Asterisks refer to my notes at the end of the book. The only notes original to the SI are the numbered footnotes in On the Poverty of Student Life . I have not generally annotated references to historical events, etc., that enterprising readers can easily find out about for themselves. Nor have I tried to explain supposed difficulties in the SI's language. Those who aren't, won't, regardless of explanations.
Situationist language is difficult only to the extent that our situation is.
The path to simplicity is the most complex of all. While preparing the online versions over the past year I rechecked all my translations against the French originals. I did not discover any significant errors of content in those translations, but I took the opportunity to make numerous minor stylistic improvements in order to make them more clear and idiomatic. The book versions remain completely reliable. From now on, however, I recommend that those who plan to reproduce any particular article use the latest online version.