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Brutalitarian Dedication

Welcome to The Brutalitarian
This is the theory center of Brute Press.   It is published on no regular cycle, as often as we can find willing contributors.  If you are interested in contributing, please see our About page for contact information.
Theory, for these purposes, is a very broad category.  Generally, one might call the essays that [...]

Clock Puncher

By Adam Rothstein
 
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The temporal-gram looked authentic, but a categorical paranoia told him authentic was worse than the alternative. Grant had managed to conduct his business thus far without getting caught, not to mention living to the [...]

Producing:Production

By Adam Rothstein

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The Brutalitarian, by Brute Press
February 20th, 2009

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A man named Adrian Bowyer is building a machine, which is building a machine, which is building a machine…
It could [...]

Walter Benjamin’s Blog

By Adam Rothstein

 
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January 17th, 2009
 

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I sit.
 
I write.
 
I open a window, and through it, I edit my blog.
 
I read another’s blog.
 
I write a bit more.
 
I send an email.
 
Remembering a [...]

A Bit of Thought-Work on Intellectual Property

By Adam Rothstein
 
Published in The Brutalitarian, by Brute Press

November 9th, 2008 

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Intellectuals today are at an impasse.  It’s actually not as epochal as it sounds.  By intellectuals, I mean anybody who uses their brain, and by impasse, [...]

Scab Suite

Scab Suite – A Novella
by Adam Rothstein 
106 pages
published by Brute Press
Portland, Oregon
2008 
Available in these editions:
Paperback
Printed on 60# Offset
Covered in Pre-scored, 80# Cover Stock
Glue, and Staple-bound by Hand
$5.49

 
Digital PDF format
Free under Creative Commons license
“Scab Suite” pdf format 

B

B was our second adventure, not nearly as successful as the first.
Who cares, other than that?

A

Brute Press A was our first experiment, launched in the Winter/Spring of 2006. 
Here is the release statement.  Consider it a snapshot in time. 
Brute Press’ inaugural publication, “A”, officially drops today. This 34-page behemoth contains 100% Brutal Printed material, direct from the Brutes to you. Each copy is hand-made and individually numbered, for an all-around quality [...]