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Eros is a socially acceptable form of insanity

“ Love is like a socially acceptable form of insanity.” HER, Spike Jonze “Love, unbeatable at battle” Antigone, Sophocles ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I look at this photo taken by Niki Boon and...

Homo Sarcophilus

The Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) is the largest carnivorous marsupial – after the extinction of the Tasmanian tiger in 1936. It’s not bigger than a small dog,...

Birds born in a cage don’t know how to fly

An anthropologist (let us call her Jane) visited an African tribe (let us call it Narash). The Narash had been in touch with civilization –...

Thoughts of a child that was hunting comets

“When young, it is too soon, and when old, it is too late” Diogenis the Cynic “The young seek adventure, the old long for security.” Naguib Mahfouz                                                                                                 ~ I was eleven years...

I consume, therefore I am

In Wim Wenders’ documentary film Buena Vista Social Club about the music of Cuba we see some great old-Cuban musicians playing music and talk...

Some will sell their dreams for small desires

“Life swings like a pendulum backward and forward between pain and boredom.” A. Schopenhauer “The void exists for as long as you are not falling into...