Loitering towards war
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An essay in Aeon titled 'Loitering Towards War' contrasts Vienna's coffeehouses, which bred modernism, with Belgrade's kafanas, where conspiracy and rage grew. The piece argues that this collision of café cultures consumed Europe.
Source: https://aeon.co/essays/viennas-cafes-inspired-poets-belgr...
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