Category: Ilona Roesli
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The Revolution Mixtape
Read more: The Revolution MixtapeI ain’t gonna work on Maggie’s farm no more. Well, I wake up in the morning. Fold my hands and pray for the rain. I got a head full of ideas that are driving me insane. It’s a shame she makes me scrub the floor. These lines mark the first sentences of a song by…
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Recent Ouija: Lamenting Between Artifice and Reality
Read more: Recent Ouija: Lamenting Between Artifice and RealityAlthough the majestic works of Henri Matisse have been luring numerous visitors to the Stedelijk Museum, it is its basement that confirms the experimental and contemporary course that the museum has set out to follow when Beatrix Ruf took up position as director last November. Titled Recent Ouija, the exhibition of the works of Ed…
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On Intellectual Curiosity and the Online Zeitgeist
Read more: On Intellectual Curiosity and the Online ZeitgeistIn an ambitious attempt to respond to Yentl’s article on Generation Wuss, I’ve come to the conclusion that this characterisation of my generation is actually a confronting, but accurate term for the post-postmodern generation that seems to have it all, desire it all, know it all. We flaunt our lives by underlining the insignificant, taking…
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Philosophers Review Our Most Popular Romantic Films
Read more: Philosophers Review Our Most Popular Romantic FilmsFor the Family: “The Sound of Music” Plato: Why is there so much singing? I hate singing. Just look at the text: “When the dog bites, when the bee stings / When I’m feeling sad / I simply remember my favourite things”. How deceitful Maria is with these lines! Generalising her fear for dogs is…
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