If desire is tragedy and love comedy, where does that leave pleasure? Aaron Schuster presents his thoughts on a life of pleasure, in art and beyond.

In 1938, John Huizinga characterized culture as a form of play and described man as a being at play, rather than knowing or working. In today’s media culture, his words seem to have become true. Everything seems more and more to contain play elements, from sports to Facebook, from the battlefield to the personal workplace. Is life really just a game?