck College London, addresses in his recent book Among the Dead Cities. Prof Grayling discusses the issues with Three Monkeys Online.

  
  
• Democracy with blood on its Hands: An Interview with Ariel Dorfman

  According to Ariel Dorfman, the central dilemma of our times is "how to make sure that, when grievous harm has been done to us, we do not turn into the monster who has given us such pain". Dorfman, a playwrite, novelist, and essayist of international renown discusses this, in the context of Pinochet's Chile, and our current 'war on terror'.

  
  
• Football and Fascism - The creation of Italy's Serie A

  Italy's Serie A is one of the world's best loved footballing championships, watched by millions. In interview, Simon Martin, author of Football and Fascism - The national game under Mussolini, outlines the fascist roots of the championship, and the efforts of the regime to control the game.