Its artistic roots lay in surrealism, its philosophical ones in existentialism, even though Debord spat on both.

ECONOMIST: May 1968

But Debord's finest hour was in May 1968 on the streets of Paris when for a brief moment his philosophy suited the situation perfectly.

ECONOMIST: May 1968

Born in 1931, Debord inherited a small income from his father and never had a job in his life he would have been outraged at the idea.

ECONOMIST: May 1968

Little Mr. Debord, with not so much as a single overpriced defense lawyer, ducked all that Wells Fargo tossed his way, flung his puny stone smack dab between their eyes, and stepped back as the giant tumbled down.

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